Power BI Developer (Azure Databricks / Unity Catalog)

Stellent IT LLC
Jersey City, NJ, United States
23 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary to permanent
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$200,000.0 - $220,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Azure Program Optimization Information Engineering Data Files Data Governance Data Transformation Data Visualization Database Queries Performance Tuning Power BI SQL Databases Systems Integration
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Data Representation Powerquery Star Schema Databricks

Job description

We are seeking a skilled Power BI Developer to build and deliver dashboards and reports using data sourced from our CyberDW Azure Databricks Lakehouse. The role will focus on developing stakeholder-specific dashboards by source system, ensuring accurate data representation, consistent metrics, and high-quality visualizations. This is a hands-on development role working closely with data engineering and business teams., Dashboard Development

  • Design and develop interactive Power BI reports and dashboards
  • Build Cyber Dashboards aligned to individual source systems
  • Implement drill-downs, drill-throughs, slicers, and advanced visualizations

Databricks Integration

  • Connect Power BI to Databricks SQL endpoints / Unity Catalog tables
  • Consume curated Gold-layer datasets for reporting and analytics
  • Support both Import and DirectQuery modes

Data Modeling

  • Develop and maintain Power BI data models (star schema, relationships)
  • Create DAX measures, calculated columns, and KPIs
  • Work with data engineers to ensure optimized datasets for reporting

Data Transformation

  • Use Power Query (M language) to clean, shape, and transform incoming data
  • Validate and reconcile data to ensure accuracy and consistency

Governance & Security

  • Implement row-level security (RLS) for user-based access
  • Ensure dashboards align with enterprise data governance and access control policies

Performance Optimization

  • Optimize report performance through:

  • Efficient DAX calculations
  • Model optimization
  • Dataset tuning

Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Work with business users and SMEs to understand metric reporting requirements
  • Translate business needs into usable dashboard solutions
  • Provide support for feedback, enhancements, and issue resolution

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in Power BI development
  • Strong hands-on experience with:

  • Power BI Desktop and Service
  • DAX, Power Query (M)
  • Data modeling (star schema, relationships)
  • Experience integrating Power BI with Azure Databricks
  • Strong SQL skills and understanding of data transformation concepts
  • Experience implementing row-level security (RLS)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with Databricks Lakehouse / Unity Catalog
  • Exposure to financial services or cybersecurity data/reporting
  • Experience building dashboards across multiple data domains/source systems
  • Familiarity with Azure tools (ADF, ADLS, Entra ID)

Technical Skills

  • Power BI (DAX, Power Query, Reports, Dashboards)
  • Azure Databricks (SQL Warehouse, data consumption)
  • SQL, Data Modeling, Data Visualization & Reporting
  • Data Governance & Security (RLS, access control)

  • Experience supporting large-scale enterprise reporting environments
  • Exposure to dashboard performance tuning
  • Experience enabling self-service reporting

Benefits & conditions

  • $200,000-220,000 per year

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