BI (Business Intelligence) Developer

Akira Technologies Inc. • Washington, DC

2d • $90,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Akira Technologies is seeking a Business Intelligence (BI) Developer (Journeyman) to support enterprise data and analytics initiatives within a secure, mission-focused environment. The BI Developer will design, develop, and maintain business intelligence products that transform Advana System data into actionable insights supporting operational decision-making across hybrid-classification environments. This role will leverage modern data platforms, visualization technologies, and cloud-native analytics tools to deliver high-quality dashboards, reports, and analytic products that enhance mission effectiveness and accelerate data-driven decision-making.

This is an onsite role supporting client locations in Washington, DC. Ideal candidates should be local to the Washington, DC Metro Area. Also, this requires candidates with TS/SCI eligibility.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Data Science, Business Intelligence, or a related technical field. Additional experience may be substituted for education where appropriate.
• 3–10 years of experience developing business intelligence, data analytics, reporting, or data visualization solutions.
• Experience building dashboards and reports using Tableau and/or Microsoft Power BI.
• Proficiency with SQL and data transformation techniques for large-scale datasets.
• Experience working with Databricks, Apache Spark, or modern cloud-based analytics platforms.
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts, dimensional modeling, and medallion architecture principles.
• Experience conducting data validation, data quality assessments, and troubleshooting data anomalies.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), or federal government analytics environments.
• Familiarity with Advana, enterprise data lakes, or large-scale data marketplace ecosystems.
• Experience with AWS cloud services, including CloudWatch.
• Experience utilizing Grafana or similar monitoring and observability platforms.
• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience developing training materials, user guides, and analytic governance artifacts.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and maintain business intelligence solutions that translate enterprise datasets into operationally relevant insights and decision-support products.
• Design and build dashboards, visualizations, scorecards, and analytic applications using Tableau, Power BI, Databricks SQL, Apache Spark, and related technologies.
• Create and optimize SQL queries, data transformations, and analytic workflows to support performance, scalability, and data accessibility within modern data marketplace environments.
• Apply medallion architecture principles to transform bronze, silver, and gold-tier datasets into curated analytic products for mission stakeholders and data operations teams.
• Conduct data quality assessments and validation activities, including field completeness reviews, schema validation, transformation accuracy checks, and reference integrity analysis.
• Monitor analytic product performance and data health using pipeline drift indicators, CloudWatch events, Grafana metrics, and other monitoring tools.
• Troubleshoot dashboard, reporting, and data integration issues in coordination with Tier-2 and Tier-3 support teams; document root causes and corrective actions.
• Engage with mission customers to gather requirements, communicate product updates, and support feature enhancements and release activities.
• Develop reusable reporting templates, visualization standards, metric definitions, and analytic best practices to promote consistency across organizations.
• Produce written analyses, dashboard packages, executive-level reports, and metric catalogs that improve transparency and operational awareness.
• Support data governance, metadata management, and documentation efforts to ensure analytic products remain accurate, traceable, and sustainable.
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, data scientists, and operational stakeholders to deliver integrated analytics capabilities aligned with mission objectives.

Benefits

• Multiple options for medical plans (some with Health Savings Account)
• Dental plans
• Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick time
• Holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Military leave
• Bereavement leave
• Jury duty leave
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Tuition, training, and certification reimbursement for professional development and career advancement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level