Job Description
Client: Government of Alberta (GoA)
Division: Artificial Intelligence, Data & Emerging Technologies
Project: Data Strategy & Various Data Projects
Location: Edmonton, Alberta / Primarily Remote within Canada
Work Arrangement: Primarily Remote, up to 15% onsite meetings
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:15 AM–4:30 PM Alberta time, 36.25 hrs/week
Contract: Approx. 1,036.75 hours, with potential 6-month extension
Openings: 1
Respond By: September 18, 2026
Security: Standard criminal record check; FOIP & Security Awareness training required
Position Overview
The Government of Alberta is seeking a Business Intelligence Analyst to support the GoA Data Strategy by designing and developing analytical data products, dashboards, reports, data models, and actionable insights from complex datasets.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and optimize advanced Power BI solutions
- Analyze large and complex datasets for trends, predictive analytics, and forecasting
- Develop dashboards, reports, KPIs, visualizations, and analytical models
- Perform data analysis, data quality audits, statistical analysis, and data mining
- Develop and maintain data models and data products
- Combine and integrate data from multiple sources and domains
- Gather, document, and translate business requirements into analytical solutions
- Develop complex DAX measures, calculated columns, and time intelligence
- Use SQL for data transformation, querying, and analytical processing
- Prepare and present data-driven insights to executives and business users
- Create effective data storytelling and presentations
- Capture business and technical metadata
- Support strategic decision-making and business planning
- Work with internal/external clients and explain complex data concepts
- Identify and escalate issues and risks
- Work effectively in a multi-vendor/multi-staff environment
Requirements
Mandatory Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; equivalencies considered
- 5+ years designing, developing, and optimizing advanced Power BI solutions
- 5+ years using Power BI visualization techniques and data storytelling
- 5+ years analyzing large, complex datasets using Power BI/Azure analytics tools
- 5+ years presenting data-driven insights to executives/business users in a government environment
- 5+ years gathering and developing requirements for analytical projects
Nice-to-Have
- 5+ years translating business requirements into end-to-end BI solutions
- 5+ years integrating raw data from multiple sources/domains
- 5+ years client-facing data consulting/communication
- 5+ years advanced DAX development
- 3+ years SQL for data transformation, querying, and analytics
- 5+ years developing dashboards, visualizations, and analytical models
- 3+ years working with large government datasets
Requirements
Mandatory Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; equivalencies considered 5+ years designing, developing, and optimizing advanced Power BI solutions 5+ years using Power BI visualization techniques and data storytelling 5+ years analyzing large, complex datasets using Power BI/Azure analytics tools 5+ years presenting data-driven insights to executives/business users in a government environment 5+ years gathering and developing requirements for analytical projects Nice-to-Have 5+ years translating business requirements into end-to-end BI solutions 5+ years integrating raw data from multiple sources/domains 5+ years client-facing data consulting/communication 5+ years advanced DAX development 3+ years SQL for data transformation, querying, and analytics 5+ years developing dashboards, visualizations, and analytical models 3+ years working with large government datasets