Job Description
Power BI/SQL Developer
Richmond, VA
Virtual & In-person interview
Hybrid (2 days/week)
Job Description:
- The Virginia Retirement System (VRS) Data Office team is seeking up to two (2) senior level Power BI/SQL Developers with strong problem solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- This role will be expected to collaborate with the Data Office, Business, IT and other stakeholders and play an active role in the Data Quality Enhancement initiative.
- The individual is expected to be a self-starter who is comfortable prioritizing and effectively managing their daily workload.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with overall Power BI/SQL Support (development, performance, process, documentation) related to the Data Quality Enhancement initiative and other development efforts as needed. Activities include:
- Maintain the confidentiality of all business data and adhere to VRS data security policies.
- Meet all deliverables withing the agreed upon timeframe.
- Provide regular status updates and attend various meetings as required.
- Develop, design, and maintain Power BI reports and dashboards based on business requirements.
- Create interactive visualizations, reports, dashboards that assist with effective monitoring of Critical Data Elements.
- Advise on best practices in data visualization and report optimization.
- Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their data needs and translate into actionable reports.
- Develop, optimize and maintain SQL queries and stored procedures for data retrieval and manipulation.
- Develop DAX queries to enhance the performance and functionality of reports.
- Develop reports to support KPIs and other performance indicators.
- Provide training and support to end-users on Power BI and SQL tools.
- Review existing SQL Queries, Execution Plans, Partitions, and Index(s) to determine performance enhancements for long running queries.
- Provide alternative options to existing data manipulation techniques. Examples would be converting Excel manipulation activities into solutions that reduce process/cycle time of data preparation.
- Special projects at the direction of the Chief Operating Officer or Data Officer.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in developing reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using Power BI.
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in SQL Server SQL development, including writing complex queries, stored procedures, and performance tuning.
- Experience in writing complex DAX queries.
- Experience with MS SQL Server data modelling and schema design.
- Experience working in an Agile development environment.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team that includes business and technical stakeholders.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Desired Skills:
- Experience in Pensions Benefit Management programs.
- Experience with other BI tools (e.g., Tableau, QlikView).
- Knowledge of programming languages such as Python or R.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS).
- Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate or equivalent.
- Other relevant certifications in SQL, Data Analysis and database management.
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university preferred and 5+ years' experience with technology or data organizations required.
Job Tags
Remote job, 2 days per week,