Power BI Developer

Milestone Technologies, Inc.; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Milestone Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced Power BI Senior Analyst/Developer to design and deliver enterprise BI solutions. You will own end-to-end reporting, data modeling, and analytics across multiple sources including Smartsheet, Jira, SAP, ServiceNow, and Clarity PPM.

Candidates should have 7+ years of Power BI experience, strong DAX, SQL, and M skills, and a proven ability to translate complex business questions into clear insights and scalable data models.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 7+ years of experience developing enterprise BI/reporting solutions, with significant hands-on Power BI development, preferably in an Enterprise Technology organization
• Advanced expertise in Power BI, including DAX, semantic/data modeling, calculated tables, and performance optimization across large datasets
• Experience with Power BI administration and delivery practices (workspaces, apps, refresh/gateways, access controls) as applicable
• Strong Power Query (M) and SQL skills, including data transformation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting of data issues
• Demonstrated experience integrating data across multiple enterprise systems (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira, SAP, ServiceNow, Clarity PPM, SQL-based sources, custom solutions)
• Proven experience working with imperfect or inconsistent data, identifying root causes, and improving data quality across upstream systems
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment with minimal direction
• Systems-level thinker with the ability to understand and optimize end-to-end data flows across multiple platforms and tools
• Strong judgment and problem-solving skills in ambiguous, evolving environments with incomplete or conflicting data
• Ownership mindset with a track record of taking accountability for outcomes—not just deliverables
• Ability to challenge assumptions, push back on unclear requirements and drive alignment across stakeholders
• Experience in delivering insights that influence strategic decisions
• Proven ability to translate ambiguous business questions into structured data models, metrics, and insights

Responsibilities

• Power BI development & dashboard delivery across portfolios and products
• Build and optimize DAX measures, models, relationships for large datasets
• Translate business questions into requirements, metrics, visualizations
• Enforce report/model standards for maintainability
• Identify data quality risks and drive remediation with upstream owners
• Deliver executive-ready insights with intuitive navigation and tooltips
• Integrate data from multiple sources (Smartsheet, Jira, SAP, ServiceNow)
• Develop Power Query transformations and dataflows; configure gateways
• Tune performance across models and troubleshoot refresh failures
• Own end-to-end BI delivery, governance, and dataset certification
• Collaborate with platform/process owners to ensure scalable data solutions
• Build agentic AI solutions to accelerate analytics tasks with controls

Skills

Power BI

DAX

SQL

Data modeling

M language

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

SAP

ServiceNow

Clarity PPM

Job description

Note: "Looking for W2 candidates only and local to Burbank, CA"

Key Responsibilities

• Power BI Development & Dashboard DeliveryDesign, develop, and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards, and semantic models that support portfolio and product decision-making
• Build and optimize DAX measures, calculated tables, and model relationships to ensure accuracy, scalability, and performance across large, multi-source datasets
• Translate business questions into clear requirements, metrics definitions, and user-friendly visualizations—balancing technical constraints with executive reporting needs
• Implement and enforce report/model standards (naming conventions, measure patterns, documentation) to improve maintainability and reduce reporting inconsistencies
• Proactively identify risks and gaps in data quality, model design, and reporting logic, and drive remediation with upstream system owners
• Deliver executive-ready insights by designing intuitive experiences (navigation, tooltips, drill-through, bookmarks) that convert complex data into clear narratives.
• Data Integration, Transformation & ModelingIntegrate and transform data from multiple upstream sources (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira, SAP, ServiceNow, Clarity PPM, SQL-based sources), ensuring consistency and reliability across reporting layers
• Develop robust Power Query (M) transformations and dataflows, and configure gateways/refresh to meet business SLAs
• Perform performance tuning across models and reports (cardinality management, aggregation patterns, DAX optimization) and troubleshoot refresh or dataset failures
• Establish and maintain metric definitions and calculation logic to ensure alignment across teams and reduce ambiguity
• Platform Integration, Deployment & Solution OwnershipOwn the end-to-end reliability of the reporting ecosystem, integrating data across Smartsheet, Jira, SAP, ServiceNow, Clarity PPM, Power BI, and related platforms
• Manage the Power BI delivery lifecycle (dev/test/prod practices, versioning, workspace and app management) and support governance including access controls and certified datasets where applicable
• Partner with platform and process owners to improve data quality at the source and ensure solutions remain scalable and aligned with the evolving product-centric operating model
• Build and integrate agentic AI solutions to accelerate analytics workflows (e.g., automated data quality checks, narrative generation, insight triage, and self-service assistant experiences), with appropriate controls and monitoring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 7+ years of experience developing enterprise BI/reporting solutions, with significant hands-on Power BI development, preferably in an Enterprise Technology organization
• Advanced expertise in Power BI, including DAX, semantic/data modeling, calculated tables, and performance optimization across large datasets
• Experience with Power BI administration and delivery practices (workspaces, apps, refresh/gateways, access controls) as applicable
• Strong Power Query (M) and SQL skills, including data transformation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting of data issues
• Demonstrated experience integrating data across multiple enterprise systems (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira, SAP, ServiceNow, Clarity PPM, SQL-based sources, custom solutions)
• Proven experience working with imperfect or inconsistent data, identifying root causes, and improving data quality across upstream systems
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment with minimal direction
• Systems-level thinker with the ability to understand and optimize end-to-end data flows across multiple platforms and tools
• Strong judgment and problem-solving skills in ambiguous, evolving environments with incomplete or conflicting data
• Ownership mindset with a track record of taking accountability for outcomes—not just deliverables
• Ability to challenge assumptions, push back on unclear requirements and drive alignment across stakeholders
• Experience in delivering insights that influence strategic decisions
• Proven ability to translate ambiguous business questions into structured data models, metrics, and insights

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with other data visualization tools such as Tableau, Qlik, Looker, or advanced Excel visualization
• Experience operationalizing AI-assisted analytics or copilots (e.g., prompt/design patterns, evaluation, monitoring, and responsible AI practices) is a plus
• Proven experience in agentic AI (designing and deploying agentic workflows using LLMs and tools to autonomously plan, execute, and validate analytics tasks) with an emphasis on security, reliability, and human-in-the-loop controls
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake, including designing and optimizing cloud-based data warehouses, integrating Snowflake with Power BI and enterprise platforms through scalable ETL/ELT patterns, and supporting high performance, multi source analytics and data modernization initiatives in partnership with upstream system owners.

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, statistics, or related field