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Role: Senior Power BI Data Analyst
Expected Duration: 9 months
Location: Austin, TX, Hybrid (1 day onsite-Monday), candidates should be local to the Austin area
Exceptional Candidate Characteristics: Experience with supporting energy utility clients
Summary:
The client has issued a request for a Data Analyst. This role will deliver reports, automate workflows, and manage engineering datasets by translating data into actionable dashboards, streamline processes using tools like SharePoint, Power Automate, and Python.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Enhance engineering operations through data analytics, report development, automation, and documentation
- Build, update, and maintain dashboards and performance visuals using Power BI
- Develop and maintain the System Protection Engineering SharePoint site, including forms, workflows, and documentation repositories
- Build Power Automate flows for engineering processes
Minimum Candidate Characteristics:
- 8 years of experience as a Data Analyst, Reports Developer, or BSA
- Advanced MS Excel skills (Pictor tables, formulas, VBA/macros)
- Power BI
- SharePoint maintenance
Responsibilities:
The client System Protection Engineering team is seeking a System Analyst III to support data analytics, reporting, automation, process documentation, and engineering operations. This role requires someone who can independently deliver reporting solutions, automate workflows, support SharePoint enhancements, and partner with engineers to manage technical datasets. The ideal candidate must translate engineering concepts into structured, meaningful reports and dashboards, perform data manipulation and automation, and build light application components (SharePoint, Power Automate, Python) needed to support internal workflows. This includes shaping raw engineering data into usable formats, developing reporting frameworks, and creating repeatable processes that enable the team to make data-driven decisions.
Essential duties and functions include the following:
- Enhance engineering operations through data analytics, report development, automation, and documentation
- Build, update, and maintain dashboards and performance visuals using Power BI
- Develop and maintain the System Protection Engineering SharePoint site, including forms, workflows, and documentation repositories
- Build Power Automate flows for engineering processes
- Perform Python-based data cleanup, automation, and backend access
- Assist with internal project coordination and engineering operations support
- Create process documentation, SOPs, and workflow diagrams
- Ensure compliance with Austin Energy Records Management and Data Governance policies
- Other related duties and functions may be assigned
Minimum (Required):
- 8 years of Experience as a Data Analyst, Reports Developer, or Business Systems Analyst.
- 8 years of Advanced MS Excel skills including Pivot Tables, formulas, and (preferred) VBA/macros.
- 8 years of Experience with Power BI
- 8 years of Maintaining and enhancing SharePoint sites
- 8 years of Experience documenting workflows and processes.
Preferred (Optional):
- 1 year of Experience as a Data Analyst, Reports Developer, or Business Systems Analyst.
- 1 year of Advanced MS Excel skills including Pivot Tables, formulas, and (preferred) VBA/macros.
- 2 years of Experience with Power BI
- 2 years of Maintaining and enhancing SharePoint sites