Power BI Developer

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Power BI Developer
Location: Richmond VA (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 Months
Interview type: Web Cam Interview Only

• Preference is local RVA candidates OR those within 2 hours drive (in case an onsite meeting is required)

• Design, develop, and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards, and semantic models supporting business divisions and product teams across the agency.
• Build reporting solutions on established Dataverse data models, working with existing tables, relationships, and security configurations rather than defining the underlying data layer.
• Develop data connections and transformations using Power Query against additional sources as required, including SQL Server, Azure Blob Storage, and Cosmos DB.
• Develop and optimize DAX measures, calculated columns, and semantic model relationships for accuracy and performance.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand reporting needs, define measures and metrics, and translate business questions into usable visualizations.
• Support reporting needs across multiple product teams and divisional efforts, with assignment and prioritization directed by the SCC Power Platform and business intelligence lead.
• Support short-duration, time-sensitive reporting requests as agency priorities require.
• Implement reports in accordance with established workspace structure, dataset management, and row-level security standards, and contribute recommendations to strengthen those standards.
• Apply appropriate handling of sensitive and restricted data in accordance with SCC data classification and security requirements, building to established security design.
• Maintain and enhance existing reports and datasets, including performance tuning, refresh troubleshooting, and defect resolution.
• Document semantic models, measure definitions, data sources, and refresh dependencies to support ongoing SCC maintenance and knowledge retention.
• Support end user adoption through report walkthroughs and knowledge transfer to business users and SCC staff.
• Participate in agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, and requirements discussions.

• Professional experience developing business intelligence and reporting solutions with Microsoft Power BI.
• Strong proficiency in DAX, incl. measure development, time intelligence, performance optimization, and a working understanding of row/ filter context
• Strong proficiency in Power Query and M for data transformation and preparation.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience querying relational data sources
• Demonstrated experience with dimensional and semantic data modeling, including star schema design and relationship management
• Experience building Power BI reports against Dataverse or Dynamics 365 data
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with business stakeholders to elicit reporting requirements and translate them into working solutions
• Strong data visualization judgment, including selecting appropriate visuals and designing reports for clarity and usability
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage competing reporting priorities with minimal direction
• Experience implementing and testing row-level security in Power BI
• Experience with Power BI Service administration concepts, incl. workspaces, apps, dataset refresh/ gateway configuration, & deployment across environment
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric is considered a plus
• Experience with Azure Blob Storage or Cosmos DB as reporting data sources is considered a plus
• Experience working in a public sector, regulatory, or other compliance-driven environment is considered a plus
• Microsoft certification PL-300 (Power BI Data Analyst) is considered a plus