It is expected that the contractor performs the work within the State of Colorado and preferably in the Denver Metropolitan Area.

OIT is seeking a skilled Power BI Developer to assist with our BI Program. Ideally will have expertise in the following technical areas aspects:

• Requirements Gathering

Collaborates with the business and with data analysts to understand requirements and business objectives for relevant reports & visualizations as well as underlying data model.

Capable of identifying relevant data sources and attributes for use in model

• Data Modeling:

Designing and documenting efficient conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support business requirements.

Understands how to deliver row and column-level security within the Power BI semantic model.

Needs to be able to establish re-usable semantic data models within Power BI.

Familiarity with running tabular Editor Best Practice Analyzer for adhering to modeling and DAX best practices.

Creating relationships between tables and optimizing data structures.

• Data Source Connectivity Setup:

Connecting to various data sources (APIs, Big Query, ArcGIS map and feature layers, SQL databases, Excel files, etc.) including streaming datasets.

Ensuring seamless data extraction and transformation.

Collaborating with the members of OIT Integrations team to ascertain available integration patterns.

• DAX Formulas:

Proficiency in writing DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) formulas.

Calculated columns, measures, and custom calculations.

• Report Creation:

Designing and developing interactive and visually appealing reports and dashboards.

Incorporating slicers, visuals, and drill-through functionality, including streaming and ArcGIS visuals.

Needs to be cognizant of and adhere to accessibility standards (section 508).

Capable of optimizing Power BI reports or making suggestions to underlying data model for performance, including the use of DAX Studio and built in Power BI performance tools.

It is expected that the developer will follow organizational patterns for source and version control for Power BI files and be able to utilize Azure DevOps as appropriate within that process.

This engagement is expected to exceed 12 months in duration.