Business Intelligence Development Coop

There are 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more… many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we’re all about at John Deere. And it’s why we’re investing in our people and our technology like never before in our 185-year history. Here the world’s brightest minds are tackling the world’s biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we’ll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.

Primary Location: Canada (CA)  – Ontario   – Grimsby   
Function: Information Technology
Title: Business Intelligence Development Coop – 107002

Candidates applying for this position must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

The position is located onsite in the John Deere Canada Grimsby office five days per week.

This position will have a 12-month term starting September 2024. 

Your Responsibilities

In this co-op role, you will be an integral part of an Agile team dedicated to delivering Business Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions. Your responsibilities will include designing, developing, and maintaining Business Intelligence solutions using data analytics platforms and visualization tools to transform data into actionable insights. You will play a key role in designing, developing, and implementing RPA solutions to automate and optimize business processes, with a focus on leveraging cutting-edge technology to solve business problems. In addition, you will…

• Work in Agile operating model and get an exposure to various concepts like backlog refinement, estimation, prioritization and roll out.
• Perform business intelligence work: data storytelling with the goal of understanding the significance of data by placing it in a visual context through graphs, charts, and visuals helping people to understand patterns, trends, and insights by transforming data into a visual context.
• Work with SharePoint Online, MS Power Apps, MS Flow, MS Power Virtual Agents, MS Power Automation, MS Canvas, and more.
• Work with Business Intelligence reporting tools such as Tableau, Alteryx, PowerBI, Paginated Reports and more.
• Develop, implement, and optimize SQL queries.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business processes and identify opportunities for automation.
• Create technical and training documentation and videos to support the business in their use of the solutions that you deliver.
• Work with other developers in a cooperative paired programming environment.
• Brainstorm with the team to solve problems for a wide range of internal departments at John Deere (e.g., Legal, Accounting, Training).

What Skills You Need

• Very strong technical aptitude and currently working towards a technical degree like Computer Science, Software Engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Software programming skills necessary to create, test and support software applications – no specific software experience required but an overall technical aptitude is needed to be successful in the position.
• Experience and understanding of user interface and design skills.
• Understanding of application development environments, databases, data management and infrastructure capabilities and constraints
• Knowledge of SQL.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work and learn independently.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Enthusiastic self-starter with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Software development project related experience.
• Strong interest in working in an environment that can provide a wide variety of exposure to the many IT solution development functional areas of an enterprise company.
• Knowledge and understanding of Big Data.
• Experience or knowledge of Agile principles and practices.

Education

Student must be pursuing an undergraduate or Masters degree in a technical field including but not limited to: Computer Science, Engineering, or Software Engineering.

In accordance with the John Deere Accommodation Policy, reasonable accommodation of any of these qualifications may be considered. An equal opportunity employer, John Deere requires a diversity of people, perspectives and ideas to address the complex challenges of its global business.

This position will be posted for a minimum of 7 business days and unposted when a qualified pool of candidates is achieved.

The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.