BI Business Intelligence Specialist Contract

On behalf of our Public Sector client, Wirehead has a new contract opportunity for a BI Business Intelligence Specialist. Microsoft Power BI.

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Client: Government
Type: Contract
Role: Business Intelligence Specialist
Term: 8 Months + extension
Pay Rate: Open
Start date: Negotiable
Req ID: 5929
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Requirements: What you’ll need

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Qualifications

Deliverables:

Work with project teams to ensure successful release of Business Intelligence reporting using Power BI.

• Use Power Query to extract data from different data sources and choose a storage mode and connectivity type.
• Profile, clean, and load data into Power BI
• Design data models that are intuitive, high-performing, and simple to maintain
• Use M and DAX language to create measures
• Ensure high performance of Power Query data retrieval tasks
• Create Power BI report designs and report formatting, including report navigation
• Examine, sort and present data using Power BI in a cohesive manner.
• Leverage statistical summaries of data and facilitate export of data from Power BI when required.
• Apply and perform advanced analytics on reports for deeper and more meaningful data insights.
• Leverage workspaces in the Power BI service.
• Deploy Power BI artifacts to workspaces and enable sharing to users.
• Connect Power BI reports to on-premise data sources.
• Configure automatic refresh for Power BI datasets.
• Enable Row-level security
• Understand the report users needs and their requirements
• Develop reports all the way into production.
• Work with the project team in completing all relevant and required documentation in alignment with OPS standards.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

• Use Power Query to extract data from different data sources and choose a storage mode and connectivity type.
• Profile, clean, and load data into Power BI
• Design data models that are intuitive, high-performing, and simple to maintain
• Create Power BI report designs and report formatting, including report navigation
• Examine, sort and present data using Power BI in a cohesive manner
• Connect Power BI reports to on-premise data sources

Skills and Knowledge:

• Proven experience as a Microsoft Power BI developer, building Business Intelligence reports and dashboards
• Demonstrated experience with M, DAX and Power Query
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure ecosystem
• Proven experience with SQL Server and other database technologies
• Proven, demonstratable experience in data modeling and data visualization; working with different data schemas and BI implementation methodologies
• Knowledge of data analysis, data management
• Proven ability to partner with internal/external stakeholders and liaise with technical experts and non-technical colleagues
• Experience in understanding, capturing, and analyzing complex and sometimes competing business requirements to develop Power BI and Business Intelligence products
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal and facilitation skills
• Strong written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills with special attention to correct use of tense, grammar/spelling and terminology
• Demonstrated effective time management and organizational skills, including the ability to plan and prioritize workload, ensuring timelines are met and respond to demands of a dynamic environment.

Criteria 1: Technical Skills

• Proven work experience as a Power BI Report Developer
• Demonstrated experience with M, DAX and Power Query
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure ecosystem and the Power Platform
• Proven experience with SQL Server and Power BI Datasets
• Proven, demonstratable experience in data modeling and data visualizations for Power BI; working with different data schemas and BI implementation methodologies
• Knowledge of data analysis, data management
• Experience in understanding, capturing, and analyzing complex and sometimes competing business requirements to develop Power BI and Business Intelligence products
• Demonstrated experience with performance tuning in Power BI including measures, relationships and visuals
• Demonstrated experience with data sources for Power BI including DirectQuery, Import and appropriate Considerations and limitations
• Demonstrated experience with Power BI datasets
• Demonstrated experience with Power BI refresh

Criteria 2: Documentation, Collaboration & Communication Skills

• Ability to partner with internal/external stakeholders and liaise with technical experts and non-technical colleagues, regarding project deliverables.
• Proven experience in developing documentation
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with Developers, Testers and Program Managers
• Proven experience in producing diagrams, videos, and other visual content
• Experience analyzing customer feedback and responding to it to improve the customer experience
• Experience in bringing clarity to complex business challenges and conflicting articulation of business issues through techniques that result in common understanding of the issues, as well as agreement on business process requirements vs technology requirements to solve the issues.
• Experience in understanding, capturing, and analyzing complex and sometimes competing business requirements to develop Business Intelligence products
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Facilitation skills, Interpersonal and consultative skills
• Stakeholder management skills. Demonstrated strong problem-solving and organizational skills
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
• Working knowledge and experience developing reports for use by a wide spectrum of stakeholders
• Strong written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills with special attention to correct use of tense, grammar/spelling and terminology.
• Demonstrated effective time management and organizational skills, including the ability to plan and prioritize workload, ensuring timelines are met and respond to demands of a dynamic environment

Must haves:

• 3-5 years of experience as a Microsoft Power BI developer, building Business Intelligence reports and dashboards
• Demonstrated experience with M, DAX and Power Query
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with Developers, Testers and Program Managers
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure ecosystem and the Power Platform
• Proven experience with SQL Server and Power BI Datasets

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply for this opportunity by using the Apply button or sending your resume directly to careers@wirehead.com

We thank all candidates for their interest but advise that only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted directly. Rest assured that your resume will be kept on our database and will be considered for all future opportunities.

Wirehead is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC). Should you require accommodations during the recruitment and selection process, please let our recruiter know.

***This opportunity is in Toronto; preference will be given to local candidates. Wirehead does not offer a relocation package. We encourage you continue to refer to our Job listing page as new opportunities become available and updated on a regular basis. Thank you again for your interest in Wirehead!