Job Summary:

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is seeking a contractual and temporary Power BI Analyst for the duration of six (6) months to twelve (12) months (up to 1000 hrs.). The candidate shall be experienced in creating Power BI reports, dashboards, and data visualizations. Experience with K12 education data is preferred.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receive data collections and data elements and load the data into the Power BI data inventory
• Develop guidelines for dashboards, reports, and data visualization
• Perform data analysis based on MSDE data reporting guidelines
• Create complex reports, dashboards, and data visualizations for internal and external stakeholders (public)
• Develop report archives for historical reference and long-term, secure storage and retention (< 7 years)
• Develop report and dashboard templates in accordance with MSDE branding initiatives
• Analyze data received from various agencies and transform the data to meet the business and technical needs of the end-user
• Upload data into the Power BI application and perform data validation
• Ensure data accuracy and completeness
• Adhere to data security and privacy best practices
• Perform data quality checks to validate data accuracy.
• Provide weekly status reports which include, but are not limited to:
  a. Tasks Completed
  b. Tasks Planned
  c. Risks/Issues
Perform other duties related to MSDE Microsoft Power BI projects.

Mandatory Requirements:

Education and Experience:

• Four-year degree from an accredited college or university.
• Two years of experience with Microsoft Power BI.
• Must be available to work onsite at MSDE as required by the TO Manager.
• K12 education experience is preferred.
• State and/or federal reporting experience based on data from an educational setting is preferred.

Work Location:

• Remote and onsite at the Maryland State Department of Education, Nancy S. Grasmick Building, 200 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201