Power BI Engineer

Advanced Search; Bahrain; On-site; BHD 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

VAM SYSTEMS is seeking a Power BI Engineer (Offshore) for Bahrain operations. The role focuses on developing dashboards, data models, and analytics solutions for Treasury and financial institutions.

Strong BI, SQL, and Python skills are essential, along with experience in data warehousing and cloud platforms. Office‑based in Bahrain with offshore delivery, you will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field is required.
• A Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 5–8 years of hands‑on BI and data analytics experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports for Treasury analytics.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into analytics use cases and KPIs.
• Coordinate data integration from multiple sources and ensure data quality.
• Deliver production‑grade analytics solutions and enable self‑service BI.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Python

Data Visualization

ETL

Azure

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Data Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Power BI

SAS

Microsoft SQL Server

Azure

AWS

Job description

Industry Data Analytics and Business Intelligence in Food & Beverage

Company Description Job Description

VAM Systems is currently looking for Power BI Engineer (Offshore) for our Bahrain operations with the following skillsets and terms & conditions:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field is required. A Master’s degree is preferred.

Professional Experience

• Minimum of 5–8 years of hands‑on experience in Business Intelligence and data analytics, preferably within the banking or financial services sector.

Certifications

• Professional certifications in Microsoft Power BI or equivalent BI platforms are preferred.

Technical Proficiency

• Advanced expertise in data visualization and statistical plotting using tools such as Power BI, Python, and Matlab.
• Strong command of SQL for querying, data modeling, and ETL development.
• Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts and experience with platforms like SAS and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Familiarity with cloud‑based BI platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS) is a strong advantage.
• Experience in Python and statistical programming, with exposure to AI/ML tools, algorithms, and methods.

Analytical & Modeling Skills

• Proven ability to work with large‑scale datasets and deliver production‑grade analytics solutions.
• Skilled in data preparation, including rationalizing, classifying, deriving, and calculating model input variables.
• Experience applying natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision techniques to unstructured data is a plus.

Business Acumen

• Demonstrated capability to translate business objectives into analytical use cases and recommend optimal statistical approaches.
• Experience in managing BI and analytics projects and collaborating with cross‑functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in defining and maintaining the Treasury analytics and reporting roadmap, aligned with business priorities and strategy
• Establish a structured framework for data consumption, reporting, and dashboard evolution
• Proactively identify opportunities to enhance analytics maturity and reporting capabilities
• Collaborate with Treasury stakeholders (e.g., Trading, ALM, Investments, Risk) to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications
• Translate business needs into clear analytics use cases, KPIs, and reporting requirements
• Identify high‑value analytical opportunities to support decision‑making

Detailed Breakdown

Dashboard Development & Analytics Delivery (Core Focus)

• Design, develop, and maintain interactive dashboards, reports, and KPI scorecards using Power BI and other BI tools

Ensure solutions are:

• Dynamic and scenario‑driven (what‑if analysis, simulations, sensitivity analysis)
• User‑friendly, with drill‑down and self‑service capabilities

• Build and maintain semantic data models and OLAP structures to enable scalable self‑service analytics
• Continuously enhance dashboards based on user feedback and evolving business needsEnsure timely and high‑quality delivery of dashboards and reporting outputs

Insights, Analytics & Advanced Capabilities

• Develop actionable insights and analytics outputs relevant to Treasury, Investments, and Financial Institutions
• Provide data‑driven recommendations and clearly communicate findings to both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Simplify complex analytics into actionable business insights for decision‑making

Explore and implement:

• Automation of reporting and insight generation
• Dynamic scenario simulations
• Predictive analytics and AI‑driven insights, where applicable

Data Management & Integration

• Coordinate with internal teams (IT, data engineering, finance systems) to:
• Extract and integrate required datasets
• Ensure data availability, accessibility, and consistency
• Integrate data from multiple sources (e.g., EDW, APIs, flat files) into unified models
• Ensure data is structured to support efficient reporting and analytics delivery within the Treasury function
• Optimize SQL queries and ETL processes for performance and scalability

Data Quality & Governance (Treasury Scope)

• Identify data gaps, inconsistencies, and limitations, and work with upstream providers to improve data quality
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy policies (within Treasury scope)
• Maintain proper documentation of data sources, transformations, and reporting logic

Stakeholder Enablement & Team Contribution

• Provide training and support to business users on BI tools and data interpretation
• Communicate insights effectively to senior leadership and end users
• Mentor team members and contribute to best practices and reusable analytics components

VAM SYSTEMS is aBusiness Consulting, IT Solutions and Services company with operations inUAE, Qatar, Bahrain, USA, Australia, Singapore ...