Power BI Developer (Databricks & Azure)

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