Role: BI Platform Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL (NEED LOCALS ONLY)
Duration: 6–18 months
Rate: $70/hr. on C2C
Work Authorization: US Citizens and GC holders only
Interview Process: Video interview
Must Have:
Should be proficient with AWS services like EC2,
Route53, ALB and security groups.
- Expertise in Upgrading BI Applications like Tableau, Cognos, and Alteryx as
part of platform modernization.
- Ability to Install Drivers
- Knowledge of SSO, SAML, SSL, IIS, Azure AD, Groups, and Roles
- Experience with JIRA and Service now.
- 6+ years of experience within the field of business
intelligence, and analytics.
- 4+ years of experience with data architecture, management, maintenance, and
implementing best practices and industry standards.
- Experience with data warehousing platforms such as Snowflake, Redshift, or
similar.
- Proficiency in using data catalog tools such as Collibra, Alation,
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog, or similar platforms.
- Understanding of data governance principles, data
classification frameworks, and regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR,
CCPA)
- Advanced CS degree.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a BI Platform engineer troubleshoot user access, generate monthly metrics
for data analytics applications, and develop audit dashboards for auditing
applications and report usage. Handle daily user provisioning requests and
troubleshoot access issues for BI applications.
Server Maintenance and Health Checks: Perform monthly server patching and
regular health checks for Cognos, Tableau, Power BI, Thoughtspot and Alteryx
servers. Coordinate change tickets and approvals for production changes and
deployments on a weekly/monthly basis. Handle daily incidents and request
tickets for BI tools, ensuring timely resolution and documentation in
ServiceNow. Support onboarding of new applications for access to BI tools and
provide daily support for application issues. Communicate scheduled and
unscheduled maintenance activities to stakeholders and provide timely
notifications.
The candidate builds fantastic relationships across all levels of the
organization and is recognized as a problem solver who looks to elevate the
work of everyone around them.
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- Knowledge of SSO, SAML, SSL, IIS, Azure AD, Groups, and Roles
- Experience with JIRA and Service now.
- Excellent Communication.
- Independently working with vendors for troubleshooting issues.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in customizing and configuring data catalog tools to meet specific
business requirements.
- Strong understanding of data management principles, data governance
practices, and data integration techniques.
- Familiarity with data modeling concepts, metadata management, and data
lineage tracking.
- Design, develop, and maintain BI reports, dashboards, and data visualizations
using BI tools and software.
- Familiarity with cloud-native data services, storage solutions, and analytics
tools
- Administer and maintain the company’s IT systems, including servers,
networks, and databases.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver
comprehensive BI solutions.
- Experience with DB technologies (e.g., SQL, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS Aurora,
AWS RDS, MongoDB, Redis).
- Implement and oversee system updates, backups, and security measures.
- Troubleshoot and resolve system and network issues, providing technical
support as needed.
- Ensure system compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Document system configurations and procedures, and maintain an inventory of
IT assets.
- Experience in building and optimizing data pipelines for ingesting,
processing, and transforming large volumes of data.
- High degree of knowledge in PaaS and SaaS application performance.
- Understand enterprise-level application architecture diagrams and IT security
requirements.
- Ability to coordinate with offshore resources
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience and comfort in solving problems in an ambiguous environment where
there is constant change
- Have the tenacity to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, inspire
change, and collaborate with a variety of individuals and organizational
partners
- Effective problem-solving and analytical skills. Ability to manage multiple
projects and report simultaneously across different stakeholders
- Rigorous attention to detail and accuracy.
- Passionate about programming and learning new technologies.
- Experience planning and executing on-premises to AWS migrations
- BA or BS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields.
- Strong verbal and oral communication.
- Experience working with data management, data governance, or metadata
management initiatives within an organization.
- Experience working with APIs, integration tools, and automation frameworks
for data management tasks