Senior Power BI Developer

ASGN - Glen Allen, VA

Full-time - Senior

Glen Allen, VA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Power BI Developer at Apex Systems is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining Power BI reports and dashboards, ensuring data quality and consistency across the organization. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications, managing Power BI solutions, and optimizing performance. The ideal candidate will work independently, adhere to project timelines, and contribute to the overall success of the business by leveraging their expertise in Power BI and data management.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards, and data models adhering to coding standards and best practices.
• Develop and maintain version control for databases and dashboards to ensure consistency and accuracy across all reports and data sources.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data analysts, and IT teams to understand business needs, data sources, and requirements.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and develop solutions that meet or exceed stakeholder expectations.
• Use Agile and Waterfall methodologies, along with Azure DevOps, to track projects and ensure timely delivery of solutions.
• Debug and optimize new and existing code to improve performance and ensure data accuracy.
• Develop documentation to standardize reports across the entire IT organization and ensure that reports are aligned with business objectives.
• Take ownership of the Power BI tool and plan roadmaps to interact, develop, and publish reports in partnership with the business.
• Manage security, access, and licensing of the Power BI tool for online services.
• Create a unified database system to feed all other reports with row-level security depending on roles and responsibilities via dataflows and datamarts.
• Track the usage of Power BI services, plan future utilization, and keep data models from passing the existing license capacity for the company not to incur extra costs.
• Proactively monitor performance and identify opportunities for improvement and optimization.
• Stay up to date with the latest Power BI features and trends and apply new knowledge to improve existing solutions.
• Create strong user interface and user experience design, including data visualization and report formatting, to create the best possible user experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with a concentration in Business, Computer Science, Statistics, or Information Systems.
• 5+ years of Power BI experience.
• 5+ years of MS T-SQL development experience.
• Knowledge on DAX highly preferred.
• Experience with UI/UX design.
• Strong understanding of data modeling concepts, data warehouse design, and data integration.
• Exceptional leadership, time management, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Consulting or staffing experience is a plus.
• Strong creative and analytic problem-solving skills.
• Relevant certifications (Azure/AWS Data or Analytics Certifications, SQL Management Studio, MS Power BI, Snowflake).
• Good working knowledge of Azure DevOps for version control and task/bug tracking.

Nice-to-haves

• Consulting or staffing experience is a plus.
• Relevant certifications (Azure/AWS Data or Analytics Certifications, SQL Management Studio, MS Power BI, Snowflake).

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Vacation and Holiday Pay
• Team Building Events
• Partial Gym Membership
• Paid 401k Retirement Plan
• Training and Advancement opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Birthdays Off
• Philanthropic Opportunities
• Referral Program
• Long and Short-Term Disability
• Life Insurance