QuickSight Developer

SGS Consulting; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting in New York is seeking a data visualization specialist to migrate existing Cognos and Tableau reports to Amazon QuickSight, ensuring accurate data sources, consistent business logic, and clear visuals.

You will collaborate with data engineers to provision data sources (Redshift, S3, RDS, Athena), validate requirements with stakeholders, optimize dashboards for diverse users, and deliver training and documentation for a smooth transition.

Qualifications

• Analyze Cognos/Tableau reports to understand data sources, logic, and visuals.
• Redesign reports in Amazon QuickSight ensuring accuracy, performance, usability.
• Collaborate with data engineers to grant QuickSight access to Redshift, S3, RDS, Athena.
• Validate requirements with stakeholders and gather feedback on designs.
• Optimize QuickSight dashboards for diverse users.
• Document mappings, transformations, and visuals for migration.
• Provide training on QuickSight to team and users.
• Maintain IAM-based access control and RLS for QuickSight assets.
• Troubleshoot data discrepancies and performance issues.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Cognos/Tableau reports to understand data sources, logic, and visuals.
• Redesign reports in Amazon QuickSight ensuring accuracy, performance, usability.
• Collaborate with data engineers to grant QuickSight access to Redshift, S3, RDS, Athena.
• Validate requirements with stakeholders and gather feedback on designs.
• Optimize QuickSight dashboards for diverse users.
• Document mappings, transformations, and visuals for migration.
• Provide training on QuickSight to team and users.
• Maintain IAM-based access control and RLS for QuickSight assets.
• Troubleshoot data discrepancies and performance issues.

Skills

Cognos

Tableau

Amazon QuickSight

SQL

ETL

Data modeling

AWS Redshift

S3

Athena

RDS

Git

IAM

Row-level security

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Experience in cloud-first/AWS-native data environment

Knowledge of scripting/automation for migration or validation

AWS Certification (Data Analytics – Specialty) a plus

Experience with user training and documentation

Tools

Git

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

• Analyze existing reports and dashboards in Cognos and Tableau to understand data sources, business logic, and visualizations.


• Redesign and rebuild these reports in Amazon QuickSight, ensuring data accuracy, performance, and usability.


• Collaborate with data engineers to ensure QuickSight has appropriate access to required data sources (e.g., Redshift, S3, RDS, Athena).


• Work with business stakeholders to validate requirements and gather feedback on new report designs.


• Optimize performance and usability of QuickSight dashboards for both technical and non-technical users.


• Document the migration process, including report mappings, data transformations, and visual elements.


• Provide knowledge transfer and training to team members and end-users on QuickSight.


• Maintain security and access control for QuickSight assets using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) and row-level security.


• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to data discrepancies, performance, and visualization.

Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in business intelligence or data visualization roles.


• 1+ years of hands-on experience with Amazon QuickSight.


• Strong experience with Cognos and Tableau, especially in report development and dashboard design.


• Proficiency in SQL and experience working with large datasets.


• Solid understanding of data modeling and ETL concepts.


• Familiarity with AWS data services (e.g., Redshift, S3, Athena, RDS).


• Experience with version control and collaborative development tools (e.g., Git).


• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Education/Experience:

• Experience in a cloud-first or AWS-native data environment.


• Knowledge of scripting or automation tools for report migration or data validation.


• AWS certification (e.g., AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty) is a plus.


• Experience with user training and documentation