MicroStrategy Engineer

The future looks like you

With over 1,300 stores in 17 European countries and more than 25,000 employees, C&A is one of the leading fashion retailers in Europe. Every day, C&A welcomes millions of visitors to its stores and online shop. We offer durable fashion at affordable prices – for many instead of a few. With over 180 years of experience, we continuously modernize ourselves to become a true omnichannel retailer.

As a Strategy Engineer within C&A’s Data & Analytics team, you will play a pivotal role in designing and delivering the frontend experience of our One C&A Analytical Platform. Built on (Micro)Strategy, this platform empowers teams across Europe to access actionable insights, make data-driven decisions, and uncover value in every corner of the business.
You will transform complex data into intuitive, high-performance dashboards, reports, and self-service analytics solutions that are both scalable and user-friendly. Your contributions will ensure that business users - from store managers to senior leaders - have the data they need, when and how they need it.
If you're passionate about data storytelling, frontend performance, and building tools that drive real-world impact, this is your chance to help shape the analytical future of C&A.

Your responsibilities

• Analyze complex BI and analytics requirements across multiple business domains in close collaboration with product management and business stakeholders
• Independently design, develop, and deliver end-to-end reporting and dashboarding solutions using Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), ensuring scalability, performance, and usability
• Build and maintain schema objects (attributes, facts, hierarchies) and application objects (metrics, filters, prompts, dossiers, reports) within the Strategy environment
• Ensure data model consistency and support documentation for reusability and data governance compliance
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, retrospectives) and continuously contribute to iterative product improvement
• Conduct performance tuning and troubleshoot issues in Strategy reports and backend queries

What you bring

• You have successfully completed a degree in information technology, business informatics or economics, have a comparable education or have relevant professional experience
• You have at least 5 years’ experience in the business intelligence environment with Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) at a senior level
• You are proficient in designing and developing schema objects (attributes, facts, hierarchies) and application objects (metrics, filters, prompts, documents, dossiers, reports) in Strategy
• You can read and interpret complex SQL generated by Strategy and debug performance issues, identifying sources of errors and eliminating them efficiently
• You have advanced SQL programming skills and hands-on experience with Snowflake, including working with views, UDFs, and performance tuning
• You are experienced in performance optimization of BI solutions, including intelligent cube design and caching strategies
• You have worked with REST APIs and SDKs for Strategy automation and integration use cases
• You are familiar with data modeling best practices, especially in dimensional modeling for analytical solutions
• You have practical experience with version control tools like Git and CI/CD pipelines for BI solution deployments
• You have already gained practical experience in the field of agile working methods (e.g. SCRUM or Kanban)
• You are highly motivated and strive to provide your colleagues and customers with data and knowledge
• You work independently and proactively, are empathetic, able to deal with conflict and have organizational skills and assertiveness
• Fluent English skills, German is an asset

What we offer

This is an opportunity for you to join us on a truly exciting transformation journey, where you’ll be able to leave footprints that last and contribute significantly to our vision. As well as knowing that you played a key part in the evolution of one of Europe’s most recognizable retail brands, you will also enjoy:

• Countless learning and development opportunities via our C&A academy
• A flexible hybrid work environment
• An employee discount of 20% in C&A stores
• An exciting job in an international and inspirational working environment
• A positive working atmosphere and a talented team with an open feedback culture