Sr. Power BI Data Modeler

City : Austin State : Texas Neos is Seeking a Sr. Power BI Data Modeler for a contract role for with our client in Austin, TX. • REMOTE (TEXAS) - ONLY CANDIDATES CURRENTLY RESIDING IN TEXAS WILL BE CONSIDERED • • • No calls, no emails, please respond directly to the "apply" link with your resume and contact details. Description Of Services Job Description Major responsibilities include Design, build, and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports, and semantic models using Power Query, and best-practice data modeling. Develop scalable star-schema models and reusable datasets to support enterprise reporting. Ensure visualizations are intuitive, accurate, and aligned with business needs. Analyze complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for business improvement. Other responsibilities include working closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translating them into BI solutions. Present insights and recommendations to leadership in a clear, compelling way. Support self-service analytics by enabling business users to explore curated datasets. Essential Job Duties • Implement BI best practices, including version control, documentation, and data governance. • Optimize Power BI datasets for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. • Partner with data engineering teams to refine Snowflake schemas, pipelines, and performance. • Partner with report data architect to curate, certified datasets, data dictionaries and business glossaries. • Validate data quality and ensure consistency across all BI assets. • Support the governance standards for dataset ownership and lifecycle, access models and role-based permissions. • Establish best practices for dataset usage, report creation, and data stewardship. • Monitor adoption and continuously improve the self service ecosystem. • Develop and deliver train the trainer programs to empower power users, analysts, and business champions. • Create training materials, documentation, and hands on workshops for Power BI and Snowflake based data sources. • Mentor business teams on interpreting insights, building reports, and applying data driven decision making. Candidate Skills And Qualifications 10+ years Experience in BI, analytics, or data modeling roles. 5+ years Advanced proficiency with Power BI (DAX, Power Query, data modeling). 5+ years Skill with Microsoft Office tools, particularly with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and SharePoint. 3+ years Strong SQL skills with hands on experience in Snowflake, Databricks, or similar product. 5+ years Experience designing or supporting self service analytics environments. 2+ years Knowledge of enterprise information management processes and methodologies, relational database management systems, and metadata management. 2+ years Experience in working in fast-paced and ever-changing environments; achieving project's deliverables and deadlines; exercising sound judgment in making critical decisions; analyzing complex information and developing plans to address identified issues. 2 years Skill in interpersonal relationships, including the ability to work with people under pressure, negotiate among multiple parties, resolve conflicts, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with various levels of personnel. Preferred 2+ years Knowledge of database structures and theories. 2+ years Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations (PII) relevant to data management and data governance. 2+ years Experience in data focused projects, like moving from Legacy to newer systems. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in data processing, computer science, business administration, or a related field. #DICE