Lead Data & Reporting Modernization Analyst

Apex Systems; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 69,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Everforth Apex seeks a data-focused Lead Business Analyst to guide CPI platform modernization, migrating from Netezza, Informatica, and Cognos to Azure, Databricks, and Power BI. You will coordinate 670 data sources, lead requirements and discovery efforts, and align stakeholders across data and analytics teams.

The role demands strong documentation, complex stakeholder facilitation, and planning for a multi-year modernization with an emphasis on data quality and governance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive Business Analyst experience.
• Experience leading data modernization or migration programs.
• Strong understanding of data structures and reporting environments.
• Able to work in highly technical data-intensive environments.
• Experience facilitating complex technical/business discussions.
• Excellent documentation and process-mapping skills using Word and Visio.

Responsibilities

• Own the business analysis strategy and requirements plan for CPI modernization.
• Develop a practical requirements methodology for a complex migration program.
• Lead discovery across 670 data sources and multiple data layers.
• Assess existing documentation and address gaps and inconsistencies.
• Lead current-state analysis of Netezza, Informatica, Cognos.
• Support requirements for Azure, Databricks, and Power BI.
• Facilitate discussions among stakeholders, data teams, analytics teams, and system owners.
• Define reporting, data transformation, and data lineage requirements.
• Document dependencies, data flows, and business rules.
• Plan priorities, dependencies, risks, and decisions for a multi-year program.

Skills

Data analysis

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder facilitation

Structured thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, economics, CS, tech, or related

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Visio

Job description

Everforth Apex seeks a data-focused Lead Business Analyst to guide CPI platform modernization, migrating from Netezza, Informatica, and Cognos to Azure, Databricks, and Power BI. You will coordinate 670 data sources, lead requirements and discovery efforts, and align stakeholders across data and analytics teams.

The role demands strong documentation, complex stakeholder facilitation, and planning for a multi-year modernization with an emphasis on data quality and governance.