Senior BI Applications Analyst — Power BI Dashboards

Great Lakes Water Authority; Detroit, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Lakes Water Authority in Detroit, MI seeks an Applications Analyst – Business Intelligence (Level 3) to build and maintain Power BI dashboards from multiple systems using SQL and API integrations, translating operational data into actionable insights for reliability and efficiency.

The role collaborates with customers to define requirements, deploy new applications, design and test configurations, and deliver ad hoc reports while upholding security and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, information technology, engineering, construction, or related field.
• A minimum of five (5) years of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Meet with customers to define business requirements, applications and systems goals, and to identify and resolve issues.
• Review and analyze the effectiveness of existing applications and systems and develop improvement strategies.
• Assist in deployment of new applications and enhancements to existing ones.
• Perform application design, configuration, and integration.
• Develop and maintain programs including stored procedures and web services.
• Conduct cost-benefit and ROI analyses to aid management decisions.
• Coordinate and perform tests, including user acceptance tests, and provide end-user training.
• Identify risks and dependencies and provide solutions and recommendations.
• Develop prototypes/mockups to gather requirements from users.
• Plan, design and implement additions/upgrades/replacements of applications and databases.
• Follow security policies and work safely in the environment.

Skills

Power BI dashboards

SQL

API integrations

Data visualization

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/engineering or related field

Job description

Great Lakes Water Authority in Detroit, MI seeks an Applications Analyst – Business Intelligence (Level 3) to build and maintain Power BI dashboards from multiple systems using SQL and API integrations, translating operational data into actionable insights for reliability and efficiency.

The role collaborates with customers to define requirements, deploy new applications, design and test configurations, and deliver ad hoc reports while upholding security and compliance standards.