Power BI Developer $70/hr W-2 - hybrid

Power BI Developer (Azure Databricks / Unity Catalog) - W2

Jersey City, NJ - hybrid

Long term project

Role Overview

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.

Key Responsibilities

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

Required Qualifications

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)

[hr align= "center " size= "1 " width= "100% "]

Experience supporting large-scale enterprise reporting environments

Exposure to dashboard performance tuning

Experience enabling self-service reporting

Skills

Access Control, Cisco Unity, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Sets, Metrics, Microsoft Windows Azure, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Power BI, Problem Solving Skills, Reconciliation, Reporting Dashboards, SQL (Structured Query Language), Star Schema

About the Company

Veterans Sourcing Group