BI Developer

About us:
We are an international company with offices in the UK, Portugal, and the US. The Virtual Forge works with organisations to create digital and technology platforms that drive transformation, develop capabilities, and deliver experiences that build businesses around the world.
We are looking for a talented BI Developer to join our international team.

You will be based in our offices in Warwick or in The Glove Factory (nearby Bath).

Role Overview:
We are seeking a BI Developer to join our growing team. This person will be responsible for working across several reporting, data prep, and Integration projects, assisting with the development of dashboard reports, building reporting infrastructure, creating ad-hoc reports, and helping to optimize relational data stores in support of client reporting needs.

The ideal candidate has extensive knowledge of Microsoft SQL and PowerBI, with additional experience using other relational databases and report development platforms.. The BI Developer will work with our application developers, data engineers, and data scientists, and will produce dashboards and reports for internal and external customers. They will also support non-technical colleagues and clients to better understand reporting options, products, and best practices.. They must be self-directed and comfortable supporting the reporting needs of multiple teams, systems and products.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Business Intelligence Development - Design, build and deploy KPIs, Dashboards, and BI solutions (e.g. PowerBI).
Data Prep and Modeling – evaluate data, and develop data architecture to support reporting use cases.
Data Integration – incorporate new data into client Data Warehouses while maintaining enterprise best practices and adhering to data governance standards.
ETL – apply business rules to data and migrate from source to target using ETL tools or scripting languages.
Report Development Consulting and Business Analysis - work with internal and external clients to determine their uses cases for data, and create reporting assets in support of those needs
Ad-hoc Report Development - Create and execute queries upon request for data
Technical Support - Work with stakeholders including client and internal company teams to assist with data or reporting-related technical issues and queries
Documentation - develop and update technical documentation and training materials to guide business and technical users on how to use the reports

Essential Skills:
Bachelor’s degree in a related field
2+ years of Business Intelligence/Report Development experience
Strong PowerBI development skills
Strong SQL Skills - stored procedures, views, functions, tables, indexes, ETL/SSIS
Experience with performance tuning and optimization in SQL environments
Exceptional ability to understand complex business requirements, and convert them into meaningful and engaging reports
Able to work directly with client stakeholders to understand their business needs for data and reporting, and to define requirements and project direction using a consultative process
Strong communication and organizational skills
Strong desire for continuous growth and development


Preferred Skills:
Other RDB Experience - Oracle, MySQL, Aurora
Scripting - Python proficiency
Familiarity with Agile methodology