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• Post :- 21st Sep 2023

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The Mississippi Department of Education is looking for a Power BI Developer who is passionate

about technology and wants to deliver real improvements to business users in smart and

effective ways, improving their everyday tasks. The successful candidate will have a desire to

develop their skills and want to learn more about wider IT architecture.

The successful candidate must be able to write and modify code to build applications and sites

based on requirements and should be able to assess the needs of the customer and recommend

solutions. The candidate will thoroughly test all functionality of the solution before delivering to

the customer and must have attention to detail. They will provide ongoing support and will work

to fix issues as they arise. The candidate will be responsible for building, analyzing, enhancing,

and supporting education focused reporting and analytics. The candidate must have strong

written and oral communication skills to be able to document internal processes, build user

documentation, and demonstrate how the solution is designed and how it functions.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This position will require qualified Power BI Developers to take the lead in the following tasks:

 Engage in prototyping, designing, developing, publishing Power BI Reports

 Develop Power BI Data models and recommend best practices for report creation and

visualizations

 Implement security in reports and dashboards

 Integrate Dashboards into applications using Power BI Embedded.

 Collaborate with Business Analysts to gather business requirements for Analytics and

Reporting

 Provide guidance to BI developers in the team

 Troubleshoot reporting issues and tune report performance

 Build and modify tables, views and optimize SQL queries, indexes as needed

 Responsible for implementing security on developed Dashboards in accordance with

security and access requirements

 Ensure agile/scrum practices are followed during the development process

 Evaluate self-service reporting and dashboard tool

 Responsible for estimating work content and achieving planned timelines.

 Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

 Multi-task effectively between projects.

 Ability to work independently and cooperatively as part of a team.

 Must possess analytical and complex problem-solving skills.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI – MSP JOB DESCRIPTION

REQUIRED DEGREE

REQUIRED CERTIFICATION(S)

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

Experience in Business Analytics tools developing Reporting and Dashboards

Experience in Reporting and Analytics using Power BI - M Query, DAX, Data Modelling, Row Level Security

Experience in database technologies and strong SQL query writing skills, preferrable SQL Server

Analytical thinking for converting data into relevant reports and graphics

Understanding of how to implement solutions with multiple data sources

Experience working with Agile methodology and self-starter who can quickly acclimate to a dynamic environment

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT

Three (3) references of submitted candidates required. Please provide the following information. Must submit with

resume.

 First/last name of reference

 Title

 Company Name

 Job title of contractor while reporting to this supervisor/manager

 Telephone number

 Email Address (if available)

Preference given to candidates with the below skills/experience. Must also meet minimum requirements.

Strong foundational knowledge of Microsoft 365 platform including Exchange, Intune, Azure AD, and Azure ecosystem