Alberta Blue Cross® is an Alberta based organization dedicated to delivering exceptional customer experience and community leadership. We’re committed to providing the best health coverage to over 1.8 million members and take an active role in promoting wellness. We believe in what we do—and place trust in our employees to deliver our vision.
Working at Alberta Blue Cross® means having a career where you’ll be recognized for your contributions. We value diversity, encourage our team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance and provide opportunities for career growth.
OVERVIEW:
We are looking for a technical and collaborative Business Intelligence Analyst to join our DevOps delivery team and lead the development and deployment of enterprise reporting and analytics solutions. In this hands-on role, you will design, build, and deliver Power BI reports and dashboards that transform data into actionable insights for business stakeholders across the organization.
As a bridge between our data engineering team and business units, you will translate complex data into clear visualizations while empowering users through training, enablement, and guidance on data literacy and analytics tools. You will work closely with the data principal and cross-functional teams to ensure reporting solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise data standards and governance frameworks.
This role combines technical delivery with user enablement—building solutions that meet immediate business needs while growing the organization's data capabilities and self-service culture.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Design and Deliver Power BI Solutions - Build end-to-end reporting and dashboard solutions using Power BI, including semantic models, DAX calculations, and interactive visualizations that drive business decision-making.
Collaborate with Data Engineering - Partner with data engineers to understand data pipelines, Lakehouse architectures, and semantic layers built on Microsoft Fabric and Azure platforms to ensure reporting solutions leverage trusted, well-structured data.
Enable Business Users - Work directly with business units to understand reporting requirements, translate business questions into analytics solutions, and provide training and support to help users become more data literate and self-sufficient.
Champion Data Literacy - Develop and deliver training materials, documentation, and enablement sessions that help users understand data concepts, Power BI capabilities, and best practices for data visualization and analysis.
Implement DevOps Practices - Apply CI/CD principles to reporting solutions, including version control with Git, deployment automation through DevOps practices, and documentation standards that support maintainability and team collaboration.
Optimize Report Performance - Monitor and improve report performance, query efficiency, and user experience through DAX optimization, data model refinement, and Power BI best practices.
Support AI-Ready Analytics - Collaborate with data and AI teams to ensure reporting layers support emerging AI applications, including integration with Azure OpenAI, Copilot, and other intelligent automation capabilities.
Maintain Quality and Governance - Ensure all reporting solutions adhere to data governance policies, security requirements, and enterprise standards for data quality, metadata, and documentation.
Drive User Adoption - Track and improve reporting solution adoption through user feedback, usage analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives that demonstrate measurable business value.
Innovate with Modern Tools - Stay current with Power Platform capabilities, Microsoft Fabric features, and emerging analytics technologies to recommend and implement solutions that enhance our reporting ecosystem.
WHAT YOU WILL HAVE:
A related technical degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
4+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, Power BI development, or enterprise reporting solutions.
Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft Power BI, including semantic modeling, DAX, Power Query, and enterprise deployment patterns.
Proficiency in programming and scripting languages including Python, SQL, Power Query (M), DAX, and PowerShell.
Experience with Microsoft Fabric components including Lakehouse, Notebooks, Semantic Models, and data pipelines.
Demonstrated experience working with cloud data platforms, particularly Azure and Microsoft Fabric technologies.
Strong understanding of data modeling concepts, star schema design, and dimensional modeling principles.
Experience with DevOps practices including Git version control, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines for analytics solutions.
Proven ability to translate business requirements into effective reporting solutions and visualizations.
Excellent communication and training skills with ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical business stakeholders.
Experience developing training materials, user documentation, and enablement programs for analytics tools.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with data engineering teams and business units in fast-paced environments.
Experience with AI and automation technologies including Azure OpenAI, Copilot, and Power Platform automation (Power Automate, Power Apps) considered an asset.
Microsoft certifications in Power BI, Azure, or Power Platform considered an asset.
Knowledge of data governance, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.
Experience in insurance or healthcare industry is preferred.
Knowledge of Agile methodologies and Lean practices.
This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is selected.
Alberta Blue Cross® is an inclusive employer committed to a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We empower and are advocates for our team members by welcoming, respecting and valuing their unique perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.
We offer the opportunity to work in an innovative, high-energy team-focused environment. If you have the qualifications we are looking for, apply online at careers.ab.bluecross.ca
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What We Do
We believe that people, workplaces and communities deserve to be and live well—and we can help. As a benefits provider and wellness leader, we have the opportunity to play an important role in fostering the health and well-being of our customers across their lifetimes. We provide benefits to more than 1.8 million Albertans through group, government and individual plans. Alberta-based, not-for-profit, wellness-driven, customer committed. Living our values Our values represent who we are, what we stand for and the culture that guides us. In all we do, we keep our values at the forefront. Integrity and trust We are respectful, ethical, honest and inclusive in all that we do. Wellness and flexibility We promote and inspire a healthy culture of support, adaptability and compassion across our workplace and our communities. Customer committed We are accountable and committed to our customers and passionate in the delivery of an exceptional customer experience. Empowering potential We support learning and growth while fostering a diverse environment that cultivates collaboration and innovation.
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