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Sazia Shaikh

Derby

Summary

Results-driven Business Intelligence Lead with 10+ years of experience in data analytics, reporting, and stakeholder engagement. Proven expertise in Power BI (DAX, Power Query), SQL (Snowflake), and data modeling to deliver actionable business insights. Adept at migrating legacy reports, optimizing BI solutions, and implementing data governance best practices. Passionate about leveraging data-driven solutions to enhance decision-making.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Power BI Developer

Quest Global
04.2025 - Current
  • Developed Power BI reports for business management using Excel data extracted from the S4/HANA system.
  • Replaced manual reporting with automated DAX-based KPIs, drill-throughs, and dynamic visuals.
  • Built parameterized data models for secure, flexible data handling.
  • Worked closely with stakeholders to align reports with project and financial needs.
  • Started POC to connect Kanban task data with Power BI for agile tracking.

Senior BI Lead

Cognizant
08.2022 - 05.2024
  • Led the design and implementation of a Power BI-based payments analytics solution, enhancing stakeholder satisfaction by 35%.
  • Developed data models and financial reporting dashboards, optimizing transaction monitoring for risk and fraud detection.
  • Implemented advanced DAX calculations and Power Query for business intelligence reporting.
  • Transformed 200+ Teradata SQL queries to Snowflake, improving query performance by 40%.
  • Collaborated with engineering teams to enhance data quality, validation, and governance practices.
  • Conducted workshops and training sessions for business users on BI tools and best practices.
  • Ensured compliance with security and PCI audit standards through extensive documentation.
  • Achievements/Tasks

BI Lead

Cognizant
04.2020 - 07.2022
  • Migrated and optimized 120+ Cognos payment reports to Tableau, ensuring data quality and governance compliance.
  • Led the development of 20+ BI dashboards, improving financial and transactional analysis.
  • Designed and published interactive dashboards on Tableau Server, scheduling automated data refresh.
  • Implemented row-level security (RLS) for controlled data access based on user roles.
  • Technology included Tableau, Cognos, Teradata, SQL.
  • Achievements/Tasks

BI Developer

Cognizant
10.2016 - 03.2020
  • Led the transition of legacy Mainframe reports to Tableau, increasing data interactivity and reducing reporting time by 30%.
  • Created interactive dashboards for transaction processing, improving workflow efficiency.
  • Deployed dashboards on Tableau Server, ensuring enterprise-wide accessibility.
  • Technology included were Big Data, Spark, Tableau.
  • Achievements/Tasks

BI Developer

Tata Consultancy Services
07.2013 - 09.2016
  • Migration Project (SAP Business Objects to Jaspersoft)
  • Designed BO and ad-hoc reports for financial data analysis.
  • Developed role-based data access and implemented row-level security.
  • Achievements/Tasks

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Computer Science Engineering

Government College of Engineering Aurangabad
Maharashtra
05-2013

Executive MBA - Marketing and Applied Finance

NMIMS Bangalore
Karnataka
01.2023

Skills

  • Power BI
  • DAX
  • Tableau
  • SQL
  • Snowflake
  • Jaspersoft
  • Python
  • Splunk
  • SAP Business Objects
  • Cognos
  • Git hub
  • Jenkins
  • JIRA
  • Cards & Payments
  • Agile Methodology
  • Marketing

Websites

Certification

  • SnowPro Core (In Progress)
  • AWS Solutions Architect - Associate (2021-10)
  • Tableau Desktop Specialist (2019)

LANGUAGES

English - Full Professional Proficiency
Hindi - Full Professional Proficiency

Timeline

Power BI Developer

Quest Global
04.2025 - Current

Senior BI Lead

Cognizant
08.2022 - 05.2024

BI Lead

Cognizant
04.2020 - 07.2022

BI Developer

Cognizant
10.2016 - 03.2020

BI Developer

Tata Consultancy Services
07.2013 - 09.2016

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Computer Science Engineering

Government College of Engineering Aurangabad

Executive MBA - Marketing and Applied Finance

NMIMS Bangalore

Hobbies and Interests

Hiking, Dance, Badminton

ORGANIZATIONS

  • Quest Global (04/2025 - Present) Power BI Developer
  • Cognizant (04/2023 - 05/2024) Manager - Projects
  • Cognizant (01/2021 - 03/2023) Sr. Associate
  • Cognizant (10/2016 - 12/2020) Associate
  • Tata Consultancy Services (07/2013 - 09/2016) System Engineer

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