Power BI Developer (Custom Visualizations, DAX & SQL)

Axiom Path, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Path is seeking a Power BI Developer to design and deliver advanced dashboards across enterprise datasets. You will build custom visuals, DAX measures, and optimized SQL queries to support governance, risk, and performance reporting.

Based in Charlotte with hybrid work, you will collaborate with stakeholders and data engineers in an agile environment, using modern data platforms such as Databricks and Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse to empower data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant experience in BI development, reporting, analytics, or related technical disciplines with hands-on Power BI dashboard development.
• Strong expertise in Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, Power Query, semantic modeling, DAX, and dashboard deployment.
• Ability to develop complex DAX measures and calculated columns across multiple levels of aggregation.
• Advanced SQL proficiency with joins, CTEs, window functions, and data reconciliation.
• Experience building visuals beyond native capabilities (Deneb with Vega/Vega-Lite).
• Familiarity with dimensional data modeling and data warehouse concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy interactive Power BI dashboards translating complex requirements into actionable reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and data engineers to define objectives and KPI definitions.
• Create dashboard wireframes and production-ready visuals with customized visuals and dashboards.
• Develop time intelligence calculations, measures, and calculations supporting trend analysis and performance monitoring.
• Model semantic layer using dimensional modeling, date tables, relationships, and Power Query transformations.
• Integrate reporting with Databricks and Fabric Lakehouse, and validate data with SQL-based checks.
• Troubleshoot refresh issues and defects, and document usable visual specifications and deployment changes.
• Support Jira-based delivery in an Agile environment with stakeholders and engineers.

Skills

Power BI development

DAX calculations

SQL data querying

Data visualization

Agile / Jira collaboration

Tools

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse

Power BI Desktop

Power BI Service

Power Query

Deneb / Vega / Vega-Lite

Jira

Job description

Power BI Developer (Custom Visualizations, DAX & SQL)

Charlotte, United States

Axiom Path is an AI-first recruiting and staffing firm delivering RPO, MSP, and direct-hire solutions to enterprise clients across the U.S. Our team of experienced recruiters, supported by purpose-built automation, moves faster and communicates better so clients get qualified talent sooner and candidates get a clear, responsive process from first contact to start date.

Job Description

Be Part Of A High-Performing Team

Join a leading global financial services organization supporting enterprise technology governance, transformation, and data analytics initiatives. This team focuses on improving operational transparency, strengthening reporting capabilities, and enabling more informed business decisions through accurate, accessible data.

Working within a collaborative, agile technology environment, you will partner with business stakeholders, data engineers, and technology professionals to develop sophisticated reporting solutions. The position offers an opportunity to work with modern data platforms, advanced Power BI visualization techniques, and enterprise datasets that support technology operations, risk management, and business performance.

What's In Store For You

Hybrid Work Arrangement: Based in Charlotte, NC, combining onsite collaboration with remote flexibility.

Engagement: W2 only (no C2C/1099).

Modern Data Technologies: Work with Power BI, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse, and enterprise data platforms.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders, technical teams, and data engineering professionals to deliver meaningful reporting solutions.

Advanced Visualization Projects: Develop customized dashboards and analytical reporting experiences beyond traditional Power BI capabilities.

How You Will Make An Impact

Design, develop, and deploy interactive Power BI dashboards that transform complex business requirements into intuitive, actionable reporting solutions.

Collaborate with business stakeholders to define reporting objectives, establish KPI definitions, document acceptance criteria, and create dashboard wireframes.

Convert approved designs into production-ready dashboards incorporating customized visualizations, KPI scorecards, analytical tables, timelines, and trend analysis.

Develop sophisticated DAX calculations, measures, and calculated columns supporting time intelligence, conditional logic, performance monitoring, and variance analysis.

Design and optimize Power BI semantic models using established dimensional modeling practices, relationships, date tables, and Power Query transformations.

Create advanced custom visuals using technologies such as Deneb, Vega, or Vega-Lite to address reporting requirements beyond standard Power BI functionality.

Integrate reporting solutions with curated data sources from Databricks, Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse, and relational databases.

Perform SQL-based data validation and reconciliation to verify reporting accuracy, identify discrepancies, and ensure consistent metrics across dashboards.

Investigate reporting defects, validate filter interactions, troubleshoot refresh issues, and collaborate with data engineers to resolve upstream data problems.

Publish and maintain Power BI reporting assets, implement approved access controls, and document reusable visual specifications, business metrics, and deployment changes.

Manage reporting requirements, delivery progress, and acceptance criteria using Jira within a collaborative Agile environment.

Requirements

Do You Bring Proven Success In Advanced Power BI Development And Data Visualization?

5-7 years of relevant experience in business intelligence development, reporting, data analytics, or related technical disciplines, with substantial hands-on Power BI dashboard development experience.

Strong expertise in Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, Power Query, semantic modeling, DAX, and dashboard deployment.

Proven ability to develop complex DAX measures and calculated columns, including filter context, row context, relationship-based calculations, distinct counts, and accurate totals across multiple levels of aggregation.

Advanced SQL proficiency, including complex joins, common table expressions (CTEs), window functions, aggregations, and data reconciliation.

Experience developing or customizing Power BI visuals beyond native capabilities. Deneb with Vega/Vega-Lite and JSON specification development is strongly preferred.

Strong understanding of dimensional data modeling, fact-table granularity, relationship cardinality, and data warehouse concepts.

Familiarity with medallion architecture, including Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers, with experience consuming curated reporting-ready datasets.

Hands-on experience connecting Power BI to Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse environments, including semantic-model connectivity and refresh troubleshooting.

Ability to translate stakeholder requirements into wireframes and deliver accurate, intuitive, production-quality dashboards.

Strong analytical judgment, troubleshooting capabilities, attention to detail, and communication skills.

Experience working collaboratively with stakeholders and engineers in Agile environments.

Additional Qualifications That Will Set You Apart

Experience using Python, R, or PySpark for data analysis, validation, or custom visualization development.

Familiarity with Jira, ServiceNow, audit management, risk and issue management, or project portfolio reporting datasets.

Exposure to financial reporting, human resources analytics, or enterprise technology governance reporting.

Experience documenting KPI definitions, reusable visualization configurations, and reporting specifications.