Job DescriptionIT Engineer, Senior Power BI Developer - PKC11824£38,310 - £42,083Carpenter House, Perth
We are recruiting for an IT Engineer - Senior Power BI Developer to join Perth and Kinross Council's Data Services team, to work on our Data and Analytics programme, a key part of the Council’s Digital Strategy.
This role is responsible for supporting the development of Business Intelligence & Analytics solutions using Microsoft Power BI.
Perth and Kinross Council has a continuously expanding demand for reporting solutions/ data products and is recruiting to support this endeavour.
The Data Services team provides a wide range of data and analytics services to the Council:
Platform management and support services for our Microsoft Power BI platform.
Data analytics services, building and managing Power BI Apps, Reports, Dashboards, and other apps based on the needs of the Council and our partners.
Training, support and advisory services for users.
Data engineering\modelling services, building data pipelines using SQL, Power Query, DAX and using other Microsoft technologies to produce trusted data products for services.
Data custodianship services including data quality management, improvement and distribution of datasets to both internal and external users.
Awareness raising, producing high-quality publications illustrating the value of data and analytics to the organisation.
Reporting to the Business Intelligence & Analytics co-ordinator, you will undertake the role of IT Engineer - Senior Power BI Developer with responsibility for managing the Council’s Power BI platform, gathering customer requirements, producing high-quality reports, providing training\support to users and coordinating the development of intelligence products and workflows.
You will also participate in data management and custodianship services, advising on data quality and standards matters, and ensuring corporate data is managed as planned.
You will work closely with staff responsible for the ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise platform, providing an end-to-end professional analytics service.
We are proud of our track record of providing an excellent and professional service. Our success is in part due to a shared ethos where everyone is involved, and has the opportunity to progress quickly as their skills and experience develops.
We also work collaboratively both internally and externally with partner organisations across the public sector. Therefore these posts offer a great opportunity to develop skills and gain experience that are in high demand using best of breed data and analytics solutions.
For purposes of connection and collaboration with colleagues and with the community we serve, our full-time employees work on site for a minimum of 2 days per week with the arrangements for part time employees being agreed on a basis which will ensure that they benefit to an equivalent degree.
Our FAQs on hybrid working can be found here Hybrid working FAQs.
We are committed to being a more inclusive employer - to ensure we can consider any reasonable adjustments, please either contact the recruiting manager to discuss any individual circumstances, discuss at interview or, if you prefer, after any conditional offer is made.RequirementsWe are keen to hear from you if you have working experience relevant to the roles described above.
You will also have excellent technical, analysis, communication and time management skills, and will be capable of hitting the ground running and quickly become a productive member of the team.
You will be educated to HND level in an appropriate discipline or have significant operational experience in a relevant professional environment.
You will have a creative, positive attitude; working experience of data and analytics technologies and methods; and an informed, professional approach.
You must be able to communicate fluently orally and in writing and should be able to evidence good organisational and facilitation skills.
You must demonstrate a working knowledge and experience across the following technical areas:
Business Intelligence and Analytics technologies such as Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft SQL Server.
Advance Microsoft Power BI skills:
data visualisation and storytelling
data cleansing/modelling using Power Query, SQL and DAX
data modelling using Star Schema
Row Level Security.
Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of Power BI projects, from requirements gathering and design to deployment and maintenance
Oversee Power BI Developers and provide mentorship and technical guidance to the BI development team
Communications skills including the ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical language
Data management with understanding of approaches to data governance and data quality improvement
Analytical problem-solving skills
Logical and creating thinking skills
Statistical methods and data analysis skills
Basic database design for both transactional and analytical purposes
Basic data engi
Location: Perth
Posted: Aug. 21, 2024, 10:26 p.m.
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