Report Developer - Toronto, Canada - Motion Recruitment

Description

Title: Report Developer

Location: Toronto Ontario

Duration: 06+ Months

The Common Cluster Solutions Branch focuses on services that support both ministries and all branches within the cluster. CCS also provides business intelligence, data analysis and other KPI reporting on important areas of business operations to our partners and the cluster. These services include Business Intelligence (BI), which consists of performance reporting, analytics and consulting services, and includes offering self-service tools to enable and empower our business partners to make informed decisions for their day-to-day business operations.

The resource would be engaged on a number of discrete projects that have been approved by ministry program areas as key priorities, including:

1) SOLGEN Private Security & Investigation Services Branch (PSISB) to develop Compliance Enforcement reporting Phase 1

2) SOLGEN Private Security & Investigation Services Branch (PSISB) to develop Compliance Enforcement reporting Phase 2

3) SOLGEN Animal Welfare Services (AWS) critical operational reporting

4) Modernized Use of Force reporting;

5) Inventory of Mental Health Programs reporting;

6) eRoster reporting.

In addition, other Microsoft Power BI work is ongoing within the Branch and resources may be required to assist in other Power BI development work involved in the unit.

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Deliverables:

• Create Power BI report(s), data models

• Undertake special assignments/sub-projects as assigned

• Conduct, assess, evaluate and document stakeholder interests and business needs

• Ensure alignment and adherence to IT processes and standards

• Support the testing team during system and UAT testing

• Participate in Knowledge transfer

Skills and Knowledge:

• Proven experience as a Microsoft Power BI developer, building Business Intelligence reports and dashboards

• Demonstrated experience with M, DAX and Power Query

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with Microsoft Azure ecosystem, Power BI service, Azure Data factory, SQL Server

• Proven experience with SQL Server and other database technologies

• Proven, demonstrable experience in data modeling and data visualization; working with different data schemas and BI implementation methodologies

• Knowledge of data analysis, data management

• Proven ability to partner with internal/external stakeholders and liaise with technical experts and non-technical colleagues

• Experience in understanding, capturing, and analyzing complex and sometimes competing business requirements to develop Power BI and Business Intelligence products

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal and facilitation skills

• Strong written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills with special attention to correct use of tense, grammar/spelling and terminology

• Demonstrated effective time management and organizational skills, including the ability to plan and prioritize workload, ensuring timelines are met and respond to demands of a dynamic environment

• Mandatory Requirements: At least 5 years of experience

• All roles procured are required to be cleared through the Contractor Security Clearance Process of the OPS.

• Security Clearance process, levels, roles etc. are subject to change without prior notice. Candidates may be required to undergo revised/new process (or levels) any time prior or during the term of the contract.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Use Power Query to extract data from different data sources and choose a storage mode and connectivity type.

• Profile, clean, and load data into Power BI

• Design data models that are intuitive, high-performing, and simple to maintain

• Create compelling Power BI report designs and report formatting, including report navigation for all audience types (executive, operational)

• Examine, sort and present data using Power BI in a cohesive manner

• Connect Power BI reports to data sources

Criteria Ratings MUST TOTAL 100

Criteria 1: Technical Skills 60 Points

• Proven work experience as a Power BI Report Developer

• Demonstrated experience with M, DAX and Power Query

• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Azure ecosystem and the Power Platform, including Azure Data Factory

• Proven experience with SQL Server and Power BI Datasets

• Proven, demonstrable experience in data modeling and data visualizations for Power BI; working with different data schemas and BI implementation methodologies

• Knowledge of data analysis, data management

• Experience in understanding, capturing, and analyzing complex and sometimes competing business requirements to develop Power BI and Business Intelligence products

• Demonstrated experience with performance tuning in Power BI including measures, relationships and visuals

• Demonstrated experience with data sources for Power BI including DirectQuery, Import and appropriate Considerations and limitations

• Demonstrated experience with Power BI datasets

• Demonstrated experience with Power BI refresh

Criteria 2: Documentation, Collaboration & Communication Skills 40 Points

• Documentation, Collaboration & Communication Skills

• Ability to partner with internal/external stakeholders and liaise with technical experts and non-technical colleagues, regarding project deliverables

• Proven experience in developing documentation

• Demonstrated experience collaborating with Developers, Testers and Program Managers

• Proven experience in producing diagrams, videos, and other visual content

• Experience analyzing customer feedback and responding to it to improve the customer experience

• Experience in bringing clarity to complex business challenges and conflicting articulation of business issues through techniques that result in common understanding of the issues, as well as agreement on business process requirements vs technology requirements to solve the issues.

• Experience in understanding, capturing, and analyzing complex and sometimes competing business requirements to develop Business Intelligence products

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal and negotiation skills

• Facilitation skills, Interpersonal and consultative skills

• Stakeholder management skills. Demonstrated strong problem-solving and organizational skills

• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.

• Working knowledge and experience developing reports for use by a wide spectrum of stakeholders

• Strong written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills with special attention to correct use of tense, grammar/spelling and terminology.

• Demonstrated effective time management and organizational skills, including the ability to plan and prioritize workload, ensuring timelines are met and respond to demands of a dynamic environment

Knowledge Transfer

Knowledge to be Transferred:

• Completed deliverables details

• Processes used for developing the deliverables

• Power BI models, PBIX files

• All source code created in development of deliverables

Knowledge to be Transferred to:

• Team lead / Team members

Details of Transfer:

• 1:1 meetings / team meetings / throughout the duration of the project life cycle etc.