Lead Software Engineer - Power BI

Societe Generale SA; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale SA in Bengaluru (Hybrid) is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Power BI to drive migration of Cognos reports to Power BI, working with business stakeholders to deliver enhanced dashboards on Teradata with a path to Databricks. You will design, develop, and optimize reports, translate requirements into data visuals, and collaborate with global teams to ensure high quality deliverables.

The role requires strong SQL, Cognos experience, and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Power BI development across dashboards and reports.
• Experience migrating Cognos reports to modern platforms.
• Strong SQL skills with Teradata data sources.
• Familiar with Databricks and cloud-based data platforms.
• Excellent English communication and stakeholder collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Cognos reports and gather requirements with stakeholders.
• Design and develop Power BI reports and dashboards.
• Replicate Cognos reports where no new requirements exist.
• Create and optimize SQL queries against Teradata.
• Support validation, testing, and user acceptance.
• Document solutions and transfer knowledge.

Skills

Power BI development

SQL

Cognos reporting

English communication

GIT versioning

Tools

Power BI

Teradata

Databricks

Git

Job description

* Lead Software Engineer - Power BI# Lead Software Engineer - Power BI## Responsibilities**Power BI Developer - Cognos Reporting Migration****Role Overview**We are looking for a Power BI Developer to support the migration of existing Cognos reports to modern reporting platforms, primarily Power BI. The role involves working directly with business stakeholders, analyzing existing reporting solutions, and delivering equivalent or enhanced reports based on business requirements. The reporting landscape is currently built on Teradata, with a strategic transition towards Databricks.**Key Responsibilities*** Analyze existing Cognos reports and reporting requirements* Collaborate directly with business stakeholders to gather and clarify reporting needs* Design and develop reports and dashboards in Power BI* Replicate existing Cognos reports where no new business requirements are defined* Create and optimize SQL queries against Teradata data sources* Support data validation, testing, and user acceptance activities* Document reporting solutions and provide knowledge transfer* Contribute to reporting migration and modernization initiatives**Preferred Qualifications*** Experience with Cognos reporting and report migration projects* Power Automate knowlege* Knowledge of Databricks and modern cloud-based data platforms* Experience with data modeling and reporting best practices* Banking or financial services experience**Enterprise Experience*** Experience supporting reporting solutions in large organizations* Ability to manage multiple reporting migration activities in parallel* Experience working within global and distributed teams* Familiarity with structured development and release processes**Ideal Candidate Profile**A practical Power BI developer with strong SQL and reporting skills who can independently engage with business stakeholders, understand existing Cognos solutions, and deliver high-quality reporting replacements. The ideal candidate combines reporting development expertise with sufficient data analysis capabilities to work effectively with Teradata-based data sources and support the organization's reporting modernization journey.* **Mandatory Skills (Must Have)*** Hands-on experience with Power BI report and dashboard development* Strong SQL skills and experience working with Teradata* Experience translating business requirements into reporting solutions* Ability to analyze and understand existing reporting applications* Experience working directly with business stakeholders* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills* Good communication skills in English (C1)* GIT versioning**At Société Générale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious. Whether you're joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating, and taking action are part of our DNA. If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!****You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.****We are committed to support accelerating our Group's ESG strategy by implementing ESG principles in all our activities and policies. They are translated in our business activity (ESG assessment, reporting, project management or IT activities), our work environment and in our responsible practices for environment protection.**Permanent contractLead Software Engineer - Power BIBangalore, IndiaHybrid