Category: Software Development/ Engineering
Main location: Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax
Alternate Location(s):
Canada, New Brunswick,
Position ID: J0825-0285
Employment Type: Full Time

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

This is an exciting time for CGI, and we want you to be part of it. We are Canada’s largest independent information technology services firm, and we are still growing! We are expanding in Atlantic Canada, and we need your skills, enthusiasm, and dedication as part of our team. Our Product & Engineering is responsible for building software products that are a competitive advantage to our business and comprises two technical guilds (Engineering and Data Science) which support our Product Office. We are seeking a highly skilled BI Engineer to join our dynamic team.

DAX

• Tabular Editor
• Github

Extra Credit

• Power Automate
• ALM Toolkit
• Azure Analysis Services
• Azure DevOps

LI-OA1

Use of the term ‘engineering’ in this job posting refers to the technical sense related to Information Technology (IT) and does not imply that the individual practices engineering or possesses the requisite license as prescribed by the applicable provincial or territorial engineering regulator. We are seeking individuals with expertise in IT engineering-related functions, but licensure from an engineering regulator is not a prerequisite for this position. Engineering is a regulated profession in Canada which is restricted in terms of use of titles and designation.

SKILLS:

• English
• GitHub
• Python
• Snowflake

Technology Skills

• Power BI
• SQL, Snowflake, Databricks
• Pytho

YOUR FUTURE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work at the intersection of understanding business problems and building reporting applications/products that drive data‑driven decisions.
• Develop a deep understanding of existing processes, the data that supports them, and iterate quickly to ship compelling visualizations and reporting products.
• Influence architecture and technology to promote innovation and quality for industry‑changing, data‑driven decisions at all levels of the company.

What You Will Do

• Understand existing processes and workflows through direct interactions with end users and cross‑functional process owners.
• Synthesize information and data from users and process owners to deliver simple, elegant, action‑invoking reports and applications.
• Interact daily with Product, Data Science, and Data Engineering teams to iterate quickly—constantly updating and adding visualizations.
• Build data models using the latest cloud technologies for fast, low‑maintenance, scalable problem solving.
• Collect and monitor user telemetry and feedback to continuously improve reporting assets.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related engineering field.
• Real‑world experience developing scalable reporting solutions to solve business problems.
• Experience designing user experiences and building data models on cloud platforms.
• A passion for aesthetics, design, color theory, user psychology, and experimentation.
• Familiarity with high‑velocity CI/CD systems, Agile methodologies, and A/B testing to accelerate iteration cycles.

Technology Skills

• Power BI
• SQL, Snowflake, Databricks
• Python