PowerBI Developer

Powerbi Developer

Position Overview

Posting Title: PowerBI Developer

Number of Positions: 3

Desired Career Level: SME

Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree

Contract Start Date: 03/01/2026

Contract End Date: 02/28/2031

Project Name: Office of Technology and Strategic Services

Requesting Agency: Mississippi Department of Education

Work Location: Jackson, MS

Remote Option: 100% Remote

Position Description and Job Skill Set

This position requires a qualified Power BI Developer with at least 7 years’ experience in the following areas:

• Prototyping, designing, developing, and publishing Power BI Reports
• Develop Power BI Data models and recommend best practices for report creation and visualizations
• Implement security in reports and dashboards
• Integrate Dashboards into applications using Power BI Embedded
• Collaborate with Business Analysts to gather business requirements for Analytics and Reporting
• Provide guidance and code reviews to BI team members
• Troubleshoot reporting issues and tune report performance
• Create and modify database tables and views. Review plans to optimize SQL queries
• Responsible for implementing security on developed Dashboards in accordance with security and access requirements
• Ensure agile/scrum practices are followed during the development process
• Evaluate self-service reporting and dashboard tool
• Responsible for estimating work content and achieving planned timelines
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Multi-task effectively between projects
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively as part of a team
• Must possess analytical and complex problem-solving skills

Required Skills/Experience

Experience in Business Analytics tools developing Reporting and Dashboards

Experience in Reporting and Analytics using Power BI - M Query, DAX, Data Modelling, Row Level Security

Experience in database technologies and strong SQL query writing skills, preferable SQL Server

Analytical thinking for converting data into relevant reports and graphics

Understanding of how to implement solutions with multiple data sources

Experience working with Agile methodology and self-starter who can quickly acclimate to a dynamic environment

Preferred/Not Required

Strong foundational knowledge of Microsoft 365 platform including Exchange, Azure AD, and Azure ecosystem

Demonstrate an understanding of security concepts including access control and data security

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst certification

Scoring Method

Criteria - Score Percentage Must equal 100%

Cost - 30

Required Skills/Experience - 25

Preferred Skills/Experience - 10

Candidate Interview