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JOB TITLE:              Power BI Developer - Application Development Analyst
LOCATION:             Sacramento or San Francisco, CA
JOB OPENING #:    6688

OVERVIEW
The Judicial Council of California’s Information Technology Office is accepting applications for an Application Development Analyst position to join the Enterprise Systems unit. This is a high-impact role that directly supports statewide Judicial Branch programs that improve access to justice for millions of Californians.
The Application Development Analyst plays a key role in supporting the Judicial Council’s Information Technology Office by modernizing and enhancing the Judicial Council’s enterprise reporting portfolio, driving migration initiatives, and contributing to data governance and quality improvements. Working under general direction, this position serves as a primary PowerBI developer responsible for ensuring the accuracy, performance, availability, and compliance of more than 120 existing reports used across critical Judicial Branch programs, including:
• Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal Court Appointed Counsel Programs
• Temporary Assigned Judges Program
• Uniform Civil Fees Program
As part of ongoing modernization initiatives, the analyst will participate in the migration of more than 100 legacy reports into PowerBI, supporting the transition from obsolete technology. The Application Development Analyst collaborates closely with the Senior Application Development Analyst and works with enterprise architects, developers, business systems analysts, infrastructure teams, external service providers, and project managers to design, enhance, troubleshoot, and optimize business intelligence solutions.
This role also provides thought leadership and subject matter expertise in PowerBI capabilities, including operational, management, and analytical reporting, dashboards, and data visualizations.
The ideal candidate brings deep experience in PowerBI report development, data modeling, data transformation, SQL/database querying, and a strong understanding of data governance and security best practices.

The Judicial Council
The Judicial Council of California is the policy setting body for the state court system and has constitutionally conferred statewide rule-making authority. This authority includes developing, advocating for, and allocating the judicial branch budget. A majority of Council members are California state justices and judges; however, the Council also includes lawyers, legislators, and court administrators.
By enhancing its role as a leadership, knowledge, and service resource for the judicial branch, the Judicial Council’s staff organization seeks to continue to evolve as one of California’s most dynamic public service entities, focused on improving access to justice for all Californians by innovating and
responding to the changing needs of the courts and the public. As a government body charged with improving the statewide administration of justice, the Judicial Council has multiple offices with diverse responsibilities relating to court policy and operations. As employees of the council, every member of staff should view and approach their work as one Judicial Council with a public service mission that is greater than the sum of its parts.
The Judicial Council strives for work life balance and includes substantial vacation and holiday time. In addition, we offer an excellent benefits package including pension, medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible spending, up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs, student loan forgiveness as part of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and retirement savings plans. In San Francisco, the office is only a 7-minute walk from the downtown Civic Center BART station. In Sacramento, the office is located minutes from downtown, just north of Discovery Park.
The Judicial Council offers hybrid work arrangements for many positions. The successful candidate will be expected to work in person at the Judicial Council’s San Francisco or Sacramento office at least two days per week, based on their office leader’s direction, and reside in the areas surrounding these locations. To be eligible for Judicial Council employment and participation in the Judicial Council’s Hybrid Work Program, a prospective or current employee’s primary residence/remote work location must be in the State of California and within a 150-mile driving radius of their assigned reporting location.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Intelligence (BI) Development
• Serve as the primary developer for more than 120 Power BI reports supporting statewide court programs.
• Design, develop, optimize, and maintain robust BI solutions using Power BI, DAX, Power Query, and SQL
• Lead modernization of 100+ legacy reports into Power BI as part of a multi-year analytics transformation effort.

Production Support & Quality Assurance
• Ensure accuracy, availability, and performance of reporting assets.
• Troubleshoot data inconsistencies, performance issues, and report failures.
• Conduct testing, validation, and peer reviews.

Data Modeling & Requirements
• Translate business needs into scalable, secure BI solutions.
• Partner with business users, business systems analysts, architects, and developers to shape data models and report logic.

Collaboration & Technical Leadership
• Work closely with enterprise architects, developers, infrastructure specialists, and external service providers to design         solutions.
• Provide subject matter expertise on business intelligence, visualization, and data governance best practices.
Documentation & Process Adherence
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date documentation.
• Follow established IT processes, including change management and lifecycle standards.

PRIMARY TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT
• Power BI (reports, dashboards, governance)
• DAX, Power Query
• Oracle and PL/SQL, MySQL, Snowflake
• Azure
• ETL, data modeling

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in computer science, information systems, or a directly related field, and three (3) years of design and development experience, including solid knowledge of and proficiency in the software used in the assignment. An additional four (4) years of professional experience as noted above may substitute for the bachelor’s degree. Or, additional directly related experience and/or education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

OTHER
Please note, if you are selected for hire, verification of employment authorization to work in the United States will be required.

HOW TO APPLY
This position requires the submission of our official application, responses to the supplemental questions, and a resume. To ensure consideration of your application for the earliest round of interviews, please apply by 5pm on July 16, 2026.

To complete the online application, please visit and search for Job ID# 6688.

The Judicial Council provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities who request such accommodation. Reasonable accommodation needs should be requested through Human Resources at . Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) is available by dialing 711. Once connected, provide the relay operator with the number for Human Resources: .

PAYMENT & BENEFITS
$8,640 - $12,962 per month

Please note due to statewide fiscal conditions, the posted salary range is subject to a temporary 3% reduction. In exchange for this reduction, judicial branch employees accrue an additional 5 hours of paid personal leave per month through June 30, 2027.

Some highlights of our benefits package include:
• Health/Dental/Vision benefits program
• 14 paid holidays per calendar year
• Choice of Annual Leave or Sick/Vacation Leave
• 1 personal holiday per year
• Up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs
• CalPERS Retirement Plan
• 401(k) and 457 deferred compensation plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• FlexElect Program
• Pretax Parking
• Long Term Disability Program (employee paid/optional)
• Group Legal Plan (employee paid/optional)
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility

The Judicial Council of California Is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Supplemental Questions
To better assess the qualifications of each applicant, we will review your responses to the following questions. Please indicate for which employer you performed these functions. Your answers should not exceed a total of three pages.

1.Power BI & Data Development Experience
Describe your experience developing Power BI reports or dashboards. Include the types of reports you built, your use of DAX/Power Query, and your role in the development process.

2. Data Modeling & SQL
Provide an example of a reporting or analytics solution you supported that required data modeling or SQL querying. Explain your approach and how you ensured data accuracy and performance.

3. Modernization or Migration Work
This position involves migrating legacy reports into Power BI. Describe a time you modernized or re-platformed a reporting solution. What tools were involved, what challenges did you encounter, and how did you resolve them?