Power BI Analyst

University of Texas at Austin•Austin, TX

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Data Analyst is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise analytics and reporting solutions with a strong emphasis on Power BI semantic modeling, advanced DAX, and SQL-based analysis. This role supports university leadership by delivering trusted, scalable, and well-governed data products used for financial, workforce, and operational decision-making. This position goes beyond report creation and focuses on data modeling, metric definition, validation, and performance optimization. This position requires you to maintain internet service and a mobile phone with voice and data plans to be used when required for work. This position provides life/work balance with typically a 40-hour work week and travel generally limited to training (e.g., conferences/courses). This position is expected to continue until October 30, 2027. Your skills will make a difference. You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will make a difference in the lives of university staff, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to: Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%) Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays Teachers Retirement System of Texas: a defined benefit retirement plan Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b) Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities Tuition assistance Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards Must be authorized to work in the United States on an ongoing, full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship. We are seeking a Data Analyst to join the office of the CFO. As Data Analyst, you operate at the intersection of data analytics, data wrangler, and business intelligence to build robust, efficient, and scalable data structures to support high-quality, nuanced, and timely data analytics to empower strategic decisions and policies by University leadership and stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Analytics, Information Systems, Business, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field.
2+ years of professional experience developing analytics or business intelligence solutions.
Hands-on experience building reports and datasets using Power BI.
Working knowledge of DAX for calculated measures and business logic.
Working knowledge of SQL, including joins, aggregations, and basic query optimization.
Experience working with relational data and structured datasets.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

4–6+ years of progressive experience in analytics or business intelligence roles.
Advanced proficiency in Power BI semantic modeling, including star schemas and performance optimization.
Strong mastery of DAX, including time intelligence, virtual tables, and complex filter context management.
Advanced SQL skills (CTEs, window functions, query tuning across large datasets).
Experience supporting financial, payroll, budget, or workforce analytics.
Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Analysis Services, or Direct Lake models.
Experience implementing or supporting Row-Level Security (RLS) and governed datasets.
Experience supporting executive-level or enterprise-wide reporting environments.

Responsibilities

Power BI & Data Modeling Design, develop, and maintain Power BI semantic models and datasets using dimensional and star-schema best practices.
Build scalable and high-performing models to support enterprise and executive reporting.
Implement and maintain Row-Level Security (RLS) and adhere to established data governance standards.
Optimize model performance through effective management of relationships, cardinality, storage modes, and aggregations.
DAX Measure Development & Validation Develop and maintain advanced DAX measures, including time intelligence, virtual tables, and complex filtering logic.
Refactor and optimize existing DAX to improve performance and accuracy.
Translate business rules and policy definitions into validated, reusable calculations.
Document metric definitions and ensure consistency across reports and datasets.
SQL Querying & Analytical Support Write and maintain complex SQL queries using joins, CTEs, window functions, and aggregations.
Validate and reconcile data across multiple systems and sources.
Partner with data engineering and upstream teams to resolve data quality or integration issues.
Perform ad hoc analysis to support leadership, planning, and operational decision-making.
Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication Collaborate with finance, HR, and operational stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver analytical solutions.
Translate ambiguous business questions into structured and actionable insights.
Present findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences.
Provide guidance on data interpretation, limitations, and appropriate use.
Other Duties as Assigned Perform additional duties and responsibilities assigned to support departmental and institutional objectives.
Participate in meetings, training, documentation, and process improvement efforts as required.
Support evolving priorities in alignment with organizational needs.

Benefits

Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
Teachers Retirement System of Texas: a defined benefit retirement plan
Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
Tuition assistance
Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card