Power BI Developer

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI.
• Gather and analyze business requirements to translate them into effective data visualizations and insights.
• Connect to multiple data sources (SQL databases, Excel, APIs, cloud platforms, etc.) and perform data transformation using Power Query.
• Create efficient and optimized data models using relationships, calculated columns, and measures.
• Develop DAX calculations for KPIs, metrics, and advanced business logic.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and performance optimization of reports.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, business analysts, and data engineers to understand reporting needs.
• Implement Row-Level Security (RLS) and manage data access controls.
• Publish reports to Power BI Service and manage workspaces, datasets, and scheduled refreshes.
• Support end users by resolving data/report-related issues and providing training when required.

Experience

What You Should Know:

• 2 to 5 years of experience in BI/Reporting/Data Analytics roles.
• Minimum 2+ years hands-on experience in Power BI development.

Power BI Skills

• Strong experience in Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service.
• Expertise in creating dashboards, drill-through reports, slicers, bookmarks, and custom visuals.
• Experience with data modeling concepts (star schema, snowflake schema).

DAX & Data Modeling

• Strong knowledge of DAX (CALCULATE, FILTER, ALL, SUMX, etc.).
• Ability to create complex measures and optimize performance.

Data Transformation

• Proficiency in Power Query (M language).
• Experience in cleaning, transforming, and shaping large datasets.

Database Knowledge

• Good knowledge of SQL (joins, subqueries, aggregations).
• Experience working with relational databases like MySQL, SQL Server, or PostgreSQL.

Data Integration

Experience connecting to multiple data sources including Excel, SharePoint, REST APIs, Azure, etc.

Performance Optimization

Ability to analyze and optimize report performance using best practices.

Version Control & Deployment

• Familiarity with deployment pipelines and workspace management.
• Basic understanding of Git or version control practices (preferred).

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret business data and convert it into meaningful insights.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with Azure services (Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Synapse).
• Knowledge of ETL tools.
• Exposure to Python or R for data analysis.
• Experience in Power BI Embedded.
• Understanding of data governance and security best practices.