Junior BI Developer at Datacentrix

Managed Talent Solutions, a division within Datacentrix is looking for a Junior BI Developer for one of their Client based in Johannesburg. The Junior BI Developer will be required to assist with turning raw data into meaningful insights for the business through designing, developing and maintaining business intelligence solutions.  You must have +2 years experience in report and dashboard development, database and semantic model development using technologies such as DAX for Power BI Measures, Data sources and PowerBI components.

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• Matric plus Diploma in Computer science / Information technology or related field 
• Microsoft certification PL300 - Power BI Data Analyst Associate
• Microsoft certification DP900 - Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals
• Knowledge in Dimensional semantic model design principles (Star schema)
• Knowledge in DAX for Power BI Measures
• Knowledge in PowerBI components (Power Query, modelling, report visualisation)
• Knowledge in PowerBI online components (App, Access, Management)
• Knowledge in Data sources (SQL Server, flat files, Dynamics D365)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for extracting and transforming data from the system and using ETL processes to prepare data for analysis.
• Responsible for working with databases to store and retrieve data efficiently and to write and optimise SQL queries for data retrieval and manipulation
• Responsible for semantic model development using SQL queries and views.
• Responsible for creating reports and dashboards to visualise and communicate the results or insights effectively.
• Responsible for creating reports and dashboards which enhances user experience.
• Responsible for the migration of reports across workspaces
• Work closely with business analysts or business users to understand data requirements and turn these requirements into BI solutions
• Responsible for troubleshooting with BI solutions and provide support to end-users to address data discrepancies (level 0 support)
• Troubleshoot report errors (data errors, incorrect calculations, missing values, etc.)
• Responsible for documenting and managing BI initiatives on Azure DevOps on a regular basis
• Responsible for documenting data models, processes and BI solutions for future reference and effective knowledge transfer