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Virtusa; Chennai District; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtusa in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is looking for a Data Analyst to design and maintain insightful Power BI reports and dashboards. The successful candidate will collaborate with business stakeholders and develop complex data models for accurate reporting analytics.

A proven background in Power BI, SQL, and data visualization is essential for this role. You will also provide training to users and maintain adherence to best practices in data governance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Power BI Engineer, Data Analyst, or Business Intelligence Developer.
• Strong proficiency in Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, and Power BI Report Server.
• Experience with Power Query, DAX, and data modeling in Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Power BI reports and dashboards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand reporting needs.
• Transform and clean data for reporting and analytics.

Skills

Power BI Desktop

SQL

Data modeling

Power Query

DAX

Data visualization

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Tools

Power BI Service

SQL Server

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Job Title : Data Analyst

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job Type: Full-Time

Design, develop, and maintain interactive and insightful Power BI reports and dashboards that meet business requirements. Collaborate with business stakeholders, data analysts, and other team members to understand reporting needs and provide appropriate solutions. Develop complex data models ensuring data accuracy and integrity while optimizing performance. Create and maintain Power BI data visualizations, KPIs, and metrics to help the organization drive insights from data. Transform and clean data using Power Query and DAX to create useful data structures for reporting and analytics. Work with relational and nonrelational databases such as SQL and NoSQL to pull data for reporting and dashboarding. Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to data inconsistencies, reporting errors, or performance problems in Power BI reports. Create and maintain documentation for dashboards, data models, and processes to ensure knowledge sharing. Ensure adherence to Power BI best practices, standards, and governance to maintain a clean and scalable reporting environment. Provide training and support to business users on how to effectively use Power BI and understand the dashboards. Monitor and optimize the performance of Power BI reports ensuring efficient data retrieval and rendering. Stay up to date with the latest Power BI features, updates, and best practices.

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Power BI Engineer, Data Analyst, or Business Intelligence Developer.
• Strong proficiency in Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, and Power BI Report Server.
• Hands on experience with Power Query, DAX, and data modeling in Power BI.
• Strong SQL skills with experience in querying relational databases such as SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
• Experience in creating data visualizations, KPIs, dashboards, and reports that provide actionable insights.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS and integrating Power BI with cloud based data sources.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, ETL processes, and data integration.
• Experience with creating and managing Power BI datasets and data refresh schedules.
• Familiarity with tools like Microsoft Excel and SharePoint or other reporting tools is a plus.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve data related issues and reporting errors.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate with business users and technical teams.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with integrating Power BI with other Microsoft tools such as Azure Data Lake, SQL Server, or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Knowledge of other BI tools or visualization tools such as Qliksense and QlikView is a plus.
• Familiarity with version control and project management tools such as Git and Jira.
• Experience in handling large datasets and optimizing report performance for large scale applications.
• Knowledge in Power Apps and Snowflake is an added benefit.