Senior Power BI Developer

Performix; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Performix is seeking a Power BI Specialist to design and manage a robust Power BI Service environment and to build dashboards for diverse business users in Minnesota. The role involves creating advanced custom visuals, ensuring data quality across datasets, and collaborating with developers to improve reporting functionality.

The position also includes gathering requirements, leading technical meetings, authoring manuals, and delivering Power BI training and mentoring to business area employees.

Qualifications

• Advanced Power BI development experience (5+ years).
• Experience validating student loan data (including forbearance data).
• Proven ability to write clear technical documentation.
• Excellent communication with senior leaders.
• Versatile presentation skills for both informal and formal settings.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Power BI Development

Student loan data validation

Technical documentation

Excellent communication skills

Presentation skills

Job description

• 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

Desired Skills & Experience

• Advanced Power BI Development experience of five years
• Experience performing robust student loan data validation (including forbearance data)
• Strong experience writing technical documentation
• Excellent communication skills, including communication with high-level leaders
• Versatile presentation skills (informal and formal)