Functional Analyst

Maarut • Montréal-Est, QC

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About The Position

The Data Platform Directorate is responsible for implementing innovative capabilities that support Desjardins’ data-driven transformation. Functional analysts will work in an Azure cloud environment leveraging Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), Configuration-as-Code (CaC), and Continuous Deployment (CD). They are responsible for translating business needs into detailed functional and non-functional specifications to enable the development, configuration, and evolution of analytical solutions. They also contribute to the quality strategy and its implementation in medium to large-scale environments.

Main Mission
Ensure functional analysis and migration of existing analytical use cases to the new Data Platform (PDM). The role involves a deep understanding of current systems, dependency analysis, defining the target state, and supporting technical teams in rebuilding use cases within the PDM ecosystem.

Requirements

• Knowledge of analytical architectures (data lakes, warehouses, ETL, pipelines)
• Knowledge of MLOps and LLMOps concepts
• Strong knowledge of ML/AI services: Azure ML, Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, Azure Search
• Generative AI and NLP (fine-tuning, prompt engineering, model integration)
• Python (required)
• Experience with current-state analysis, technology migrations, or functional reverse engineering
• Strong understanding of business rules and data transformations
• Familiarity with analytical platforms and BI
• SQL knowledge (preferred)

Nice To Haves

• R (an asset)
• Experience with Databricks (AI/ML context – an asset)
• Databricks experience (AI/ML context – asset)
• R (asset)

Responsibilities

• Perform in-depth analysis of existing analytical use cases (sources, transformations, business rules, pipelines, reports, models)
• Document the current state (as-is) and define the target state (to-be) adapted to the PDM
• Gather requirements and analyze new use cases (sources, transformations, business rules, pipelines, reports, models)
• Identify dependencies, impacts, and required adjustments
• Define functional specifications needed to build use cases in the data platform
• Support technical teams in integration and validation
• Ensure traceability between old and new systems
• Participate in testing strategy and functional validation
• Collaborate with BI, AI, Data Engineering, and Infrastructure teams

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed