IT Application Configuration Analyst (Power BI Azure)

100% remote - Remote location cannot be in the states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Oregon or Washington at this time.

Role Focus: Power BI Administration + Azure Data Warehousing + Analytics Application Support + Governance + Project Management

As one of the nation’s largest electric utility companies with a focus on sustainable energy, Client knows that it takes a workforce of highly trained, dedicated, and motivated individuals to generate and deliver safe and reliable power.

• Our Information Technology (IT) professionals are at the heart of this workforce, playing a key role in helping our business units achieve business goals in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity.
• As a result, Client invests in the success of its people through continuous development opportunities to develop and refine skills support career advancement.
• Client is proud to develop new experiences for both employees and customers and is committed to developing a diverse workforce, reflective of the communities we serve, by recruiting and retaining talented employees from a variety of backgrounds
• As an IT Professional , you will be given a wide range of opportunities to collaborate with people across the company and will be exposed to an exciting and cutting-edge technology stack.
• You will also be exposed to Agile ways of working in an environment that embraces diversity of thought, where you will be encouraged to innovate and explore new ideas.

Summary

• The Analytic Services team supports the hardware and software used for business analytics at Client.
• The team works with employees to understand their business processes and then guides the use of technology to support them.
• An IT Application Configuration Analyst on the Analytic Services team is responsible for working with business units and IT to deliver and maintain applications that enable business transformation. 
• The IT Application Configuration Analyst focuses on technical solutions and applications, understanding business processes and translating them into work projects in the form of analytics and dashboards.
• They will participate in the production support and enhancement lifecycle of Client’s analytic systems.

What You Will Need to be Qualified:

• You have a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, or related technical discipline with 7 years related experience. In lieu of a Degree, 9 years of related experience required.
• Related experience should include configuring or administering systems to function per business requirements.
• Advanced skills in supporting reporting tool applications (Power BI, QlikView, RapidMiner, TOAD, SAS, Anaconda, etc.).
• Understand and promote use of tools and applications supported by the Analytics Team.
• In-Depth knowledge of the Azure data warehousing solution.
• Work with Business developers to promote Power BI Governance and self-service analytics across Client.
• Plan and facilitate the Power BI user group monthly meetings.
• Manage projects related to applications and hardware supported by the Analytics team.
• Manage work assignments given to internal and external developers to ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Assist in managing reporting environments to adhere to IT Sarbanes-Oxley (SOx) Controls and CIP regulations.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to think creatively.
• Knowledge of project management concepts and tools.