Remote Power Bi Developer Jobs in Park Ridge, IL

Position Summary:

Are you a BI Developer with a passion for data? We are looking for someone to design, model, and create Power BI datasets, reports, and dashboards using advanced Microsoft BI technologies. You will also support the business needs of multiple teams, systems, and products. If you are excited about optimizing or even redesigning our company's next generation of data initiatives, reach out to us to explore this opportunity together.

Please note additional position details below:

• This is a Temp-To-Hire, W-2 position.  We are not able to do 1099 or C2C.
• It is a fully remote role that will need to be based in the U.S. 
• You must meet our U.S. Eligibility requirements for work authorization as noted under "Additional Information" at the bottom of the job description.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:      

• Partner with leadership and subject matter experts to initiate and drive dialog with business areas to understand business needs/gaps, conduct analysis, and recommend solutions/options that best meet current and future business growth.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, recommending alternative tools and techniques for solving complex and ambiguous requirements
• Translate project requirements into business and functional specifications for BI reports and applications.  Create and maintain documentation including requirements, design, and user manuals.
• Demonstrate expertise in the Microsoft BI solution offerings including Power BI Gen2/Power apps, SSAS, PowerPivot, Microsoft SQL Server 2016-2019 and Azure
• Design data models and necessary designs to implement high-performing Microsoft BI solutions and Power BI Reports. Use Power BI to design and build complex reports and dashboards for operational and financial metrics, using relational and/or OLAP sources.  Build core report templates that can be reused. Create charts and document data with algorithms, parameters, models, and relations explanations.
• Demonstrate proficiency in DAX queries. Apply data analysis skills using SQL.
• Understand data flows, ETLs, and impact on DAX expressions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to performance, environments, monitoring, and operability of Power BI platform
• Work with the Azure Data Engineering team and Data Warehouse team to ensure an optimal data structure is in place to address Power BI modeling requirements
• Implement CI/CD practices and establish automated testing for Power BI reports
• Apply strong analytical skills and an ability to present and effectively communicate data, trends, insights, gleaned from data using narrative and visualizations allowing users to turn data insights into action.
• Experience in delivering quality work on time with multiple, competing priorities
• Experience in working well with business and peers; manage client satisfaction
• Adhere to a corporate data architecture, and meet project milestones

• Stay updated on industry trends and advancements in Power BI to provide valuable insights and thought leadership

Required:

A relevant technical BS Degree in Information Technology and 5 years of experience, or 8 years of relevant professional experience implementing MS BI and/or Power BI reports and dashboards

• 6+ years writing SQL queries against any RDBMS with query optimization
• Strong client management skills
• Experience with Power BI data processing tools: Power Query, DAX, and SQL languages
• Knowledge of database and datawarehouse fundamentals such as tabular database design, relational database design, star and snowflake schemas, and more.
• Knowledge of Azure (Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL, Azure Data Factory), and Snowflake data management experience is preferred
• Good understanding of unit testing, software change management, and software release management
• Experience performing root cause analysis on data and processes to answer specific business questions, and identify opportunities for improvement
• Ability to learn and quickly respond to rapidly changing business environment
• Be up to date about the best practices and advancements in development and design
• Applying experience and knowledge to future solution considerations
• Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Ability to work at a fast pace and cope with conflicting deadlines
• Knowledge of data privacy restrictions on the use of data
• Experience working within an agile team, and using DevOps
• Excellent communication Skills

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We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. 

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.

We value inclusion and diversity

Click Here to review our U.S. Eligibility Requirements

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Required:

A relevant technical BS Degree in Information Technology and 5 years of experience, or 8 years of relevant professional experience implementing MS BI and/or Power BI reports and dashboards

• 6+ years writing SQL queries against any RDBMS with query optimization
• Strong client management skills
• Experience with Power BI data processing tools: Power Query, DAX, and SQL languages
• Knowledge of database and datawarehouse fundamentals such as tabular database design, relational database design, star and snowflake schemas, and more.
• Knowledge of Azure (Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL, Azure Data Factory), and Snowflake data management experience is preferred
• Good understanding of unit testing, software change management, and software release management
• Experience performing root cause analysis on data and processes to answer specific business questions, and identify opportunities for improvement
• Ability to learn and quickly respond to rapidly changing business environment
• Be up to date about the best practices and advancements in development and design
• Applying experience and knowledge to future solution considerations
• Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Ability to work at a fast pace and cope with conflicting deadlines
• Knowledge of data privacy restrictions on the use of data
• Experience working within an agile team, and using DevOps
• Excellent communication Skills

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