Application Developer (Power BI)

Xenith Solutions•Washington, DC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Xenith Solutions is seeking an experienced and skilled Power BI application developer to assist business users across the organization in development of skills and solutions support a federal program management office (PMO) charged with planning, acquiring, and managing the deployment and operation of technology and capabilities to keep our borders safe. We are seeking energetic self-starters who are focused on practical and efficient solutions delivered by an interdisciplinary, collaborative team. This position will provide full-time support to the client’s program management office, located in Washington, D.C..

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required. Degree in computer science, engineering, data science, operations research, industrial engineering, mathematics, or a related discipline preferred.
Knowledge of eGIS.
High level of proficiency using/creating Microsoft Power BI dashboards, workbooks, and databases; using data to drive business decisions; and building effective and engaging visualizations.
Experience with building, implementing, and supporting complex Microsoft Power BI visualizations.
Self-starter with the vision to independently identify opportunities for improvement through data analytics.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, ServiceNow, and SharePoint.
Five (5) years’ experience in Microsoft (MS) Power BI development.
Five (5) years’ experience in Microsoft (MS) Power Automate development.
A true team player who maintains a positive attitude in a dynamic environment.
All positions require eligibility to acquire CBP BI, for which you must be a U.S Citizen.
This position is contingent upon completion of CBP BI and customer approval

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree.
Agile experience and certifications.
Experience in other Power Platform components.
Microsoft Power Platform (MPP) Power Application development experience.
Experience in mentoring other developers on Power Automate and PowerApps.
Two (2) years’ experience in JAVA or .NET or C# development.
Self-starter with the vision to independently identify opportunities for improvement through data analytics.
Experience with developing queries for routine data requests and reports.
Experience with Power Query to connect to various data sources when creating dashboards.
Experience with ServiceNow configurations and workflows.
Highly Preferred: Active U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) BI

Responsibilities

Collaborate with a Operations Team to identify process for automation and recommend automated solutions
Design and develop automated process using Microsoft Suite, SharePoint, and tools readily available to the CBP through current licenses.
Draw upon a full range Microsoft Power BI features to design, develop, enhance, and support visualizations including, but not limited to, highly interactive dashboards, scorecards, and reports; schedule/automate data refresh using Power BI Service.
Document the change to processes and identify the benefits gained through automation using metrics and anecdotal examples.
Compile, collate, integrate, and transform sets of data into simplified, meaningful visualizations.
Use data analytics to develop, populate, and analyze dashboards for transparent, real-time project, program, and portfolio measurement results and metrics.
Route analyses, dashboards and performance measures to executives and managers to inform strategies and decisions.
Support the transformation of business process through automation.
Understand business problems and opportunities in the context of the requirements and recommend solutions that enable achievement of reporting goals.
Maximize impact and utility of visualization products and enable automation where possible.
Provide knowledge transfer to contractor and government team members; provide one-one-one or small group training, develop “lunch and learn” content or other knowledge transfer artifacts.