Business Intelligence Specialist

VAT GROUP; Penang; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data-driven company in Penang seeks a Power BI Developer to enhance its analytics capabilities. This role focuses on developing robust data solutions using Microsoft technologies, ensuring that business areas can effectively translate data insights into actionable decisions. Candidates should possess strong BI skills and relevant experience in managing data-driven projects within a diverse team environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working as a DW/BI Developer or Consultant.
• Strong proficiency in SQL, DAX and Power BI.
• Full professional proficiency in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain data warehouse and analytics environment.
• Monitor, extend and troubleshoot existing BI solutions.
• Collaborate across technical and business teams.

Skills

SQL

DAX

Power BI

Python

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar

Master's degree in Computer Science or similar

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Synapse Analytics

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

As a Power BI Developer, you play a key role in ensuring that VAT is a successful data-driven company where every person has the right data and insights available at the right time in the right format to make the right business decisions, improve business processes and deliver value to our customers. You are a part of a global IT team, collaborating across geographies and time zones (our main hubs are in Malaysia, Switzerland and Romania) who is passionate about delivering value through digital BI & data analytics solutions.

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to -

• Design, develop and maintain the data warehouse and data lake analytics environment at VAT based on the Microsoft Fabric platform, ensuring performant and resilient infrastructure supporting VAT business worldwide
• Design, develop and maintain end-to-end BI and analytics solutions based on business requirements of various areas of VAT business (procurement, manufacturing, SCM, finance, sales and others) using your expertise across SQL, DAX, Power BI and other applicable technologies within the Microsoft Fabric environment
• Monitor, extend and troubleshoot existing BI and analytics solutions
• Support key users and end users of analytics solutions (e.g. semantic models, Power BI reports) on finding the right solution to their technical questions or challenges
• Collaborate and communicate across technical and business teams to support data-driven decision making at VAT, esp. with other developers, IT business consultants and business and data analysts
• Work closely with the rest of our BI analytics team in an agile manner (scrum methodology) incl. code reviews and QA

Preferred Qualification :

• Master’s degree in computer science, information systems, economics, business analytics or similar; or corresponding professional experience
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric and/or Azure Synapse Analytics
• Proficiency in Python for Data Analytics or Data Science (pandas etc.)
• Microsoft Certification: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600)
• Microsoft Certification: Fabric Data Engineer Associate (DP-700)
• Experience in implementing good visual communication standards (e.g. IBCS)
• Experience in conducting user trainings
• Experience with the ERP system Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations
• Experience working in an agile manner, applying the scrum methodology

Minimum Qualification :

• 5+ years working as a DW/BI Developer or Consultant
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, economics, business analytics or similar; or corresponding professional experience
• Strong proficiency in SQL, DAX and Power BI incl. semantic modelling
• Expertise in designing, implementing, and managing data pipelines and ETL processes
• Proven track record in optimizing analytics workloads and platform performance, incl. optimizing complex SQL queries
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail
• Experience in translating business requirements into actionable reports and dashboards
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills to liaise with business as well as technical stakeholders
• Experience working in a cross-functional and culturally diverse team
• Full professional proficiency in spoken and written English
• Ability to work independently under pressure and in a constantly changing environment