Data/ Reporting Power BI/SQL (Remote)

Data/ Reporting Power BI/SQL (Remote)

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Apache Spark Business Acumen Business Intelligence Reporting Business Requirements Data Governance Data Structures Data Warehousing Microsoft Azure Power BI SAS (Software) SQL (Programming Language) Stakeholder Management

Summary: The Business-Facing Power BI Reporting Analyst role focuses on transitioning from a mainframe to a cloud-based system, requiring a candidate with strong technical reporting skills and business acumen. The position involves working with the Spark Reporting Team to create dashboards and documentation while interfacing with business stakeholders. The role is remote and emphasizes documentation and reporting tasks, with development work expected to begin in 2026. Candidates should have expertise in Power BI and basic SQL skills, with a preference for those who can learn quickly.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Decommission the mainframe and transition to Alpha, a cloud-based system.
  • Work with the Spark Reporting Team to create dashboards and visuals using Power BI.
  • Gather, analyze, and refine business requirements through documentation.
  • Interface directly with business stakeholders to ensure clarity and completeness of requirements.
  • Prepare development packages for future reporting work.

Key Skills:

  • Power BI expertise: Creating dashboards, visuals, writing DAX, connecting to various data sources.
  • Strong communication skills to interface directly with business stakeholders.
  • Documentation experience: Gathering, analyzing, and refining requirements.
  • Basic SQL skills for querying databases and understanding data structure and flow.
  • Comfortable working in a functional/business analyst hybrid role.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Title: Business-Facing Power BI Reporting Analyst (Remote)

Duration: Long Term Contract

Project Overview

  • The team is decommissioning the mainframeand transitioning to Alpha, a cloud-based system.
  • The data warehouse resides in Azure; Alpha's ODS databasewill eventually become the new data source.
  • The goal is to identify a resource for the Spark Reporting Team(business side), with both technical reporting skills and strong business acumen.

Position Summary

  • Team: Spark Reporting (Business Side)

Must-Have Skills

  • Power BI expertise: Creating dashboards, visuals, writing DAX, connecting to various data sources.
  • Strong communication skills ability to interface directly with business stakeholders.
  • Documentation experience: Gathering, analyzing, and refining requirements.
  • Basic SQL skills querying databases, understanding data structure and flow.
  • Comfortable working in a functional/business analyst hybrid role.

Nice-to-Have Skills

  • SASexperience not required, but beneficial for non-visual/reporting tasks.
  • Familiarity with Alphaand its ODS database preferred but rare.
  • Experience using tools like iGrafxfor process documentation (or similar tools).
  • Exposure to Purviewor other data governance tools.

Role Focus

  • 2025: Heavy focus on documentation analyzing and validating incoming requirements, ensuring completeness, and preparing development packages.
  • Development work(building dashboards, reports, etc.) expected to begin in 2026.
  • This role is a mix of reportingand documentation, leaning toward functional work

Additional Insights

  • Ideal candidate resembles Michael Alvarez: strong business mindset with solid Power BI capabilities.
  • While Alpha/ODS experience is rare, a strong Power BI profilewho can learn quickly is preferred.
  • Remoterole no location constraint.
  • Interview Process:
    1. Initial screening with Andre.
    2. Second round focused on technical and development skills.
  • Targeting candidates ASAP, preferably interviews before July 4th if possible.

Clarifications

  • No Oracle Business Suite; all data will be passed from Alpha s ODSinto Azure.
  • Power BI is prioritized over SAS SAS can be learned on the job.
  • Reporting tools (PBI/SAS) pull data from Azure, which will remain the reporting environment post-mainframe.

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Experience in Power BI preferred and SAS enterprise guide a plus.

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