Power BI Developer – Johannesburg

We’re looking for talented business intelligence developer to spearhead Analysis Services and Power BI design and development, and surface internal & client-facing dashboards and reports. In addition, you will be enabled to improve on our existing business intelligence models, development processes, standards, and documentation. You’re committed to delivering high quality output and you’re excited about making a big impact on a small, diverse global team.

Company Overview

The NMG Group is a global advisory and intermediary firm focused exclusively in financial services. Established in 1992, NMG has enjoyed steady expansion internationally. We have clients across the world with our most established businesses in Australia, South Africa, Asia, the UK and Canada and a growing presence in the US and Europe. Our main offices are in Sydney, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Johannesburg, Cape Town, London, Toronto and New York.

At NMG Consulting we are a nimble firm of 160 people focusing exclusively on the Insurance, Reinsurance, Wealth Management and Asset Management Industries. Our advisory model uniquely integrates Consulting, Insights and Analytics. Located globally, we are a diverse team of talented and experienced individuals, partnering with industry leaders to provide deep and powerful insights and knowledge.

We are constantly evolving and the range of work that we do rapidly challenges and expands our peoples’ knowledge. Our flat, team-based structures encourage participation from all experience levels – everyone is encouraged to contribute, regardless of their role. We advocate hearing different points of view, collaboration and constructive debate.

Summary Statement

In this role, you should have a background in data and business analysis and wide knowledge of BI, warehousing, data integration, data modelling and presentation concepts. You should be analytical and an excellent communicator. If you also have a strong business acumen and problem-solving aptitude, we’d like to meet you.

Role

Power BI Developer

Location:

Johannesburg

Industry:

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Key Responsibilities

  • Business Intelligence Architecture: Participate in the creation and maintenance of our business intelligence architecture and assist in discussions to build confidence and ensure customer success. Analyse existing operational standards, processes, and / or governance to identify and implement improvements.

  • Engineering (Development): Understand and effectively discuss business and / or data requirements to set functional and technical specifications for solutions and ultimately design and develop models, dashboards, and reports addressing the business or client needs. Identify key performance indicators with clear objectives. Develop and execute SQL queries and conduct data analyses and reconciliations. Quickly shape data into reporting and analytical solutions to fast-track requirements clarification and solutioning. Align data warehouse development to ensure minimal maintenance and sustainability of business intelligence solutions. Create and maintain best-practice and versatile yet integrated tabular or multidimensional Analysis Services models that act as semantic layer for business and client dashboards and reports. Perform DAX or MDX queries and functions. Developing visually appealing strategic and operational KPI scorecards, dashboards, and interactive reports using Power BI desktop with the ability to drill down data to visualize it in the best possible ways to aid insightful analyses and / or decision-making. Implement row-level security on data along with an understanding of application security layer models in Power BI. Consistently monitor identified key performance indicators. Conduct user acceptance testing and troubleshooting. Collaborate with teams to integrate similar data and solutions. Perform performance analyses for continuous improvement. Respect and work within the boundaries of data governance.

  • Production Support and Maintenance: Manage and administer all aspects of the businesses intelligence environment, including provisioning, configuration, performance monitoring, policy governance, security, and access control. Ensure all infrastructure components meet proper performance and capacity standards. Provide continuous support to resolve issues and to redefine and make technical or strategic changes to enhance existing solutions.

  • Training and Mentorship: Provide technical training and mentoring to other teams and team members and organize and execute training sessions. Documentation: Originate and maintain documentation and Azure DevOps wikis for new and existing solutions throughout the solutioning life cycle - covering all applicable functional areas, such as bugs, change requests, operational policies and procedures, solution designs, models, technical specifications, test plans and test results, security administration, and user guides. Our values: Living the NMG values of Collaboration, Curiosity, Go for It, and Make it Count in all that you do.

  • Non-Technical Skills: Ability to interact with business as well as technical teams. Strong communication and client management skills. Ability to learn and respond quickly to the fast-changing business environment. Ability to multitask and excellent interpersonal skills. Document process, models, designs, and solutions and able to explain, represent, and discuss with stakeholders & teams. Apply learned lessons into future solution considerations. Analytical mindset with a problem-solving approach. Ability to work in an agile environment with a focus on continuous improvement. Self-motivated and eager to learn. A team player and able to take initiative, lead and initiate.

Competencies, Qualifications & Experience

  • A relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree and Microsoft Power BI certifications. Certifications from leading platforms like Udemy, Coursera, Pluralsight or edX.

  • Over 5 years’ experience in related roles with the expectation that you have sound knowledge of database management, SQL querying, data modelling, data warehousing, business intelligence, and OLAP.

  • Sound knowledge of, and over 5 years’ experience in the Microsoft BI stack, specifically Power BI, Power BI Embedded, Power Query, Power Pivot, Analysis Services, DAX & MDX and an expert in using advanced-level calculations.

  • Effective software development life cycle management skills. Proficiency in CSS, Java, JavaScript, or Python will be advantageous. Knowledge of UI / UX development will be advantageous.

  • Insurance and Asset Management industry experience will be advantageous.

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