Software Engineer - Reports

Law School Admission Council; Penn Street; Remote; USD 95,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-respected academic organization is seeking a Power BI embedded reports Software Engineer/Developer to enhance their reporting capabilities. In this role, you will collaborate with an agile team to develop and maintain high-quality reports, utilizing your expertise in Power BI and data analytics to support decision-making processes. This position allows for the use of modern technologies while working in a remote environment, offering a competitive salary range based on experience.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge in SQL Server, Oracle, and Cosmos.
• Experience with Power BI software and DAX preferred.
• Experience embedding Power BI reports in custom applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop reports to meet stakeholder needs.
• Use Power BI to mine data, create dashboards, analyze trends.
• Collaborate to deliver high-quality products and analysis.

Skills

SQL

Data Analysis

Collaboration

Agile Methodology

Education

3-5 years related experience

Experience with relational databases

Experience with Microsoft Power BI

Experience with DAX

Tools

Power BI

SQL Server

Oracle

Cosmos

.NET

Job description

Overview

LSAC is a not-for profit organization whose mission is to advance law and justice by supporting the learning journey from prelaw through practice.

Pay rate: $95,000 to $103,000, depending on experience

We are seeking a Power BI embedded reports Software Engineer/ Developer to join our reporting team. You will work as part of an autonomous agile team to develop reports to meet the needs of your stakeholders. We are looking for a candidate with a strong agile mindset. In addition, this position will be responsible for creating and maintaining visual reports, predictive analytics, data analyses and maintaining a web-based application. We rely heavily on web-based services, and you will have the opportunity to work with new and interesting technology.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The individual employed in this position will be required to:

• Collaborate with partners within the company to design, configure, maintain, and promote a variety of internally and externally facing reports.
• Use Power BI and other tools to mine data, create dashboards, analyze data, identify trends, and help others explore data.
• Continuously monitor, evaluate, and optimize reports.
• Collaborate with software engineers, product managers, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver solutions that meet customer expectations.
• Contributes as part of the team to continuous code delivery using source control and deployment tools.
• Responsible for delivering high quality products and reliable analysis.
• Be a contributor of knowledge to the team by reviewing code, dashboards and data analysis as well as sharing experience and listening.

Competencies

• Comfortable working in an agile environment and are comfortable challenging yourself and your team to improve their ways of working.
• Knowledge of modern development practices and the development lifecycle with experience using Scrum, Kanban, Lean or other agile methodologies.
• Values the success of the team over personal objectives.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal as well as experience with MS Teams.
• Experience with editing/creating work product for all, including people with disabilities, which is compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 or a willingness and aptitude to learn accessibility best practices and standards.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• 3-5 years related experience
• Experience with relational databases. Specifically, strong knowledge in SQL Server, Oracle, and Cosmos.
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI software and DAX (preferred) in an embedded environment
• or other visual reporting software (Tableau, SAP, Qlik…)
• Experience with Power BI paginated reports or SSRS experience.
• Experience embedding Power BI reports in a custom web application using the Power BI API’s, C#, and .NET.
• Preferred Experience and Education:
• Experience with any of the following disciplines is a plus:
• .NET Core, .NET Framework, RESTful API, Web API
• MS Azure (Service Fabric, DevOps, Cloud Services, etc.)

Additional Information

Supervisory Responsibilities

This role does not have people management responsibilities.

Position Type

The LSAC standard business hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. ET. While these are the standard office hours for LSAC, as an exempt employee, the employee will be expected to work the hours necessary to satisfactorily complete their assignments in a responsible and professional manner.

Work Environment

This job operates in a remote environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Travel Requirements

There is no travel expected for this position.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to write, read, hear, speak, and communicate effectively.

Special Conditions or Requirements

The ability to work weekends may be neccessary

Additional Information:

Please note that this job description may not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Job responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Except as otherwise provided by law, all terms of employment are subject on an at-will basis and can change at any time.

LSAC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.