Senior Data Warehouse BI Specialist (UNIX; Cognos, Microstrategy)

Responsibilities:

 

Provides the coding and process construction for the development and maintenance of the enterprise data warehouse (DW) and supporting business intelligence (BI) structures.  Design, develop, test and maintain the processes and code that build, support and provision DW and BI applications at the company.  Develop complex analytic queries and data transformations in SQL and other DW / BI tool sets. Assist in the development of production reports, cubes and analytical applications.  Capture and maintain business and technical metadata in a user and developer accessible repository.  Maintain skill proficiency with the tools and software used by the DW and analytic reporting applications and systems.  Ensure the integrity, reliability and data quality of the BI systems, applications and processes by monitoring or administering the crosschecks, system snapshots and checksums.  Perform diagnostic and recovery techniques as appropriate to resolve operational data flow and concurrency issues in the production environments.  Handle additional duties and/or responsibilities as assigned.

 

Requirements:

 

At least 3 years of database development experience is required including data modeling in a VLDB environment in UNIX.  Some experience is necessary in writing and using stored procedures and triggers within a database system, as well as some experience writing and executing UNIX shell scripts.  Experience is required using BI tools such as Microstrategy or Cognos.  Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.  Retail industry experience is a plus.  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science or related field is required.

 BJ’s is a dynamic, team oriented company based in Natick, MA.  BJ’s Wholesale Club introduced the warehouse club concept to New England in 1984 and has since expanded to become a leading warehouse club operator in the eastern United States.  BJ’s is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BJ.â€�  The Company was ranked 291 on Fortune magazine’s 2008 listing of the 500 largest U. S. public corporations.  If you are results-oriented and eager to build a rewarding career with a company that recognizes outstanding performance, we want to hear from you!

At BJ’s, we value diversity in our organization and we are an equal employment opportunity employer.