Power BI Developer

System One; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services provider is seeking a Power BI Developer for a 100% remote contract position. The role involves creating reports and dashboards for federal clients using Microsoft Power BI. Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree, with at least 8 years of experience and the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance. Competitive pay ranges from $55 to $60 per hour.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in Business Intelligence.
• 4+ years of experience with Power BI delivering reports and visualizations.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop reports and dashboards using Power BI.
• Work with stakeholders to understand data needs.
• Support Power BI administration including monitoring reports usage.

Skills

Microsoft Power BI

Data visualization

Data analysis

SQL databases

Agile methodologies

DAX queries

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Power BI Cloud Service

SSRS

SSAS

SSIS

Job description

Power BI Developer - 100% Remote - Contract - $55-60/hr W2 - NO C2C - Must be US Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance

ALTA IT Services is seeking a Business Intelligence developer who will spearhead development and delivery of critical reports and dashboards to our business clients within the Federal Government. In this position, you will utilize your experience with Microsoft Power BI and other Microsoft reporting and analytic tools in a cloud-based environment to help customers with their data needs.

Job Description:

• Work directly with key stakeholders to understand data needs, document report requirements, provide user support
• Design, develop, and implement operational and analytic reports, visualizations, dashboards, and data extracts utilizing Microsoft Power BI and other query tools
• Reengineer existing Power BI and SSRS reports and dashboards to source data from Azure data lake, Synapse Analytics, and Azure SQL Managed Instance
• Analyze current ETL logic and data sources such as SQL Server databases and SSAS cubes to understand required data transformations
• Analyze report performance and implement performance tuning, including visual components, DAX queries, Power Query, data model, caching to deliver high performance reports
• Utilize Azure cloud data services such as data lake (ADLS), data warehouse, Synapse Analytics, and Analysis Services, to design and develop optimal reports to meet user needs
• Collaborate with other team members including business analyst, data modeler, data architect, and data engineers to support design and implementation of data models and data transformations for Power BI reports
• Design, develop, and implement processes and functions to ensure data quality in reports and analytics
• Support Power BI administration tasks, including workspaces, access controls, apps, gateway and cloud data source connections, monitoring reports usage, monitoring and tuning utilization of compute and storage capacity
• Ensure alignment with data governance policies, processes, and procedures
• Incorporate AI/ML techniques and functions (e.g. Power BI Copilot) to enhance data processing and reporting
• Assist the Help Desk with problem and incident management
• Assist with end user training
• Actively support Agile DevOps process, including Program Increment planning
• Actively engage in continuous learning to increase relevant skills

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience
• At least 4 years of demonstrated experience delivering reports, visualization, and analytics using Power BI, to include Power BI Cloud Service, Power BI desktop, Power BI Report Server
• At least 4 years of experience working directly with business end users to understand requirements, develop reports, and provide ongoing support
• Experience with the Microsoft Business Intelligence Stack (Power BI, SSAS, SSRS, and SSIS)
• Experience tuning reports performance including optimizing DAX, Power Query, data models
• Experience with SQL databases (OLTP, OLAP), flat file (e.g. excel) data sources, multi-dimensional models, TSQL, DAX/MDX, Power Query
• Understanding of reports development using Azure based data services (Synapse Analytics)
• Experience in Agile projects, working with a multi functional team
• Strong analytical capabilities with proven problems solving skills
• Must be detail oriented, and able to support multiple projects and tasks
• Demonstrate continuous learning to increase relevant skills
• Ability to work well in a team environment and/or work alone with limited supervision
• Ability to successfully obtain a government-issued Public Trust clearance

Preferred:

• Experience working on Federal government projects
• Experience delivering reports in the law, HR, financial management, inventory, property, management domains
• Power BI and Microsoft Azure data analytics related certifications
• Experience supporting data governance
• Experience with Design Thinking and Human Centered Design, and persona solutions driven solutions

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.