BI Developer

BI Developer position available in Stellenbosch.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining impactful Power
  
  BI reports and interactive dashboards that visualise critical sustainability metrics and performance indicators for our clients and internal stakeholders.
• Building robust data models within Power
  
  BI, ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and optimal performance.
• Developing and optimising efficient ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to seamlessly integrate data from various sources into our BI solutions.
• Collaborating closely with our Product Success and Client Success teams to gather and translate reporting requirements into innovative and effective BI solutions.
• Conducting in-depth data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights that will directly inform product development, client strategies, and overall business decisions.
• Performing rigorous fault-finding and bug testing on existing BI solutions to ensure their reliability and functionality.
• Assisting with the setup and ongoing maintenance of complex sustainability performance indicator calculations and emission factors within our online products.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of our BI architecture, data governance, and visualisation best practices.
• Project management.

Requirements:

• A demonstrable passion for sustainability and an understanding of key concepts such as carbon emissions measurement, life cycle assessment, and broader climate change discourse.
• A proactive, self-starting individual who can work independently and take initiative.
• An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a closely related quantitative field is advantageous.
• 1-2 years of hands-on, proven work experience as a BI Developer specifically with Power BI.
• This includes strong familiarity with Power Query (M language) and DAX.
• Excellent analytical and numerical reasoning skills, with an exceptional attention to detail.
• A solid understanding of database concepts and SQL, with an awareness of how data is extracted from various online platforms and basic data warehousing principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong working proficiency in Power BI, including DAX.
• The ability to thrive in a multi-disciplinary team environment, collaborating effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Exceptional English verbal and written communication skills.
• A client-centric mindset, conscientious, and always willing to go the extra mile to deliver quality.