Job Title: Power BI Developer

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)

Position Type: Contract

Job Description:

"Senior Power BI Developer with a passion for transforming complex data into insightful and actionable visualizations, Thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess a strong understanding of data security, entitlements, and the nuances of working with cloud data platforms like Snowflake.

In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, developing, and deploying robust Power BI solutions that empower our stakeholders with critical business intelligence. Your expertise in connecting to diverse data sources, particularly Snowflake, implementing stringent security measures, and understanding the principles of model risk will be key to your success.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end development lifecycle of Power BI dashboards and reports, from requirements gathering to deployment and maintenance.

• Design and implement efficient and scalable data models within Power BI, leveraging best practices for performance and usability.

• Establish and maintain secure connections to various data sources, with a strong emphasis on Snowflake, ensuring optimal query performance.

• Implement and manage entitlement and security models within Power BI to ensure data privacy and appropriate access control.

• Collaborate closely with data engineers and architects to optimize data pipelines and ensure data quality and integrity.

• Apply your understanding of model risk principles to design visualizations that accurately represent data and avoid potential misinterpretations.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for all Power BI solutions.

• Stay up-to-date with the latest Power BI features and industry best practices.

• Troubleshoot and resolve performance and data-related issues within the Power BI environment.

• Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into effective Power BI solutions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or a related field.

• Minimum of 6+ years of hands-on experience as a Power BI Developer.

• Proven expertise in connecting Power BI to Snowflake and optimizing Snowflake queries for Power BI performance.

• Strong understanding and practical experience in implementing entitlement and security models within Power BI Service, including row-level security and object-level security.

• Familiarity with data governance principles and best practices.

• Experience working with large and complex datasets.

• Proficiency in DAX for creating complex calculations and measures.

• Solid understanding of data modeling concepts (star schema, snowflake schema).

• Experience with Power Query (M language) for data transformation and shaping.

• Understanding of model risk concepts and the importance of accurate data representation in analytical tools.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with other cloud data platforms (e.g., Azure Snowflake).

• Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and ETL/ELT processes.

• Experience with scripting languages such as Python automation.

• Knowledge of data quality tools and processes.

• Experience with Agile development methodologies.

• Power BI certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate).

If you believe you are qualified for this position and are currently in the job market or interested in making a change, please email me the resume along with contact details at [email protected]