BI Developer

Job Description

CAREERS ▸ BI Developer

BI Developer

Full-Time

WHO WE ARE:

Microvision, headquartered in Dubai UAE brings a DNA in innovation and decades long expertise adding value to the Government sector, Enterprise and SMEs in the Gulf. We pride ourselves in having a consistently happy client base, having the ability to help them out in varied challenges through their digital journey.

We enjoy working with cutting edge technology to create exciting web applications, and we bring together design, interaction, and technology in ways that challenge and advance what’s already being done. We believe in collaborative teams that share ideas and learn from each other, and we encourage each other to grow professionally, intellectually, and personally.

Job Description

The Business Intelligence (BI) developer is responsible for building, implementing and supporting BI solutions for our company and clients. The right individual will possess experience in all stages of BI project work (requirements and logical design, physical design, implementation, testing and deployment). The BI Developer should have a firm grasp of BI implementation methodologies and will have had in-depth experience with the Microsoft BI Stack (SSIS, SSRS and SSAS), Power BI and other Visualization tools like Tableu, Qlik etc.

To qualify for the BI Developer position, the candidate should possess the following:

Analysis and Communication Skills

Data gathering, research and analytical abilities so as to develop insightful conclusions and generate solutions to address user needs

Create written communication materials that effectively summarize findings and support recommendations

Direct quality assurance and user acceptance testing by writing test plans and managing the execution of testing (Unit and UAT)

Technical Skills

The BI Developer should understand and have expertise in the various technologies needed to implement BI solutions. The developer must have experience with the Microsoft BI stack and exposure to other technologies is a plus (Oracle, IBM, Qlik, Tableu etc.).

Specific technical skills desired include:

Relational Database and SQL Language

Extraction, Transformation and Loading (ETL) (Microsoft SSIS)

Data Warehouse / Solution Design

Dimensional Modeling (Kimball Methodology)

Analytics / OLAP Cube Development (Microsoft SSAS and MDX)

Report Development (Microsoft SSRS, Power BI, Tableu)

Responsibilities

Translate business needs to technical specifications

Design, build and deploy BI solutions (e.g. reporting tools)

Maintain and support data analytics platforms (e.g. MS BI, Tableu, Algonomy)

Create tools to store data (e.g. OLAP cubes)

Conduct unit testing and troubleshooting

Evaluate and improve existing BI systems

Collaborate with teams to integrate systems

Develop and execute database queries and conduct analyses

Create visualizations and reports for requested projects

Develop and update technical documentation

REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:

6+ years of comprehensive report analysis and design experience with demonstrated knowledge of data warehouse / database structures.

6+ years of recent experience developing reports on SSRS and Power BI.

6+ years of recent experience writing complex SQL statements.

Demonstrated experience working with business partners, development of functional and technical specifications, and general project management in service of report development cycle.

Strong communication skills with demonstrated experience managing development cycles and project management.