208 - Business Intelligence Developer

As a mid-level or senior-level Business Intelligence Developer, you’ll play a crucial role in fostering collaboration and building partnerships across the organization. Your main goals will be to develop BI reporting solutions and drive operational efficiency and effectiveness. Your expertise in BI reporting solutions will be invaluable in co-developing products and sharing knowledge with other teams. By providing insights and valuable predictive information, you’ll equip business teams and leaders with the tools to highlight potential risks and opportunities that drive the need for change. Your contributions will have a significant impact on the company’s success, and you’ll be a vital part of a team dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that drive business growth.

You’ll achieve this by enabling data-driven decisions and empowering stakeholders to make informed choices based on actional insights from your reports and dashboards and by:

• Designing and developing reporting solutions using IBM Cognos and Tableau as per business requirements
• Providing expertise in data visualization and graphical report design
• Participating in upgrade and migration projects from legacy to future state
• Working closely with business and data development teams to drive requirements to completion
• Maintaining and supporting existing business intelligence solutions
• Maintaining knowledge of industry standards, best practices, and upcoming product releases
• Identifying new opportunities to leverage data, integrate and enhance business value
• Mentoring other developers in utilizing the tools
• Assisting in other areas of the department and company as necessary
• Supporting enterprise BI strategy and organizational change management
• Defining, setting up, and executing test cases to validate that the solution meets business requirements
• Providing consultative support and advice on technology projects led by business partners
• Working with business partners to understand BI reporting and analytical requirements
• Providing technical support on ad-hoc queries on the usage of the BI application
• Assisting users in building ad-hoc reports and analysis
• Envisioning future use cases for reporting and analytical solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in IT, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent experience
• Mid-level: 3-5 years experience in BI development
• Senior-level: 6-10 years experience in enterprise BI development
• Experience creating complex reports, dashboard applications, and scorecards
• Experience with 2-3 of the following tools: Microstrategy - AWS Enterprise Version 2021; Tableau; Informatica - Power Center Version & DEI - Version; IBM Cognos Analytics; SAS
• Experience with SQL, with proven ability to write efficient queries
• Experience working directly with business teams to address ad-hoc queries and provide guidance on challenges they are facing
• Experience writing reports over various data sources, including Oracle, Teradata, SQL Server databases, etc.
• Experience working with AWS, Azure, Databricks
• Strong problem-solving and data analysis skills
• Ability to follow processes and execute project deliverables in a timely manner
• Experience capturing business requirements and providing solutions
• Experience coordinating with the team across the geographical regions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to effectively negotiate with other teams to create a mutually beneficial solution
• Solid understanding of data modeling concepts
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple requests
• Proven ability and desire to grow technical skill set
• Experience with or desire to learn and work with mobile reporting solutions
• Experience with Agile development methodology

THIS POSITION REQUIRES RESIDENCY IN MARYLAND OR NORTHERN VIRGINIA and is PARTIAL REMOTE 2 DAYS A WEEK. THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A FULL REMOTE SCHEDULE. Hiring candidates with a permanent residence within commuting distance to Columbia, MD.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future. Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance. Fully-vaccinated status for COVID-19 is required as a condition of employment.

The salary range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; education and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

ABOUT NEXT PHASE SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES, INC.

Innovation. It’s What Defines Us.

Next Phase Solutions and Services, Inc. provides insights and solutions for healthcare, engineering and science research. Next Phase commits to creating an environment where our employees achieve their full potential, increase their productivity, and expand their professional and personal horizons. We look for bright, innovative people that achieve results, understand the importance of being a productive and supportive team member, and put the customer’s satisfaction first. Next Phase leadership is looking for new leaders, scientific and technical subject matter experts, and technically savvy people that are interested in putting forth the effort and commitment needed to grow our company.

Will you join us to share in the success?

Next Phase Solutions and Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Benefits

We offer a competitive total compensation and benefits package. Benefits include, but are not limited to:

HEALTH AND WELLNESS BENEFITS

• Medical Insurance (three healthcare plans to choose from), Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Company-sponsored Wellness Program

WELL-BEING PROGRAM

• Our Well-being programs offer a variety of benefits that support our employee’s physical, financial and lifestyle wellness. Enjoy walks around a beautiful lake, work out in our on-site gym, grab a healthy snack, enjoy bagel Fridays and lunches, attend yoga, benefit from a hybrid flex schedule, join a Fitbit group or sports team, or get some great financial advice – just to name a few of the well-being program benefits.

PERSONAL INSURANCE BENEFITS

• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Company-paid AD&D Insurance
• Company-paid Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance

PAID LEAVE

• Competitive paid-time-off programs
• Paid holidays
• Paid Maternity leave for mothers recovering from the birth of a child

RETIREMENT

• 401K plan with 5% employer contribution (employee contributions are not required to receive 5% employer contribution)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Employees are reimbursed for professional development activities including classes, books, technical certification/testing fees, professional dues/subscriptions, professional licenses required for a position

PET INSURANCE

• Choose from two options to help keep your pets happy and healthy