Data Support Analyst (Power BI Developer)
- Pay Rate: $54.00 – $64.00/hour on W2
- Contract Length: 12 months
- Location: Spring, TX 77389 (Onsite)
Raise is currently hiring a contract team member on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader.
Overview
- We are seeking a highly skilled Power BI Developer with a minimum of 5 years of proven, hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying complex analytics solutions in the Power BI Service (cloud) environment.
- The ideal candidate has deep expertise with modern Power BI capabilities, strong data modeling skills, and experience using GitHub for source control and collaborative BI development.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain advanced, interactive Power BI dashboards, semantic models and reports with a strong focus on performance, usability, and end‑user experience.
- Build robust semantic data models using Power BI Desktop, including optimized star schemas, DAX measures, calculation groups, and reusable modeling patterns.
- Implement and manage solutions in Power BI Service, including:
- Workspaces & deployment pipelines
- Data refresh strategies (scheduled refresh, incremental refresh, DirectQuery, hybrid models)
- Apply latest Power BI features and best practices, such as:
- Field Parameters
- Power query M scripting
- Dynamic formatting
- Optimized ribbon features
- Paginated reports
- Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate Power BI solutions
- Manage version control using GitHub, including:
- Source control for PBIP projects
- Branching, pull requests, and code reviews
- workflows aligned with Power BI deployment pipelines in GitHub
- Conduct performance optimization for large datasets using techniques such as:
- Aggregations
- Composite models
- DAX performance tuning
- Partner with business stakeholders to understand reporting needs and translate them into scalable analytics solutions.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on professional experience developing Power BI solutions.
- Excellent understanding of data modeling concepts (star schema, fact/dimension design, normalization).
- Strong expertise in Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service, including modern features
- Proven ability to build and optimize data models and write efficient DAX.
- Experience using GitHub for version control with Power BI PBIP files.
- Strong SQL skills and experience working with enterprise data sources
- Ability to collaborate in agile, cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Power Query (M language) and transformation best practices.
- Experience with enterprise-scale analytics, large datasets, and performance tuning techniques.
- Strong background in data storytelling, UX/UI for dashboards, and business requirements gathering.
Top 3 Skills
- Power BI Experts skilled in DAX
- Data modeling, Power Query
- Advanced dashboard design
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