Power BI Developer

IO Datasphere, Inc.; Saint Paul (MN); Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) seeks a full-time Power BI Developer to write/extract SQL queries, validate student loan data, construct PowerBI visualizations, and migrate Tableau/Crystal reports to PowerBI. You will build a reliable PowerBI Service environment and deliver ad hoc reports.

The role involves leading technical training, creating manuals, and collaborating with IT and business areas to meet agency performance standards.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills with leaders at the agency level.
• Versatile presentation skills, both informal and formal.

Responsibilities

• Set up and configure PowerBI as it relates to the PowerPlatform environment and perform user-level training
• Conduct root cause analysis of loan related data issues and elicit business requirements when business analyst is unavailable, this includes communication and documentation of business rules.
• Construct automation routines to export data to other mediums (e.g. Excel) and ensure all reports meet agency and performance requirements.
• Configure and establish best practice security, accessibility, and access management controls around reporting environment, and develop data refresh strategies sourcing from Azure SQL Server and other applicable data sources.
• Design a stable, reliable, and effective PowerBI Service environment for reporting
• Develop dashboards for various business users
• Create new complex PowerBI custom UI visualizations according to specifications
• Perform data validation tasks to ensure data quality across multiple data sets
• Liaise with developers to improve reporting functionality and establish best practices
• Gather business requirements and identify new features (including documentation and leading technical meetings)
• Develop technical manuals
• Lead Power BI technical training, mentoring, and co-development with business area employees
• Ensure all reports meet agency and performance requirements
• Configure and establish best practice security, accessibility, and access management controls around reporting environment
• Develop data refresh strategies sourcing from Azure SQL Server and other applicable data sources
• Deliver daily Project Status Reports to end clients tracking progress to milestones
• Perform knowledge transfer

Skills

Power BI development

SQL queries

Data validation

Technical documentation

PowerBI visualizations

Tableau/Crystal migration

Azure SQL Server

Tools

Azure SQL Server

PowerBI Service

Job description

Client Information

Client Name Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE)

Requisition 3935

Location St. Paul, MN

Duration 1 year

Due Date 11/18/2026 or sooner

C2C Possible Yes. Rate depends on experience

Interview Method Web-based with Camera On

NOTE: The work is expected to be done remotely. We can accept H1b, H4, TN and other valid work visas for IT. However we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

Description:

Our client is seeking one full-time Power BI Developer to write/extract SQL queries, validate student loan data from various sources, construct PowerBI visualizations, create and maintain business dashboards, remediate accessibility issues, provide ad hoc reporting capabilities, and migrate existing Tableau/Crystal reports to PowerBI.

At a high level the resource is expected to produce a stable, reliable and effective PowerBI Service environment for reporting and create new complex PowerBI custom UI visualizations according to specifications.

Tasks

• Set up and configure PowerBI as it relates to the PowerPlatform environment and perform user-level training
• Conduct root cause analysis of loan related data issues and anomalies and elicit business requirements when business analyst is unavailable, this includes communication and documentation of business rules.
• Construct automation routines to export data to other mediums (e.g. Excel) and ensure all reports meet agency and performance requirements.
• Configure and establish best practice security, accessibility, and access management controls around reporting environment, and develop data refresh strategies sourcing from Azure SQL Server and other applicable data sources.
• Design a stable, reliable, and effective PowerBI Service environment for reporting
• Develop dashboards for various business users
• Create new complex PowerBI custom UI visualizations according to specifications
• Perform data validation tasks to ensure data quality across multiple data sets
• Liaise with developers to improve reporting functionality and establish best practices
• Gather business requirements and identify new features (including documentation and leading technical meetings)
• Develop technical manuals
• Lead Power BI technical training, mentoring, and co-development with business area employees
• Ensure all reports meet agency and performance requirements
• Configure and establish best practice security, accessibility, and access management controls around reporting environment
• Develop data refresh strategies sourcing from Azure SQL Server and other applicable data sources
• Deliver daily Project Status Reports to end clients tracking progress to milestones
• Perform knowledge transfer

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Excellent communication skills, including communication with high-level leaders
• Versatile presentation skills (informal and formal)

Skills Required

• 5 years - Advanced Power BI Development experience
• Strong experience writing technical documentation
• Experience constructing PowerBI visualizations, create and maintain business dashboards, remediate accessibility issues, provide ad hoc reporting capabilities, and migrate existing Tableau/Crystal reports to PowerBI.
• Experience performing robust student loan data validation (including forbearance data)