MicroStrategy Developer

Wakefern Food Corp. is the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States and supports its co-operative members' retail operations, trading under the Shop Rite®, Price Rite®, The Fresh Grocer®, Dearborn Markets®, and Gourmet Garage® banners.

Employing an innovative approach to wholesale business services, Wakefern focuses on helping the independent retailer compete in a big business world. Providing the tools entrepreneurs need to stay a step ahead of the competition, Wakefern’s co‑operative members benefit from the company’s extensive portfolio of services, including innovative technology, private label development, and best‑in‑class procurement practices.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in designing, developing, and implementing complex BI solutions, with a focus on BI Micro Strategy processes and driving efficiency within the organization. This role requires close collaboration with BI developers, data engineers, data analysts, and data scientists to ensure seamless BI integration and automation across various platforms

• Interact with business leaders to understand business requirements and be able to frame problems
• Create functional and technical requirements and design the most appropriate application solution
• Create report/dashboard prototypes to obtain business feedback
• Deliver high-quality and best-performing BI solutions
• Experience applying SDLC best practices with demonstrated ability to quickly decipher, analyze, translate, and prototype in Agile development sprints
• Participate in production releases as required
• Collaborate with the team to design new features and functionality for existing applications and dashboards

• 5-7 years of experience designing, developing, and implementing BI solutions (Micro Strategy is a strong plus).
• Ability to design, develop, and maintain cloud-based BI systems.
• Strong understanding of BI concepts and tools, including data warehousing, ETL processes, data visualization, and analytics.
• Familiarity with data modeling techniques and database systems.
• Understanding of Dev Ops practices and CI/CD pipelines for deploying BI solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in modeling metadata, creating complex schema objects, and developing integrated data sets and cubes from multiple data sources
• Experience with interactive/dynamic report and dashboard development and leveraging all visualization and functionality options available
• Knowledge of BI mobile application development
• Advanced SQL understanding, with 3-5 years of working experience
• Excellent knowledge of RDBMS, cloud, columnar, noSQL databases, and data warehousing concepts.

• Working knowledge of cloud-based BI/AI/ML data systems
• Strong communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate complex information to audiences with varying technical and system backgrounds
• Ability to demonstrate excellent problem-solving, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to be a self-starter and multi-task across fast-paced IT and business environments
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly

• Proficiency in cloud technologies such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience developing Trending Reports, Geospatial Reports, and predictive analytics
• Knowledge of data governance and security best practices to ensure compliance and protect sensitive data
• Knowledge of programming languages such as Python or R for data manipulation and analysis
• Data science and advanced analytics experience
• Experience with machine learning and AI technologies
• Experience as a Micro Strategy administrator (installation, configuration, and set-up)
• Experience with Micro Strategy SDK development

• Four days per week in Edison, NJ office

• Communicate Effectively:
  Communicates thoughts and ideas in a well-organized manner, encouraging two-way communication.
• Build Relationships:
  Creates cross‑functional partnerships through the development and maintenance of constructive and cooperative relationships.
• Stay Competitive:
  Demonstrates a mindset of continuous improvement while exhibiting passion and enthusiasm for their work.
• Embrace Change:
  Looks for…