Senior BI Developer

Job Title: Senior BI Developer

Experience: 5–10 Years

Location: Kochi

Work Mode: Onsite

Overview

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Key Responsibilities

• Data Integration & Management: Design, develop, and maintain robust ETL pipelines to transform raw data into consumable formats, including dashboards, reports, and analytical data models.
• BI Architecture & Semantic Models: Own, enhance, and optimise BI semantic models and overall BI architecture to support scalable and enterprise-wide analytics.
• Reporting & Dashboards: Lead the development and maintenance of advanced, interactive dashboards, reports, and data visualisations to deliver actionable insights to business users.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Work closely with cross-functional teams including IT, business analysts, and department heads to gather requirements and translate them into effective BI solutions.
• Mentorship & Leadership: Mentor junior BI developers, promote best practices in BI development, data governance, and solution design.
• Data Governance & Best Practices: Ensure data integrity, security, compliance, and adherence to organisational data governance standards across all BI platforms.
• BI Development Lifecycle: Implement and follow BI development lifecycle best practices, including version control (repositories), work item management, build and release pipelines, and deployment processes.
• Performance Optimisation: Proactively monitor and optimise BI systems for performance, scalability, and reliability, identifying and resolving bottlenecks.
• Training & Enablement: Provide technical training and knowledge sharing sessions to enhance team capabilities.
• Continuous Improvement: Evaluate emerging BI tools, technologies, and techniques, and recommend improvements to strengthen the organisation’s BI capabilities.
• Documentation: Create and maintain clear, comprehensive documentation for BI solutions, data models, and development processes to ensure consistency and maintainability.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in BI development, with at least 2+ years in a senior or lead technical role.
• Strong hands-on experience with BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, SSRS, or similar platforms.
• Experience with cloud-based BI and data platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).
• Strong expertise in SQL/T-SQL, including complex queries, data extraction, and manipulation.
• Hands-on experience with DAX and Power Query.
• In-depth knowledge of data integration, ETL processes, and data pipelines.
• Strong expertise in data modelling, database design, and performance optimisation.
• Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts and best practices.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to derive insights from complex datasets.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and business teams.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and inspire team members.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with programming languages such as Python or R for data manipulation and analysis.
• Knowledge of Big Data technologies such as Hadoop or Spark.
• BI tool certifications (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) are a plus.
• Experience with data governance, data security, and compliance standards.