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Power BI Developer (Databricks & Azure)

Sharp Decisions, Inc

Jersey City, NJ

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Access Control, Cisco Unity, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Sets, Desktop PC, Financial Services, Internet Security, Metrics, Microsoft Windows Azure, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Power BI, Problem Solving Skills, Reconciliation, Reporting Dashboards, SQL (Structured Query Language), Star Schema, Training Data Sets
LOCATION
Jersey City, NJ
POSTED
12 days ago

Jersey City, NJ - Hybrid 12+ Month Contract

W2 Only

8+ Years Experience Financial or Cybersecurity Domain Required

We are seeking a skilled Power BI Developer to build and deliver dashboards and reports using data sourced from our 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.

? Critical Requirements

  • 8+ years of overall experience required
  • Recent financial domain experience required
  • W2 candidates only - no C2C or 1099

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 and 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
  • Apply model optimization and dataset tuning techniques

Stakeholder Collaboration

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

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on Power BI development experience
  • Strong proficiency with Power BI Desktop and Service
  • Expert-level DAX and Power Query (M) skills
  • Solid data modeling experience (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 and Unity Catalog
  • Exposure to financial services or cybersecurity data and reporting
  • Experience building dashboards across multiple data domains and 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)

Unity Catalog & Lakehouse Architecture

? Nice to Have

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

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About the Company

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Sharp Decisions, Inc

For over two decades, Sharp Decisions has provided superior, award-winning service in strategic business and technology consulting services to government agencies at all levels, as well as domestic and global corporations. With subject matter expertise in Investment Banking, Finance, Healthcare, Media & Telecommunications, and Manufacturing, Sharp Decisions is well equipped to serve your needs.

Established in 1990 with headquarters in New York City, and locations in Princeton, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Europe and Canada, Sharp Decisions has been the technology backbone for a client portfolio that includes an array of well-known companies. As a Certified Woman-Owned Business Enterprise and approved vendor, Sharp Decisions offers a powerful, cost-effective advantage. We actively partner with other MBEs to add value and meet diversity program requirements.

Sharp Decisions is also committed to hiring and training post-9/11, tech-savvy U.S. armed forces veterans through our V.E.T.S.â„¢ (Vocation, Education and Training for Service members) Program, but we cannot do it alone. Companies like EmblemHealth, Freddie Mac and Experian have stepped up to bring aboard our highly qualified and skilled veterans. We need more companies like them to take a stand and bring our veterans aboard. Our clients have told us that our veterans are more effective than their college hires because two weeks on the job for them equates to 2-3 years of experience! Learn more at www.sharpdecisions.com/vetsprogram.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1990

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