Senior BI Developer (MicroStrategy)

Senior Business Intelligence (BI) Developer – Power BI & MicroStrategy

Location: Downtown Toronto (Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite per week)
Contract Duration: 12 months
Hours: Monday–Friday, 7 hours/day (35 hours/week)
Pay Rate: $50–70/hour

Overview

We are recruiting for a Senior BI Developer on behalf of our public sector client. In this role, you will design, develop, and enhance business intelligence solutions using Microsoft Power BI and MicroStrategy. You will work closely with business analysts and stakeholders to deliver dashboards, reports, and analytics that support critical decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain BI solutions using Power BI and MicroStrategy
• Model and prepare datasets/semantic layers to support reporting needs
• Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to gather and refine requirements
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and deliver high-quality solutions
• Migrate existing BI reports from MicroStrategy to Power BI
• Provide user support, guidance, and training on BI tools
• Maintain documentation according to PMO and development standards
• Provide time estimates and deliver work on schedule

Project Deliverables

• Self-serve analytics, dashboards, and reporting across finance, payroll, HR, and operations
• Time & attendance, vacancy, and absenteeism reporting
• Combined analytics leveraging attendance, payroll, and finance data
• Payroll sub-ledger and legacy payroll reporting
• Migration of BI reports from MicroStrategy to Power BI
• BI tool training and user enablement

Required Skills & Certifications:

Education: University degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Experience: 5+ years as a BI Developer, ideally on large enterprise projects

Preferred Certifications:

• Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate
• MicroStrategy certification (Architect, Developer, or equivalent)

Technical Expertise:

• Development of Power BI semantic models, dashboards, and reports
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Synapse, and SQL Server (2019+)
• Power BI administration, deployment pipelines, and workspace management
• MicroStrategy (2020+): data cubes, dashboards, schemas, and reporting
• MicroStrategy Command Manager, Developer, and Object Manager tools
• Strong data modeling skills and experience connecting BI tools to data warehouses

Nice-to-Have: Public sector or transit experience

We’re an equal opportunity employer committed to increasing diversity and inclusion in today’s workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Minorities, women, LGBTQ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions.