Senior Power BI Developer - Washington, United States - Outland Recruiting

Description

Job Description

Outland Recruiting is looking for an Senior Power BI Developer to join the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) project. The VBA EDW resides on one Oracle M8 Supercluster database and thirteen application servers.Our team provides the Business Intelligence software development and technical services required to sustain EDW applications to include Project Management, Data Warehouse Management, Tableau Server Administration/Tableau Desktop Administration, Technical Collaboration Support, Lessons Learned, Executive Orders and Special Projects, Architectural Enhancements, and Cloud Migration.

The Senior Power BI Developermust be able to create software using in 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 ensures 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 VAs 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 VA 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.
• Draft training materials and documentation as required and assist Business Analysts to provide training and support to end users on the use of developed software products.
• 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.
• Serveas a technical leader within the project team, mentoring junior developers, and providing guidance on best practices in software development, data integration, and system design.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in computer science or other technical disciplines.(8 additional Years of relevant work experience in Lieu of Degree)
• 8+ years of relevant experience including 4+ years experience developing Power BI dashboarding and reporting products, especially data warehousing solutions.
• Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required security clearance.

Salary Range:

The salary range for this position is$94,990$99,000