MS BI Senior Technical Lead

Company Description

About Sopra Steria
Sopra Steria, a major Tech player in Europe with 50,000 employees in nearly 30 countries, is recognised for its consulting, digital services and solutions. It helps its clients drive their digital transformation and obtain tangible and sustainable benefits. The Group provides end-to-end solutions to make large companies and organisations more competitive by combining in-depth knowledge of a wide range of business sectors and innovative technologies with a collaborative approach. Sopra Steria places people at the heart of everything it does and is committed to putting digital to work for its clients in order to build a positive future for all. In 2024, the Group generated revenues of €5.8 billion.
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Job Description

Job Title: Technical Lead/Senior Technical Lead

Location: Chennai

Role Overview:

We are seeking a BI & Analytics Developer to transform data into actionable insights using BI and analytics tools. This role involves developing reports, dashboards, and analytical solutions for business stakeholders.

Experience:

1. 8+ years of relevant experience in BI, analytics, and reporting
2. Strong background in enterprise BI solutions and performance tuning

Key Responsibilities:

1. Develop and maintain interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI / MSBI
2. Perform data modeling, cleansing, and transformation for analytics
3. Collaborate with Data Engineering teams to optimize data availability
4. Conduct statistical analysis and generate insights using SAS (if required)
5. Support business teams with ad-hoc reporting and data exploration
6. Provide innovative solutions to complex business/technical problems
7. Identify and resolve technical, integration and development issues
8. Implement best practices, standards and processes to ensure quality of the final product
9. Responsible for development of features independently
10. Continuous build, automated testing, and release management
11. Participate in status meetings and provide regular updates

Required Skills:

Technical:

1. Proficiency in BI tools like MSBI and hands-on experience with Power BI for dashboarding and reporting
2. Good knowledge of SQL for data extraction, transformation, and modeling
3. Understanding of data modeling, DAX (if Power BI), and visualization best practices

Professional Competencies:

1. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
2. Result-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
3. Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile, and collaborative environment

Desired Skills:

1. Experience working in Agile environments – Scrum and/or SAFe frameworks
2. Exposure to DevOps culture and practices, including CI/CD and automation
3. Understanding of software engineering lifecycle – Development, Testing, and Production Support
4. Experience in production issue handling and transformation support management

Good to Have Skills:

1. Experience in SAS for statistical analysis and advanced reporting
2. Exposure to cloud-based BI solutions

Total Experience Expected: 08-10 years

Qualifications

BE / B.Tech/ MS/ M.Tech/ MCA

Additional Information

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.

All of our positions are open to people with disabilities.