American Institutes for Research (AIR)

Power BI Developer

Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data/Analytics, or related field; or 5 years of equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years in Business Intelligence or analytics engineering with a focus on Power BI.
  • Advanced proficiency in Power BI (DAX, Power Query), SQL, and hands-on work with Microsoft Fabric.
  • Preferred Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300) or relevant certifications in Microsoft Fabric/Power Platform.
  • Experience in agile environments with tools like Jira and Confluence, and understanding dimensional modeling.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design, development, and lifecycle management of Power BI solutions across business domains.
  • Translate business requirements into user stories and reusable reporting patterns.
  • Model data using dimensional best practices and optimize DAX for performance.
  • Build and maintain ingestion and transformation workflows integrating data from various sources.
  • Leverage Microsoft Fabric for scalable data storage and processing solutions.
  • Ensure operational excellence for BI solutions, including monitoring and performance optimization.
  • Implement and maintain data security and governance practices.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work flexibility with three days in-office and occasional travel.
  • Participation in a total rewards program that competes in the market.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Mentorship responsibilities that may enhance leadership skills.
  • Support for best practices and adoption assistance for business users.
Full Job Description
AIR's Tek Office is seeking an experienced Power BI Developer to join its talented group. The Power BI Developer will work closely with the AIR Modernization team and stakeholders across multiple business domains to implement an enterprise analytics platform and deliver interactive dashboards, reports, and semantic models that enable informed decision-making. This position reports into the Technology Office.

This position offers hybrid work flexibility, requiring three days per week in AIR's Virginia office, with occasional travel for meetings, training sessions, and conferences.

Responsibilities:

The responsibilities for the position include:
  • Lead the design, development, and lifecycle management of Power BI solutions (semantic models, dashboards, and reports) across multiple business domains and the enterprise.
  • Partner with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into clear user stories, data definitions, and reusable reporting patterns.
  • Model data using dimensional best practices (e.g., star schema) and write optimized DAX to deliver performant, maintainable analytics.
  • Build and maintain ingestion and transformation workflows (Power Query/M, SQL, and/or Fabric capabilities) to integrate data from Dynamics 365 and other sources.
  • Leverage Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse/Warehouse/OneLake, as applicable) to implement scalable and secure data storage, processing, and semantic model strategies.
  • Own operational excellence for BI solutions, including refresh reliability, monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
  • Implement and maintain security and governance practices (workspace strategy, permissions, RLS/OLS, endorsement/certification practices, and documentation).
  • Support a healthy delivery process by contributing to standards, code reviews, and deployment practices (e.g., dev/test/prod, version control, and release coordination).
  • Mentor junior BI developers and enable business users through training, best practices, and adoption support.
  • Stay current with Microsoft analytics platform capabilities and recommend enhancements that improve usability, reliability, and value.
  • Responsibilities may change based on business needs.

Qualifications:

Education, Knowledge, and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data/Analytics, or a related field or at least 5 years of experience.
  • At least 5 years of experience in Business Intelligence or analytics engineering, with a strong focus on Power BI solution delivery.
  • Advanced experience with Power BI (semantic models, DAX, Power Query) and strong SQL skills, with hands-on work in Microsoft Fabric (Warehouse/Lakehouse), modern data management practices, and building/supporting ETL/ELT pipelines integrating enterprise applications such as Dynamics 365 or similar systems.
  • Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300) or relevant Microsoft Fabric/Power Platform certifications, along with experience in governance frameworks, environment strategy, and administration across Power BI and the broader Power Platform is preferred.
  • Experience working in agile environments using tools such as Jira and Confluence, with a solid understanding of dimensional modeling, data quality, lineage, and end-to-end data pipeline operations.
  • Experience using Microsoft Graph API for automation, integration, and advanced reporting scenarios is preferred, but not required.

Skills
  • Strong communicator able to engage senior leaders and both technical and non-technical stakeholders, clearly conveying concepts, solutions, and tradeoffs.
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively with remote and geographically dispersed teams, fostering alignment and shared understanding.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities in fast-paced environments, showing strong ownership, accountability, and attention to quality.
  • Collaborative and analytical problem-solver with strong critical-thinking skills, mentoring capabilities, and the ability to help establish and promote best practices.

Disclosures: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for this position. Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements.

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AIR's Total Rewards Program, is designed to reward our staff competitively and motivate them to achieve our critical mission. This position offers the anticipated annual salary as listed. Salary offers are made based on internal equity within the institution and external equity with competitive markets. Please note this is the annual salary range for candidates that are based in the United States.

Anticipated Annual Salary Range

$104,000-$122,000 USD

About American Institutes for Research (AIR)

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan behavioral and social science research, evaluation, assessment, and technical assistance organization based in Washington, D.C. AIR was established in 1946 as a behavioral and social science research organization. AIR's mission is to conduct and apply the best behavioral and social science research and evaluation towards improving people's lives, with a special emphasis on the disadvantaged. AIR has more than 2,000 employees and offices across the United States and abroad.
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