• Analyze existing Cognos reports, packages, queries, prompts, calculations, filters, security requirements, and usage patterns to determine migration scope and complexity
• Work with business stakeholders to confirm reporting requirements and identify redundant or low-value reports
• Recommend opportunities for report consolidation, redesign, or retirement
• Document report logic, data sources, field mappings, layouts, dependencies, and business rules
• Design and develop Power BI reports, dashboards, paginated reports, and semantic models
• Transform and validate data using SQL, Power Query, DAX, and approved enterprise data sources
• Support user acceptance testing and reconcile results between Cognos and Power BI
• Investigate variances and document testing outcomes
• Collaborate with data engineering, architecture, governance, and platform teams
• Ensure reports are secure, performant, maintainable, and aligned with target data architecture
• Prepare report inventory updates, technical documentation, user guidance, and knowledge-transfer materials
• Contribute to migration planning, backlog refinement, prioritization, status reporting, and issue/risk tracking
• Support production deployment, post-implementation validation, and transition of migrated reports into ongoing support

Requirements
Undergraduate degree in Business, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Data Analytics, Finance, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Minimum of 7 years of experience in business intelligence, reporting, analytics, or developing large-scale reporting/analytics in enterprise analytics platforms such as Cognos, Tableau, Power BI, or similar
Experience working with Microsoft Fabric
Experience developing Power BI reports,



dashboards, semantic models, or paginated reports
Experience analyzing, reverse engineering, or migrating reports from IBM Cognos Analytics to Power BI, including Report Studio, Framework Manager, Cognos packages, prompts, and audit/usage analysis
Strong SQL skills
Experience with relational databases, data marts, data warehouses, or enterprise data platforms
Ability to gather requirements, document business logic, validate results, and communicate findings to technical and business audiences
Experience supporting report testing, reconciliation, defect resolution, and stakeholder sign-off
Candidates must be able to work legally in Canada at the time of application; Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents preferred
Must meet requisite government security screening requirements

Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in Business Intelligence and Reporting, with a solid focus on Power BI report development, SQL data transformation, and migration from Cognos to Power BI. Capable of collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements, document business logic, and ensure secure and performant reporting solutions.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Power BI Report Development
SQL Data Transformation
Cognos to Power BI Migration
Business Intelligence Analytics
Microsoft Fabric Experience

Hard Skills
SQL
Power Query
DAX
Cognos Analytics
Data Analysis
Report Design
Data Validation
Report Testing
Data Warehousing
Data Mart Development

Soft Skills
Communication
Collaboration
Documentation
Problem-Solving
Stakeholder Engagement

Industry Keywords
Business Intelligence
Reporting
Analytics
Data Governance
Data Architecture

Tools & Technologies
Power BI
Cognos
Microsoft Fabric
Tableau
Enterprise Data Platforms

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📌 Senior Reporting Analyst – 15 Month Contract (Quebec City)
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📍 Quebec City