Job#: 3030130 Job Description: Seeking a Business Intelligence Developer to support analytics and reporting needs, partnering with business stakeholders to help transform a legacy on-prem BI environment (DB2, Informatica, Cognos) to a modern Azure and Microsoft Fabric-based analytics platform (Databricks, Fabric, Power BI). This role focuses on developing modern BI solutions while supporting and migrating existing Cognos assets.
Responsibilities:- Develop and support dashboards and reports using Power BI (primary) and Cognos Analytics (legacy support during transition).
- Lead and support migration of reports, dashboards, and data models from Cognos to Power BI/Microsoft Fabric, ensuring accuracy, performance, and consistency.
- Design and build scalable Power BI semantic models aligned with Microsoft Fabric and modern BI best practices.
- Use Python for data transformation, automation, and analytics within Databricks and Microsoft Fabric environments.
- Collaborate with Data Engineering teams to support Fabric Lakehouse and Warehouse solutions and Azure-based data pipelines.
- Provide production support and root cause analysis across legacy and modern BI platforms.
- Convert end-user reporting solutions (Excel, Access, SAS) into governed, automated Power BI solutions.
- Gather, document, and translate business requirements into technical specifications, including data mappings and transformation logic.
- Support unit testing and UAT, ensuring data quality and reporting accuracy.
- Provide guidance and enablement for Power BI self-service analytics.
- Support enterprise analytics transformation initiatives and evolving BI standards.
Required / Preferred Skills:- Hands-on experience with Cognos Analytics and Power BI, including DAX, data modeling, and report migration.
- Strong Python skills for data manipulation, automation, and analytics.
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, semantic models).
- Experience with Azure data platforms, including Databricks and Azure Data Lake.
- Strong SQL and data warehousing fundamentals.
- Familiarity with ETL / ELT tools (Informatica experience a plus).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Comfortable working in a transformational, fast-evolving environment.
- Financial services experience preferred
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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