IT Programmer Analyst, Practitioner (Dashboard Specialist)

Job Title : IT Programmer Analyst, Practitioner (Dashboard Specialist)

Job Location : JRA Building, PGA Campus

Job Type : Long-term contract

Position Overview

The IT Programmer Analyst, Practitioner will design, develop, integrate, and enhance applications and dashboards supporting mission-critical operational workflows. This role collaborates closely with Business Systems Analysts, software engineers, and data scientists to ensure systems and dashboards are intuitive, reliable, and aligned with business needs.

A major responsibility includes supporting the Fossil Graphics Modernization Project , where the candidate will build modern, high-impact visualization screens for fossil power plants-used by Operations, Engineering, and Executive leadership. The ideal candidate has strong dashboarding skills, an eye for detail, spatial reasoning, and a willingness to learn new technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, develop, test, debug, and maintain new or existing systems and dashboards.
• Build high-value operational dashboards for fossil power plants.
• Work with project leads, Business Systems Analysts, and SMEs to convert requirements into functional visualizations.
• Organize and structure complex data in a way that supports operator decision-making.
• Use dashboarding and design principles to minimize cognitive load and maximize readability.
• Collaborate with software engineering and data science teams to source and integrate backend data.
• Ensure performance, reliability, and usability across all dashboards.

Required Skills

Technical Skills

Preferred Backgrounds

Soft Skills

Mandatory Candidate Questions

(Recruiters MUST ask these questions. Add the candidate's answers directly to the resume.)

1) Design & UX Reducing Cognitive Load

Question :

"When you have a very dense dashboard or operator screen with lots of numbers and charts, how do you reduce cognitive load without hiding important information?"

Strong Answers Should Mention :

Red Flags : hiding / deleting info with no access, no mention of grouping or consistency.

2) Comparing Multiple Assets Fairly

Question :

"Imagine you're comparing performance across many similar assets or sites. How do you design visuals so the comparison is fair and easy to read?"

Strong Answers Should Include :

Red Flags : different scales, dual axes, unfair comparisons.

3) Filters & Misleading Interpretations

Question :

"Users often apply filters on dashboards (by date range, site, equipment, etc.). What do you do to prevent misleading interpretations when filters are applied?"

Strong Answers Should Include :