Senior Data Analyst / BI Analyst

High Tech Genesis; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

High Tech Genesis in Ottawa, Ontario is seeking an experienced Senior Data Analyst / BI Analyst to support data transformation, reporting, and modernization initiatives. This role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into practical data solutions, using Power BI, Alteryx, SQL, Snowflake, and data warehousing concepts.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills, hands-on experience building dashboards, data

Qualifications

• Experience translating complex requirements into data and technical solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience with BI reporting and data transformation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to capture data and reporting needs.
• Translate requirements into data models, transformations, and dashboards.
• Integrate data from Excel, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and legacy systems.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports.
• Support data modernization initiatives and migrations.
• Apply data quality and governance practices.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Requirements gathering

Problem-solving

Tools

Power BI

Alteryx

SQL

Snowflake

Data modelling

Data warehousing

Excel

PostgreSQL

Oracle

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Analyst / BI Analyst to support data transformation, reporting, and modernization initiatives. This role requires someone who can work closely with business stakeholders to understand complex requirements and translate them into practical technical and data solutions.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Analyst / BI Analyst to support data transformation, reporting, and modernization initiatives. This role requires someone who can work closely with business stakeholders to understand complex requirements and translate them into practical technical and data solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Power BI, Alteryx, SQL, Snowflake, data modelling, and data warehousing, along with excellent analytical and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with business stakeholders to identify, clarify, and document complex data and reporting requirements.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications, data models, transformation rules, and reporting solutions.
• Analyze existing processes and legacy data sources to determine how information should be transformed and migrated into modern platforms.
• Integrate and consolidate data from multiple sources, including Excel, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and legacy systems.
• Use Alteryx to blend, cleanse, transform, and prepare data from multiple sources.
• Support the creation and use of repository/data layers within Snowflake.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations using Power BI.
• Analyze existing processes and identify opportunities to make data and reporting solutions more efficient and user-friendly.
• Work extensively with stakeholders to obtain information, validate requirements, resolve data issues, and ensure deliverables meet business needs.
• Apply strong critical thinking and decision‑making skills to complex data and business problems.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Power BI, including dashboard development, reporting, and data visualization.
• Strong experience with Alteryx for data transformation, preparation, and blending.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Experience with data modelling and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience working with Snowflake as a user/consumer of the platform; Snowflake development expertise is not required.
• Experience integrating and transforming data from multiple sources.
• Experience working with Excel, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and legacy systems.
• Experience supporting data migration or modernization initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business requirements into data and technical solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and critical‑thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to ask the right questions and follow up with multiple stakeholders to obtain required information.

Nice to Have

• Python scripting experience, particularly for data analysis, text analytics, automation, or future AI‑related initiatives.
• Exposure to Microsoft Fabric or similar modern data platforms.
• Experience supporting AI, analytics, or compliance‑related data initiatives.