Senior Business Intelligence Developer

Job Title: Business Intelligence Developer Location: Houston, TX 77002 Duration: 7+ months on W2 contract Job Summary: B I Developer – Operations Business Intelligence Summary: Client is seeking a versatile BI Developer to join our Operations Business Intelligence team. This role is centered on delivering high-impact Power BI reporting that turns raw data into actionable executive insights across our core operational areas: Collections, Fleet, Post Collections, and Dispatch. You will own the full lifecycle of report development—from requirements gathering with leadership through data modeling to the final presentation of polished, production-ready dashboards. The ideal candidate is a technical powerhouse who speaks the language of business and can navigate the nuances of day-to-day operations. Responsibilities: Power BI Reporting & Development (Primary Focus) Visualization Excellence: Design "Executive Grade" dashboards that prioritize UX/UI, ensuring that complex operational data across Collections, Fleet, Post Collections, and Dispatch is digestible and visually compelling. DAX & Power Query: Author advanced DAX measures and utilize Power Query (M) for sophisticated data shaping and business logic implementation. Report Lifecycle Ownership: • Manage the full development cycle from prototype through UAT to production deployment, ensuring quality and accuracy at every stage. • Security & Governance: Administer Power BI workspaces and implement RowLevel Security (RLS) to ensure data is accessible only to authorized stakeholders. Leadership & Strategic Partnership: • Requirements Discovery: Lead collaborative sessions with senior leadership across Collections, Fleet, Post Collections, and Dispatch to define KPIs and translate business objectives into technical specifications. • Data Storytelling: Present and demo reports to executive stakeholders, focusing on "the why" behind the data and providing recommendations based on findings. • Agile Collaboration: Work within Azure DevOps to track stories, manage backlogs, and provide transparency into the development roadmap. Data Engineering & Architecture: • Fabric & Snowflake Ecosystem: Build and optimize endtoend data pipelines leveraging MS Fabric (Lakehouse/Warehouse) and Snowflake to support realtime and batch reporting across all operational areas. • Advanced Modeling: Design, implement, and maintain robust data models (Star Schema) that ensure high performance and data integrity across the organization. • Optimization: Perform rootcause analysis on slowrunning reports; optimize SQL queries in Snowflake and DAX expressions in Power BI to ensure subsecond response times. Required Technical Skills: • Power BI: Expertlevel proficiency (DAX, Power Query, Service). • SQL: Expertlevel SQL for complex data transformation and validation. • Snowflake: Experience with SnowSQL, partitioning, and warehouse optimization. • MS Fabric: Familiarity with OneLake, Data Factory, and the Fabric environment. Required Soft Skills: • Executive Presence: Confidence in presenting to and taking feedback from Csuite leadership. • Curiosity: A proactive desire to understand the business operations behind the data — particularly the workflows driving Collections, Fleet, Post Collections, and Dispatch. • Clarity: Ability to explain complex technical concepts to nontechnical audiences Preferred Qualifications: • Experience with Azure DevOps for project tracking. • Certification in PL300 (Microsoft Data Analyst) or Snowflake Pro Core. • Prior experience in a "clientfacing" or "leadershipfacing" internal consultancy role. • Familiarity with waste management, logistics, or field operations is a plus. Key additions: • Opening paragraph now names all four areas as the core focus. • Visualization Excellence references the operational data spanning those areas. • Requirements Discovery highlights crossfunctional engagement with leadership in each area. • Curiosity (Soft Skills) ties directly to understanding the workflows behind those operations. • Preferred Qualifications added a line about familiarity with client, logistics, or field operations