Power BI Developer / Cognos Migration Consultant at Atlanta GA Remote

Firstnet Global•Atlanta, GA

1d•Remote

About The Position

This is a contract role for a Senior Power BI Developer / Cognos Migration Consultant, preferably for local Georgia candidates. The primary focus is to lead the migration of IBM Cognos reports to Microsoft Power BI dashboards and reports. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining Power BI solutions, providing production support, and collaborating with business and technical teams to deliver effective reporting solutions. The consultant will also ensure compliance with accessibility standards and data governance policies, support Power BI administration, and participate in modernization initiatives using Microsoft Fabric technologies.

Requirements

3+ years of extensive experience with Microsoft Power BI, including development of dashboards, reports, scorecards, metrics, filters, prompts, visualizations, and analytical solutions.
3+ years of experience working with Microsoft Fabric.
3+ years of experience with IBM Cognos report development and migration projects.
Advanced experience with Oracle Database, SQL, and PL/SQL.
Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
Experience supporting report and dashboard production environments.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Experience with higher education data environments.
Knowledge of Student Information Systems (SIS).
Experience implementing ADA Title II accessibility standards in reporting solutions.
Familiarity with modern data management, business intelligence, and analytics technologies.

Responsibilities

Lead the migration of IBM Cognos reports to Microsoft Power BI dashboards and reports.
Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards, scorecards, metrics, and analytical reports.
Develop equivalent or enhanced reporting solutions using Oracle data sources.
Provide production support including troubleshooting, issue resolution, testing, and performance optimization.
Create Power BI usage reports, adoption metrics, and executive reporting dashboards.
Collaborate with business users, analysts, and technical teams to gather requirements and deliver effective reporting solutions.
Ensure all Power BI solutions comply with ADA Title II accessibility standards and organizational data governance policies.
Support Power BI workspace administration, security architecture, version control, and documentation processes.
Analyze business requirements and recommend innovative reporting and analytics solutions.
Participate in ongoing data analytics and reporting modernization initiatives utilizing Microsoft Fabric technologies.