BI Engineer

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Job description (heading) /  Description du poste (titre)

• Business Intelligence (BI) Engineer is responsible for developing innovative visual analytics solutions and enabling faster and better decision making for Sun Life.
• Configure and maintain Tableau Server Software Layer
• System Administration (includes site creation, server maintenance/Upgrades/patches).
• Create/Manage Groups, Workbooks and Projects, Database Views, Data Sources and Data Connections
• Manage and support migration of objects (dimensions, measures, hierarchies, reports, workbooks, dashboards), from development to production environments
• Provide appropriate support to business users on the use of Tableau interactive web reports, and Tableau Desktop
• Develop and document standards/best practices for development and administration of the Tableau platform

Preferred skills (heading) / Compétences particulières (titre)

• End-to-End development experience and ability to create complex calculations including Level of Detail (LOD) expressions, action filters, user filters and implement advanced dashboard practices in Tableau
• Rich experience in end-to-end testing of Tableau dashboards with respect to data and features
• Experience in creating test cases covering all aspects
• Visual design expertise with a solid understand of the best practices around dashboard and visual perception.
• Using blending, sorting, sets and maps in Tableau
• Leveraging Tableau Prep for data organization and scheduling
• Ability to understand data modeling based on user specs
• Experience tuning the performance of Tableau Server dashboards to optimize client experience
• Solid understanding of how to consolidate and transform data to meaningful and actionable information
• Ability to draw out meaningful business insights by synthesizing information from multiple sources
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation and storytelling with data
• Demonstrated ability to transform User Stories into smart and elegant analytical apps for decision making
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment.
• A willingness to listen, challenge, communicate, and respect team member's ideas and opinions openly.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and effective in delivering iterative solutions.
• Must demonstrate ability to analyze medium to large, complex or vague Business or Technical problem and translate analysis into viable solution recommendations.
• Experience in driving out requirements and building documentation process.
• Ability to work with both business and technology Customer.

Qualifications (heading) / Compétences (titre)

• Graduate degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent
• 5 years+ of experience in:
• Tableau development experience and designing dashboards / decision enablement tools
• Tableau Desktop and Server platforms
• SQL Programming, PL/SQL, VBA Programming/Macro
• Developing rich portfolio of design uses cases demonstrating excellent user experience
• Working in an agile development environment including rapid prototyping during sprints
• Knowledge/Experience in QuickSight, PowerBI, GenAI, Data Science is a plus
• Experience as Tableau administrator, developing in, configuring and administering Tableau Server

Responsibilities (heading) / Responsabilités (titre)

• Work directly with data engineers, business data analysts and business Operations teams throughout the entire engagement life cycle including technical analysis, design, development, implementations and consulting efforts.
• Provide plans and estimates for reporting initiatives
• Maintain standards for analysis and reporting at all levels including best practice data visualization techniques
• Facilitate group meetings of various sizes for solution design, decision making, problem-solving and solution implementation.
• Turn complex data into easy-to-understand visual insights that are aligned to business objectives
• Develop a user experience that is simple, yet flexible.
• Incorporate data governance and access controls in Tableau
• Enable visual storytelling through Tableau and visual analytics tools

Job Category:

IT - Application Development

Posting End Date:

28/02/2025