Power BI Developer - SkyePoint Decisions

SkyePoint Decisions is a leading Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering, Critical Infrastructure and Operations, and Applications Development and Maintenance IT service provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia with operations across the U.S. We provide innovative enterprise-wide solutions as well as targeted services addressing the complex challenges faced by our federal government clients. Our focus is on enabling our clients to deliver their mission most efficiently and effectively – anytime, anywhere, securely. We combine technical expertise, mission awareness, and an empowered workforce to produce meaningful results.

As a SkyePoint employee you will be given the opportunity to support some of our nation’s most critical information systems by utilizing not only your existing cybersecurity skills and talents, but those that you will learn in your new role. In your new role as a cyber security professional, you will protect our customer’s most sensitive data and complex systems from all forms of threats including cyber-attacks, insider threats, rogue network devices, and malicious software and applications. You will work with a team of like-minded professionals to share and collaborate upon your ideas to improve the cybersecurity infrastructure, architecture, and configuration deployments. Your ideas and contributions will matter.

This is a contingent position based upon customer approval.

Skyepoint Decisions is seeking a Power BI Developer to support the Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program providing leading cyber and technology security experience to enable innovative, effective, and secure business processes

This position will work a rotating hybrid schedule in Rosslyn, VA. WEEK 1 - 2 days onsite, 3 days remote WEEK 2 - 3 days onsite, 2 days remote.

What you'll do:

• Design, develop and manage business intelligence solutions using Power BI with the ability to transform raw data into meaningful insights that drive business decisions.
• Design and develop data models that support Power BI reports and dashboards
• Use Power Query and DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) to transform, cleanse and structure data for analysis
• Optimize data models to ensure efficient performance and scalability
• Create visually compelling and interactive reports and dashboards in Power BI
• Develop custom visualizations to meet specific business requirements
• Implement drilldowns, filters and slicers to enhance user activity
• Connect Power BI to various data sources including SQL Server, Dataverse, Azure, Excel, and third-party APIs
• Implement scheduled data refreshes to keep reports up to date
• Collaborate with business stakeholder to gather and document reporting requirements
• Analyze business needs and translate them into technical specifications for Power BI solutions
• Identify bottlenecks such as slow queries or inefficient data models
• Implement row-level security (RLS) and other security measure to control access to sensitive data within Power BI
• Manage user roles and permissions to ensure proper access control
• Conduct testing to validate the accuracy and functionality of the Power BI reports and dashboards
• Debug and troubleshoot issues that arise during formal testing or in production
• Document data models, and report logic for future reference and maintenance
• Update reports and dashboards based on changing business needs or feedback from users
• Stay updated with the latest features and best practices in Power BI
• Explore new ways to leverage Power BI for advanced analytics and reporting

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science and 5 years’ experience or 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD
• Possess one of the following certifications:
  • CAP, CASP+ CE, CCISO, CCNA-Security, CISM, CISSP (or Associate), CND, CSSLP, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, GSLC, Security+ CE, SSCP, PPDA, Agile IC, or SNOW App Dev
• Power BI Report Development:
  • Experience in Power BI UX design and creating visually appealing and interactive reports and dashboards to support business intelligence needs.
  • Experience maintaining and improving existing reports with an updated UX approach and consistent design.
  • Experience transforming raw data into actionable insights through interactive and user-friendly reports, ensuring data accuracy and consistency across reports.
  • Experience using Report Builder or Power Pages
• Data Integration and Management:
  • Must have the ability to integrate data from Dataverse into Power BI using SQL queries and Dataflows to provide comprehensive insights.
  • Experience managing data connections, data models, and transformations within the Power BI environment.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and resolve any issues related to data or reporting functionality.
• SQL and Dataflows Management:
  • Experience writing and optimizing SQL queries to extract and manipulate data for reporting purposes.
  • Experience Utilizing Power BI Dataflows to prepare and transform data for analysis.
  • Experience maintaining and troubleshooting dataflows to ensure continuous data refresh and availability.
  • Experience using Dataverse as a data source
• Demonstrated ability in planning, execution, and delivery of Power BI solutions within scope, time, and budget.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Experience creating technical documents
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, capable of working with stakeholders across different levels of the organization to gather requirements, provide updates, and drive adoption of developed solutions.
• Commitment to staying up to date with the latest Power BI features, industry standards, and best practices in application development and data security.
• U.S. citizenship with an active Secret security clearance and ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate or relevant certifications are a plus.

What We Can Offer You:

• At SkyePoint, we go B.I.G. (beginning in GRATITUDE) by recognizing all we have and giving back to our employees, families, and communities. It instills a positive mindset that permeates all we do. By beginning in gratitude, SkyePoint can continue to spread living in gratitude each day.
• Great Benefits: Several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, floating federal holiday options, and 401k matched
• Certificate Incentive Program: To promote professional development, we recognize and reward employees who obtain new certifications aligned with business needs.
• SkyePoint DoD SkillBridge Industry Partner Fellowship Program

• Flexible Work Environment

Compensation:

Salary Range: $110,000-$134,000

The SkyePoint Decisions salary range for this position is a general guideline only. It represents an estimated range for this position and is just one piece of our total compensation package. 

Salary at SkyePoint is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work schedule, the candidate’s combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability, market data and business considerations.

In addition to a competitive salary, SkyePoint offers benefits including a certification incentive program, PTO, floating federal holiday options, several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, Vision, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, and 401k matched.

SkyePoint Decisions is an established ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified small business and appraised at CMMI Level 3 for Services and Development. We possess a common vision of excellence and foster a collaborative team culture built upon individual performance and accountability. We invest in our people and systems to create value for our clients. It is the SkyePoint Way. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with exceptional people and give back to the communities we serve. Our employees value the flexibility at SkyePoint that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.

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Skyepoint Decisions is a participating E-Verify Employer. 

U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.