IT Senior Analyst, Enterprise Applications – Power BI Developer - Analytics
Saputo Inc.
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Job summary
Saputo Inc. in Ontario is seeking a Power BI Developer to design, deliver, and sustain enterprise dashboards and reports that answer key business questions. You will bridge business needs with the analytics platform, enabling self‑service insights in a governed environment.
You will own data modeling standards, implement optimized DAX, and collaborate with Data Engineering to leverage Lakehouse and Fabric data assets. Strong communication and governance experience are essential.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Analytics, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience developing enterprise Power BI solutions.
- Strong experience with Power BI and Microsoft Fabric, with a solid understanding of modern Azure analytics services.
- Strong foundation in: Data modeling and semantic layer design; Analytical reporting and dashboarding; BI and data visualization.
- Expertise in advanced modeling techniques using tabular editor and DAX studio.
- Experience in maintaining language translations – metadata translation and data translation.
- Experience working in governed enterprise BI environments.
- Experience working with SAP data and business processes (nice to have).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work across multiple business domains and stakeholders.
- Up-to-date knowledge of Power BI features, performance optimization techniques, and industry best practices.
Responsibilities
- Partner with business stakeholders to translate KPIs into Power BI dashboards.
- Design, build, and deliver Power BI reports and dashboards from requirements.
- Engineer semantic models optimized for performance and reuse.
- Own Power BI development standards and data modeling practices.
- Collaborate with Data Engineering to use Lakehouse and Fabric data assets.
- Develop optimized DAX measures for complex analytics.
- Enforce dimensional modeling in Power BI models.
- Tune report performance and reduce queries.
- Validate data accuracy across reports and models.
- Support production issues and data discrepancies.
- Drive user adoption with intuitive analytics experiences.
- Document data definitions and reporting logic in business language.
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Job description
At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high‑quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world. As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth‑driven work environment. Ready to bring your best?
The Power BI Developer is a business‑focused analytics role responsible for partnering closely with business teams to design, deliver and sustain insightful Power BI dashboards and reports. This role acts as a bridge between business users and the enterprise analytics platform, ensuring business questions are translated into clear, accurate, and performant analytical solutions.
The Power BI Developer plays a critical role in driving data‑driven decision‑making, enabling self‑service analytics, and providing hands‑on guidance and support to business users working with Power BI in a governed enterprise environment.
- Partner directly with business stakeholders to understand business processes, KPIs, and decision needs, translating them into effective Power BI dashboards and reports
- Design, build, and deliver Power BI reports and dashboards that translate business requirements into actionable insights
- Engineer high‑quality semantic models (datasets) optimized for performance, reusability, and enterprise reporting
- Own Power BI development standards, including data modeling, DAX patterns, visual design, and usability best practices
- Partner with Data Engineering teams to consume curated Lakehouse and Fabric data assets
- Develop optimized DAX measures and calculations to support complex analytical requirements
- Enforce dimensional modeling best practices within Power BI semantic models
- Own report performance tuning, including model optimization, query reduction, and visual efficiency
- Validate data accuracy and consistency across reports, dashboards, and semantic models
- Support and resolve production issues, including data discrepancies, refresh failures, and performance degradation
- Drive user adoption by delivering intuitive, well‑designed analytical experiences
- Document report logic, data definitions, and business rules to ensure transparency and reuse
- Coach and support business users on Power BI usage, self‑service analytics, and best practices
- Document data definitions, assumptions, and report logic in business‑friendly language
- Operates independently while aligning to enterprise BI strategy and standards
- Works closely with Data Engineers, architects, platform admin, governance and business SMEs throughout the analytics lifecycle
- Supports multiple concurrent reporting initiatives in a fast‑paced enterprise environment
- Communicates clearly with technical and non‑technical stakeholders
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Analytics, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of hands‑on experience developing enterprise Power BI solutions
- Strong experience with Power BI and Microsoft Fabric, with a solid understanding of modern Azure analytics services and exposure to other enterprise analytics tools in the market
- Strong foundation in:
- Data modeling and semantic layer design
- Analytical reporting and dashboarding
- Business intelligence and data visualization
- Expertise in advanced modeling techniques using tabular editor and DAX studio
- Experience in maintaining language translations – metadata translation and data translation
- Experience working in governed enterprise BI environments
- Experience working with SAP data and business processes (nice to have)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work across multiple business domains and stakeholders
- Up‑to‑date knowledge of Power BI features, performance optimization techniques, and industry best practices
- Advanced Power BI development experience, including:
- Semantic model (dataset) engineering
- Advanced DAX development and optimization
- M Query for data transformation
- Report and dashboard design following UX best practices
- Strong understanding of dimensional data modeling (Kimball / star schema)
- Strong SQL skills for data validation and analysis
- Experience working with Microsoft Fabric components:
- Fabric Lakehouse (as a consumer)
- Fabric SQL endpoints
- Fabric Dataflows / Data Factory (consumption and understanding)
- Experience with Power BI Service administration:
- Workspace management
- Security (RLS/CLS, object‑level security)
- Capacity awareness and optimization
- Familiarity with DevOps / GitHub for version control and deployment
- Understanding of data governance, security, and lifecycle management in Power BI
- Generous and complete benefit coverage with group insurance
- Group retirement plan with employer contribution
- Telemedicine and assistance program for employees and their families
- Employee Share Ownership Plan with an employer match
- Paid Parental Leave program
- Paid time off: Sick days, floater days and volunteer day off
- Opportunity to contribute to a collective RRSP & TFSA
- Training and development programs
- Saputo Flex Program, flexible work environment (schedule/location/time off) according to department needs
- Organized activities for employees and their families
- Advantageous discounts on Saputo products
Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience, education, skills, and training. Salary range: $88,140 to $115,685.
Saputo is an equal opportunity employer. We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join its family. Saputo welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations up to the point of undue hardships are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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