Analytics Consultant - NC, IA, TX

Job#: 3034032

Job Description:

Client: Financial Services

Team: TBA

Job Title: Analytics Consultant 3

Location: Charlotte, NC / Des Moines, IA / Dallas, TX (Hybrid: 3 days onsite / 2 remote)

Contract Length: 12 months

Pay Rate: $46 - $49
Top Requirements:

4+ years of Analytics experience

Strong expertise in Microsoft Power BI (performance tuning, capacity metrics, troubleshooting)

Experience with Power Query (M), data modeling, and diagnosing performance issues

Plusses:

Experience with Microsoft Fabric (Notebooks, Data Pipelines, Direct Lake)

Knowledge of Power BI Gateway architecture and troubleshooting connectivity issues

Experience with SSRS / Paginated Reports optimization

Familiarity with DAX Studio for advanced diagnostics

Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (DBAs, platform teams, vendors)

Job Summary:

In this contingent resource assignment, you may: Consult on or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within Analytics and contribute to large-scale planning related to Analytics deliverables. Review and analyze moderately complex Analytics challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Contribute to the resolution of moderately complex issues and consult with others to meet Analytics deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements. Collaborate with client personnel in Analytics.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Manage and resolve enterprise BI support tickets through the CASE system (primarily Power BI-related)
• Troubleshoot issues including:
  • Power BI Gateway connectivity
  • Dataset and report access issues
  • Capacity and performance constraints
  • Database connectivity failures
  • Report design and implementation challenges
  • High system capacity usage and performance bottlenecks
• Analyze semantic models and reporting structures to improve efficiency and performance
• Identify root causes of slow report loads and high compute usage (CU consumption)
• Provide best practice recommendations for scalable and optimized reporting solutions
• Collaborate with Power BI Platform teams, DBAs, and Microsoft vendor support
• Meet with stakeholders to understand business and technical requirements
• Act as a technical consultant to recommend and implement solutions across systems and teams

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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.