Power BI Lead

Valiant Technologies LLC; Bolingbrook (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC is seeking a Power BI Lead to design, develop, and implement robust Power BI solutions that meet business requirements. You will work with stakeholders and technical teams to define BI objectives and deliver scalable dashboards and reports.

The role focuses on data modeling, data flows, and data visualization best practices, with emphasis on security, governance, and performance optimization in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and implementing Power BI solutions.
• Experience resolving performance issues on large-scale BI deployments.
• CI/CD and automated testing for Power BI reports experience.
• Monitoring and alerting for Power BI reports and environments.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, warehousing, and BI concepts.
• Proficiency with Power BI Desktop, Power Query, DAX, M, and Power BI Service.

Responsibilities

• Design BI solutions with stakeholders to meet business objectives.
• Develop data models and data flows to support visualizations, including transformations and calculations.
• Create dashboards and reports in Power BI with attention to data accuracy and clarity.
• Integrate data from databases, data warehouses, and APIs; ensure data security and access controls.
• Optimize Power BI performance and scalability; address bottlenecks and caching as needed.
• Implement security measures and data governance policies for confidentiality and compliance.
• Schedule and manage data refresh processes to keep reports up to date.
• Monitor Power BI environments and perform regular maintenance and updates.

Skills

Data modeling

Data warehousing

BI concepts

Performance troubleshooting

Security & governance

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate

Microsoft Certified: Power BI Certification

Tools

Power BI Desktop

Power BI Service

Power Query

DAX

M

SQL

APIs

Job description

As a Power BI Lead, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing Power BI solutions that meet the business requirements of the organization. You will work closely with business stakeholders and technical teams to identify data visualization needs and create robust and scalable Power BI solutions. This role requires a deep understanding of data modeling, data visualization, and business intelligence concepts, as well as strong technical and analytical skills.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design: Collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams to understand data requirements, define business intelligence objectives, and design Power BI solutions that align with the organization's goals and strategies.
• Data Modeling: Develop data models and data flows to support efficient and accurate data visualization. Design and implement data transformations, aggregations, calculation groups and calculations to create meaningful insights and metrics.
• Data Visualization: Create visually appealing and interactive dashboards, reports, and visualizations using Power BI. Ensure data accuracy and consistency throughout the visualizations and provide insights in a clear and understandable manner.
• Data Integration: Work closely with data engineers and developers to identify and extract data from various sources such as databases, data warehouses, and APIs. Transform and cleanse data as needed for effective analysis and reporting. Implement data security and access controls to ensure data confidentiality.
• Performance Optimization: Optimize Power BI solutions for improved performance and scalability. Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, enhance query performance, and implement caching mechanisms to optimize data retrieval.
• Security and Governance: Implement security measures and data governance policies to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. Define and enforce data access controls, data classification, and data retention policies in line with organizational standards and compliance requirements.
• Data Refresh and Automation: Schedule and manage data refresh processes to ensure the availability of up-to-date information in Power BI reports and dashboards.
• Monitoring and Maintenance: Monitor Power BI solutions for data accuracy, performance issues, and system health. Proactively identify and resolve issues, perform regular maintenance tasks, and apply necessary updates and patches to keep the system up to date.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Power BI Developer with expertise in designing and implementing Power BI solutions.
• Experienced in resolving performance issues on large scale BI implementation on big data platforms.
• Experienced in CI/CD and setting up automated testing of Power BI reports
• Experienced in setting up monitoring and alerting for performance and operational issues with Power BI reports and environment.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing, business intelligence concepts
• Proficiency in Power BI Desktop, Power Query, DAX, M, Power BI Service
• Experience with data integration, ETL processes
• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases
• Solid understanding of data visualization principles and best practices.
• Experience with data warehousing concepts and technologies.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms GCP and their integration with Power BI is a plus.
• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate or Microsoft Certified: Power BI Certified is preferred.

VALIANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. VALIANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will VALIANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract