We are seeking a skilled Power BI Developer to build and deliver dashboards and reports using data sourced from our 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.
? Critical Requirements
- 8+ years of overall experience required
- Recent financial domain experience required
- W2 candidates only — no C2C or 1099
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 and 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
- Apply model optimization and dataset tuning techniques
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work with business users and SMEs to understand metric and reporting requirements
- Translate business needs into usable dashboard solutions
- Provide ongoing support for feedback, enhancements, and issue resolution
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on Power BI development experience
- Strong proficiency with Power BI Desktop and Service
- Expert-level DAX and Power Query (M) skills
- Solid data modeling experience (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 and Unity Catalog
- Exposure to financial services or cybersecurity data and reporting
- Experience building dashboards across multiple data domains and 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)
Unity Catalog & Lakehouse Architecture
? Nice to Have
- Experience supporting large-scale enterprise reporting environments
- Exposure to dashboard performance tuning
- Experience enabling self-service reporting