Power BI Developer (Azure Databricks Unity Catalog)

Job Title: Developer - Power BI
Job Experience Level: Mid (5-7 Years)
Work Location Expectations: Hybrid - Jersey City New Jersey
Term: 6 Months

Description:

Power BI Developer (Azure Databricks / Unity Catalog)

Role Overview

We are seeking a skilled Power BI Developer to build and deliver dashboards and reports using data sourced from our CyberDW Azure Databricks Lakehouse. The role will focus on developing stakeholder-specific dashboards by source system ensuring accurate data representation consistent metrics and high-quality visualizations. This is a hands-on development role working closely with data engineering and business teams.

Key Responsibilities

Dashboard Development

• Design and develop interactive Power BI reports and dashboards
• Build Cyber Dashboards aligned to individual source systems
• Implement drill-downs drill-throughs slicers and advanced visualizations

Databricks Integration

• Connect Power BI to Databricks SQL endpoints / Unity Catalog tables
• Consume curated Gold-layer datasets for reporting and analytics
• Support both Import and DirectQuery modes

Data Modeling

• Develop and maintain Power BI data models (star schema relationships)
• Create DAX measures calculated columns and KPIs
• Work with data engineers to ensure optimized datasets for reporting

Data Transformation

• Use Power Query (M language) to clean shape and transform incoming data
• Validate and reconcile data to ensure accuracy and consistency

Governance & Security

• Implement row-level security (RLS) for user-based access
• Ensure dashboards align with enterprise data governance and access control policies

Performance Optimization

• Optimize report performance through:
  • Efficient DAX calculations
  • Model optimization
  • Dataset tuning

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work with business users and SMEs to understand metric reporting requirements
• Translate business needs into usable dashboard solutions
• Provide support for feedback enhancements and issue resolution

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in Power BI development
• Strong hands-on experience with:
  • Power BI Desktop and Service
  • DAX Power Query (M)
  • Data modeling (star schema relationships)
• Experience integrating Power BI with Azure Databricks
• Strong SQL skills and understanding of data transformation concepts
• Experience implementing row-level security (RLS)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Databricks Lakehouse / Unity Catalog
• Exposure to financial services or cybersecurity data/reporting
• Experience building dashboards across multiple data domains/source systems
• Familiarity with Azure tools (ADF ADLS Entra ID)

Technical Skills

• Power BI (DAX Power Query Reports Dashboards)
• Azure Databricks (SQL Warehouse data consumption)
• SQL Data Modeling Data Visualization & Reporting
• Data Governance & Security (RLS access control)

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• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise reporting environments
• Exposure to dashboard performance tuning
• Experience enabling self-service reporting