Business Intelligence Developer (12-Month contract)

About Citco:

Armed with superior services, smart people, and strong technology, we tackle our customers’ complicated challenges by developing sophisticated solutions driven directly by their demands. The result? Innovation that generates tangible value and makes a real difference for our clients and their companies.

About the Team & Business Line:

Proprietary software solutions and innovation are at the core of what differentiates Citco in the alternative investment space. Through our network of global development centres, Citco invests heavily in technology development, security, and infrastructure to ensure our clients continue to receive award-winning products that underpin our commitment to service excellence.

As a core member of our Product Development team you will work with dedicated professionals to ensure we build a self-service BI platform, advance active analysis, support our independent business developers and seamless analysis experience while keeping Citco ahead of industry trends.

The position is based in our global development center in Toronto and may require some international travel to other CITCO locations. Our organization follows a hybrid work structure where employees can work remotely or from the office, based on demands of specific teams and business groups. The position reports to the Application Tech Lead. The Developer will interact with the business stakeholders, BI platform adopters and other technical groups within Citco. 

Your Role: 

The Citco Reporting team is looking for agile experienced a Business Intelligence Developer to develop advance BI solutions. The primary function in this regard is design and development of Qlik and Power BI solutions, integrating those with different Citco Data sources/ UI/applications and analysis of the underlying business requirements. The BI developer will work closely with a team of developers, under the direction of a product owner and project manager. They should be comfortable communicating with all levels within an organization, carrying out detailed technical work (development and support) and be flexible and hardworking

• You will analyze, design, develop, support and maintain QlikSense and Power BI reporting solutions
• Define and implement application development standards and best practices
• Utilize the QlikSense and Power BI APIs to rapidly create, modify, refresh and update BI Solutions
• Configure user access through Security Rules and data access through Section Access
• Conduct technical reviews of BI solutions and architectures to ensure stability, performance, and supportability
• Work with other development groups to advise, guide and assist in their integrations with Qlik Sense and Power BI
• Work directly with the Tech Lead, Product Manager and Project Manager to ensure clear and accurate communication of current status, dependencies and estimated delivery timelines
• Clearly communicate issues, risks and proposed solutions to relevant stakeholders

About You:

You have expertise/experience in one or more of the following:

• 5 or more years of experience in Business intelligence working on QLIKSENSE and/or Power BI development, data modeling, API development, troubleshooting and administration. Experience with other BI tools will be also considered.
• Good database designing and SQL skills. Experienced in DBMS, RDMS, Amazon RDS ( MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Experience with BI Security Model.
• Experience in REST API development, extensions, CSS, embedded analytics, QLIK orchestration, NLP development, deployment automation, source control solutions
• Knowledge of core cloud computing concepts, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).
• You have a university level education in Information Technology or related technical field and proven experience with the development reports.
• You have strong analytical and technical skills, including stored procedure creation and report layout.
• Willingness to learn, cross-train and to innovate in a rapidly changing market
• Self-organized, flexible and proactive attitude
• Strong communications skills and ability to comprehend and translate complex, advanced functional, technical and business requirements into executable architectural designs
• Excellent listening and analytical skills
• Leadership qualities to lead the solution implementations, confidently face the stakeholders and focused approach towards objectives.

Additional expertise/experience in any of the following areas is considered an asset:

• QLIKSense and/or Power BI certification
• Experience working in cloud based data sources and Qliksense and/or Power BI integrations.
• Hands-on experience with various BI Tools (Qlik Sense, Power BI, Quicksight)
• Development experience with scripting and programming languages such as Python, Powershell, R
• AWS and or Azure certification
• You have a mutual or hedge fund accounting experience; a financial background would be advantageous.
• Advocate for a culture of software crafting best practices, including automation, continuous integration and continuous deployment.

Our Benefits

Your well being is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success. We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs. Ask us about specific benefits in your location.

We embrace diversity, prioritizing the hiring of people from diverse backgrounds. Our inclusive culture is a source of pride and strength, fostering innovation and mutual respect.

Citco welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection.