Principal Engineer, Business Intelligence

Great Lakes Cheese; Hiram Township (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Lakes Cheese Co. Inc. in Ohio seeks a Principal Engineer, Business Intelligence to lead BI strategy and architecture across the enterprise. You will drive the BI roadmap, govern data models, and ensure alignment with corporate goals.

As SME for SAP BW/BI and related technologies, you will mentor engineers, shape data governance, and oversee end-to-end data pipelines, go-live activities, and cloud migrations to SAP Analytics Cloud or other platforms.

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience architecting large SAP BW/BI solutions in a corporate setting.
• 6 years in SAP data warehousing concepts, Eclipse modeling, ADSO, and Composite Providers.
• 6 years leading full BI project lifecycles including planning, design, deployment, and governance.
• 3 years with SAP ECC/S/4HANA data extraction and modeling for strategic reporting.
• 1 year with SAP Cloud Platform, Data Intelligence, and data science models.
• 1 year leading BW/4HANA implementations and cloud migrations (e.g., SAC, Azure, AWS).

Responsibilities

• Lead requirement gathering and solution architecture sessions with stakeholders to develop the BI roadmap.
• Govern design of complex data visualizations and dashboards (Business Objects/SAC) for executives.
• Own security model and governance for the SAP BW/BO environment; ensure data integrity.
• Design, develop, and optimize ETL/ELT data pipelines across heterogeneous sources.
• Develop BW/4HANA migration and performance tuning across BW landscapes.
• Lead continuous improvement; set standards for data loading efficiencies and scalability.
• Perform cutover and admin activities during Go-Live and system upgrades.
• Mentor junior analysts/engineers and create training for enterprise-wide self-service BI.
• Act as SME on BI systems and mitigation/adoption strategies for major releases.

Skills

SAP BW/BI

Data Warehousing

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT

Go-Live Support

Data Governance

Cloud Migration

Business Objects

SAP Analytics Cloud

Eclipse Modeling

ADSOs

Composite Providers

BW/4HANA

Leadership/Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Data Science, or a closely related field

Tools

Business Objects

SAP Analytics Cloud

Eclipse Modeling

ADSOs

Composite Providers

Job description

Job Responsibilities

Position: Principal Engineer, Business Intelligence, Great Lakes Cheese Co. Inc., 17955 Great Lakes Parkway, Hiram, OH 44234

Duties: Lead strategic requirement gathering and solution architecture sessions with business stakeholders and senior leadership to strategically develop the BI roadmap and ensure alignment with corporate objectives. Govern the design of cutting-edge, complex data visualizations and dashboards (e.g., using Business Objects/SAC) to enable executive decision-making and provide a strategic view of business performance. Own and manage the security model and governance framework for the Business Objects environment, ensuring data integrity and adherence to organizational policies. Design, develop, and optimize advanced ETL/ELT data pipelines across complex, heterogeneous source systems. Develop solutions for modern data flow migration and performance tuning across various BW landscapes. Proactively assess and lead initiatives for continuous improvement, setting standards for data loading efficiencies and overall environment optimization to ensure scalability and high availability. Ability to perform cutover and administrative activities on SAP BW application during Go-Live and System upgrades. Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in BI systems, independently analyzing the strategic impact of major application releases (e.g., SAP upgrades) and developing comprehensive mitigation and adoption strategies for the corporation. Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior analysts and engineers, and develop comprehensive training programs that drive enterprise-wide self-service BI adoption.

Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Data Science, or a closely related field. Must have: 6 years of experience in architecting and implementing large-scale SAP BW/BI solutions within a corporate environment; 6 years of experience with SAP data warehousing concepts, including advanced proficiency in Eclipse modeling, ADSO, Composite Providers, and the migration of data flows (e.g., BW to BW/4HANA readiness); 6 years of experience leading the full lifecycle of complex BI projects, including strategic planning, detailed design, deployment, and post-implementation governance; 3 years of experience with SAP ECC/S/4HANA functional modules, specifically in the context of extracting, transforming, and modeling data for strategic reporting purposes; 3 years of experience in data analysis using native SQL or Python; 3 years of experience in System administration and Upgrade activities and Pre and Post Cutover activities; 1 year of experience using HANA, SAP Cloud Platform, Data Intelligence, and Data Science statistical models; 1 year of experience leading full lifecycle BW/4HANA implementation projects; 1 year experience leading major cloud migration initiatives (e.g., to SAP Analytics Cloud, Azure, or AWS).

Great Lakes Cheese is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.