Position:  Data Engineer (POWER BI)

Full-time employment 

📌 Remote in Philippines 

We are looking for a Data Engineer (Power BI) who will be primarily responsible for delivering quality solutions using the Microsoft’s Azure suite of tools, focusing specifically on the Power BI with a focus on data. You will have advanced knowledge of Power BI and its data components including Power Query/M, DAX, and dimensional modeling, with knowledge and experience in basic report design Having a working knowledge of conventional SQL Server (data warehouse design, SSIS and SSRS) and DirectQuery is helpful. You will also need to understand Power BI License models and be able to work with customers to help them achieve the most optimal licensing model for their business needs. You must have strong communication skills that allow them to regularly deal with clients and their staff, as well as with specialists from related fields, including database developers, and software engineers. Your outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills and good grasp of both the technical and business side of business intelligence, and your ability to always keep up to date with the latest updates for Power BI will make you a good candidate for this role.

You will join a team of highly experienced cloud architects and technologists in an organization that is a Gold-certified Microsoft Azure technology services provider that will provide cloud strategy, design, implementation, and managed services for clients across multiple industries in North America. 

Job Highlights

• Our technology focus is on Azure – you’ll have plenty of exciting opportunities to grow your skills in Microsoft and Azure in an environment committed to technical excellence and client experience in a very specific, defined space. Six months of experience on our team is worth years somewhere else.
• Microsoft Partnerships – Our great global relationship with Microsoft ensures that we have a pipeline of cutting-edge Azure work opportunities, and access to the teams that have built the platform. You won’t find this at other places.
• Competitive compensation package, salary, allowance, standard benefits including quarterly and annual performance-based cash bonus and other remuneration.
• Great working environment and company culture with flexible work location.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct customer discovery meetings to determine reporting requirements
• Understand and work with customer on Power BI Licensing, and understand the limits/advantages of each licensing platform
• Create well performing star schema data models for use with Power BI, including proper calculated columns and measures
• Creating Power BI solutions for customers including importing data from multiple sources, building reports and dashboards, and creating appropriate data elements using DAX and source queries
• Guide customers on deploying Power BI solutions to the Power BI service (Gateways, DirectQuery, DataFlows, Data Updates)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, data science or a related field
• 5+ years working with data and business intelligence solutions on the Microsoft tool stack for Business Intelligence (SSRS, Power BI, or PowerPivot (Excel) or PerformancePoint), or other vendor Business Intelligence tools (Business Objects, MicroStrategy, Qlik, SAP)
• Working knowledge of TSQL, data modeling, reporting using Power BI or other Microsoft tools
• Experience creating complete Power BI report solutions based on business questions with linked content, drilldowns, and nested parameters
• Dynamic measure designs using advanced DAX techniques
• Knowledge of data mashups and transformations using Power Query/M language
• Ability to report visual choices and visual interactions
• Design, develop and implement user interfaces to ensure ease of use and minimal knowledge by the functional work group that will be using the database
• Ability to gather requirements and conduct focus groups to determine the processes needed to assist and grow the business
• Eagerness to contribute in a team-oriented environment
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills for both technical and non-technical teams
• Passionate about learning new technologies
• Analytical approach to problem-solving; ability to use technology to solve business problems
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Experience/Skills/Certifications

• Power BI tenant and workspace management to support development, testing & deployment
• Experience with analytics and custom visualizations for Power BI using Python, R
• Advanced SQL including some query tuning
• Experience in the identification of data quality
• Experience deploying Power BI solutions to the Power BI Report Server (on-premises)
• Experience deploying Power BI solutions using Power BI Embedded
• Deploying cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure data services including Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, and Azure SQL DB
• Relevant certifications are a plus