Senior Power BI Engineer

State of Washington$103K — $134K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of advanced experience with Azure Analysis Services and Power BI
  • 3+ years working with Azure Data Warehouse
  • 3+ years in a mentoring role
  • Experience in Data Warehouse design and requirements
  • Advanced skills in data mining from large database systems
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Develop tabular and multidimensional models for data analysis
  • Create and manage Azure Analysis Services processes
  • Write complex SQL queries to extract large datasets
  • Design and deliver visual reports and dashboards in Power BI
  • Integrate data from on-premises and cloud sources
  • Implement and maintain data security measures and governance
  • Support users in Power BI and Azure Analysis Services with training and documentation.

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours with a hybrid remote and on-site schedule
  • Opportunities for professional growth and skills development
  • A supportive work environment that values collaboration
  • Access to ongoing training and educational resources.
Full Job Description
Salary : $103,334.00 - $134,783.00 Annually
Location : Thurston County - Olympia, WA
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Job Number: 1464
Department: Health Benefits Exchange
Opening Date: 05/20/2026
Closing Date: 9/8/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

Description
SUMMARY
A Senior Power BI Engineer for Analysis Services focuses on building and maintaining the infrastructure necessary for data collection, storage, and processing. They are responsible for performing planning, design, and development of organizations for Power BI Business Intelligence applications, reports, and dashboards. Provide expertise and support in reporting systems, Azure Analysis Services, Azure Synapse Workspace Analytics, Power BI and data access. They work with other teams and users to ensure solutions meet all business needs.
Duties

Semantic Modeling & Analysis Services (AAS)
• Develop tabular models and multidimensional models
• Develop and manage AAS process
• Writing complex query to retrieve large data in a database
• Analyze to find root cause and troubleshoot DW and reporting system issues
Reporting & Insights Delivery
• Develop visual reports and dashboards that have filters, variables and drill down capabilities
• Using Power BI to build visualizations and dynamic reports that facilitate end user's understanding of their stories through data.
• Design, develop, and test operational, strategic, and federally mandated reports. This supports internal and external stakeholders, leadership, CMS, and steering committees. Development uses Azure SQL Developer, Power BI and AAS
• Develop clear and well-structured analytical plans. Build and analyze large datasets which include, HPF, Medicaid and other external data
• Conduct the conversion of data into insights that will lead to informed business decisions.
Data Integration, Automation & Reliability
• Integrate data from on-premises and cloud-based sources
• Automate outputs to refresh on a scheduled basis.
• Design, and maintain reliable data processing workflows.
• Design solutions that are scalable to handle growing data volumes and user demands
• Implement solutions that handle increasing data volumes and user demands
• Optimize data architectures for performance and scalability
Security, Governance & Data Quality
• Implement and maintain security measures, including role-based access control and data encryption
• Establish and enforce data governance policies and practices within team
• Govern system and data integrity analysis to control and manage data and report quality
• Analyze and troubleshoot data issues and provide detailed analysis and propose effective solutions and downstream impact.
User Enablement, Support & Documentation
• Provide PBI and AAS users support around connectivity, access and control
• Provide training on PBI data set and cubes
• Answer technical and procedural questions for team members and facilitate development and training of improved processes
• Create and maintain technical documentation for development and operational purposes
• Work with other teams' members to analyze and resolve any PBI or AAS issue
• Work with DW team to develop scrip to build ETL store procedures
• Collaborate with Data Architecture team and DW team to design data DW architectures that support scalability, security, and performance spanning multiple cloud environments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:
• 5+ years with advanced Azure Analysis Service and PBI, advanced SQL
• 3+ years' experience working with Azure Data Warehouse
• 3+ years in mentoring
• Experience with Data Warehouse requirements and design.
• Advanced knowledge and experience data mining large database systems and technical documentation
• Well organized, flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient with strong attention to detail.
Desired:
• Motivated self-starter with initiative to take independent action and accept responsibility for your actions.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work with all levels of internal management and staff, as well as outside clients, vendors, diverse populations, stakeholder groups, and customers.

Supplemental Information

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
This position will be open until we find a suitable number of candidates to review. If interested, please as soon as possible. The Exchange reserves the right to close the recruitment at any time.

SALARY INFORMATION
Full Salary Range: $89,855.00 to $134,783.00 annually, with midpoint at $112,319.00.

Hiring Range: $103,334.00 and $ 112,319.00 annually. This is an estimate of where a qualified candidate can expect to receive an offer.

The actual salary offer will consider candidate experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and the market. Our compensation policy reserves the salary range above the midpoint for employees who are meeting and exceeding expectations and for growth and development, up to the maximum.

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WORKING CONDITIONS
Core business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. There are times where irregular hours will be required. The preferred duty station is our Olympia, Washington headquarters. The nature of this role relies heavily on remote and in-person collaboration. While a hybrid remote and on-site schedule may be considered, the position will require flexibility to allow for in-office availability as business needs dictate. Travel requirements will be limited, however there may be occasions where an employee is required to travel and work irregular hours to attend meetings or trainings. Duties of this position require the use of standard office furniture and equipment, including setup for remote work. The employee is responsible for providing and maintaining a safe, ergonomic, and secure workspace at their remote location.

The working conditions and physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
A criminal background screen will be conducted for candidates under final consideration, and if hired, every five years of employment where highly sensitive data is processed or maintained by the position. The result of this background screen must meet the Exchange's eligibility standards.

OTHER INFORMATION
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and levels of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills of personnel so classified.

This is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

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