Senior Power BI Developer at Strategic Staffing Solutions
Minneapolis, MN 55415
About the Job
Senior Power BI Developer
Location: Minneapolis, MN Hybrid Schedule
Duration: 12+ Months
Role Type: W2 contract engagement
Role Summary:
The Senior Power BI Developer must be able to create software using a variety of languages or platforms, including Microsoft Power BI, DAX, SQL, and Power Query. Must have experience in understanding and articulating benefits and risks associated with alternative approaches, determining the best-fit when multiple technical paths are available, and anticipating potential issues before they materialize by implementing mitigating measures.
Responsibilities:
• Participate in planning and design sessions of Power BI reporting solutions, ensuring they are scalable, performant, secure, and meet stakeholder reporting requirements.
• Architect, design, and develop scalable, interactive reports and dashboards using Power BI that are intuitive and meet established UI/UX objectives.
• Design and implement Power BI data strategies and models that support complex reporting and analytics and ensure optimal performance and scalability.
• Create Composite Data Models by integrating data from disparate sources into Power BI, ensuring that data is accurately captured, transformed, and presented.
• Implement security measures within Power BI reports and dashboards to ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and compliance with data governance and security policies.
• Monitor and optimize the performance of Power BI reports and dashboards to ensure they are running efficiently and effectively, minimizing load times, and enhancing user experience.
• Collaborate with business analysts, database administrators, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements and deliver Power BI solutions that meet expectations.
• Develop test plans and conduct thorough testing of Power BI reports and dashboards. Document software defects, resolve, and re-test to ensure the highest level of quality and reliability.
• Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups, ensuring timely delivery of Power BI development tasks.
• Solicit feedback from business stakeholders to gather UI/UX/CX insights of delivered Power BI reports, and document lessons-learned to inform future development efforts.
• Serve as a technical leader within the project team, mentoring junior developers, and providing guidance on best practices in software development, data integration, and system design.
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or other technical disciplines. (8 additional Years of relevant work experience in Lieu of Degree)
• 8+ years of relevant experience
• 4+ years’ experience developing Power BI dashboarding and reporting products, especially data warehousing solutions.
