Power BI / SAP Datasphere Developer

Wits Solutions Inc. (WITS) is a SBA certified Small Disadvantaged Business with headquarters in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. WITS has been providing best-in-class solutions in professional IT and administrative consulting to various Federal, State, Local and commercial customers. At WITS, we believe in working not for our clients but with them. This is why right from the beginning; our analysts and solution-builders work closely with our clients to ensure that the project outcomes continue to deliver value long into the future.

Job Description:

Education/ Certification Mandatory:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, or a related field. An equivalent combination of relevant education, professional certifications, and practical experience may be considered.

Work Experience Mandatory:

• Minimum 5+ years of overall Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, or reporting experience, including at least 4+ years of hands-on Power BI development experience. Minimum 2+ years of experience working with SAP BW, BEx Queries, or other SAP data sources. Strong hands-on experience with Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, DAX, Power Query/M, data modeling, report development, data validation, reconciliation, troubleshooting, and performance optimization. Experience with SAP Datasphere, Graphical Views, or a comparable modern SAP analytics platform is strongly preferred. Experience supporting Power BI report migrations, data-source conversions, or similar SAP analytics modernization projects is highly desirable.

Education/Certifications Nice to Have:

• Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300); Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600); SAP Datasphere certification or SAP-delivered training; SAP BW/4HANA, SAP HANA, or other relevant SAP analytics certifications. Copies or verifiable evidence of any claimed certifications must be available upon request.

Work Experience Nice to Have:

• Prior experience with a public agency, port authority, municipality, or special district; SAP Analytics Cloud experience; Power BI performance optimization against SAP sources; DirectQuery vs. Import trade-off analysis; Power BI deployment pipelines; source control using PBIP/TMDL; familiarity with California Public Records Act implications

References/Certificates/Diplomas Required:

• No specific references, certificates, or diplomas are explicitly required; however, candidates must provide verifiable evidence of any education, certifications, and relevant experience claimed on their resume upon request.

Roles And Responsibilities:

• Support the conversion of existing Power BI reports and dashboards from SAP BW/BEx data sources to SAP Datasphere Graphical Views.
• Review assigned Power BI reports and analyze existing data sources, BEx queries, transformations, measures, relationships, and report dependencies.
• Update and repoint Power BI data connections from legacy SAP BW/BEx sources to approved SAP Datasphere Graphical Views.
• Modify and optimize Power Query/M transformations affected by changes to the underlying data source.
• Develop, modify, and maintain DAX measures, calculated columns, and other report logic required for the converted reporting environment.
• Update field mappings, data models, relationships, filters, slicers, visualizations, and other report components.
• Support the conversion of simple, medium, and complex Power BI reports under the technical direction of the Senior Power BI Developer / Technical Lead.
• Perform data validation and reconciliation between legacy SAP BW/BEx reports and converted SAP Datasphere-based reports.
• Identify, document, and troubleshoot data discrepancies, conversion issues, functional defects, and report performance concerns.
• Work closely with the Senior Technical Lead to investigate and resolve complex technical and data-related issues.
• Coordinate with the Business Intelligence Analyst and SAP Datasphere modeling team regarding assigned source-data and Graphical View issues.
• Perform functional testing and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
• Resolve assigned defects and perform necessary report corrections, enhancements, and revalidation.
• Develop new Power BI reports and dashboards as assigned and in accordance with established technical standards.
• Modify and enhance existing Power BI reports to accommodate changing business and operational requirements.
• Optimize Power BI datasets, queries, DAX calculations, data models, and report performance.
• Support Power BI Service activities, including dataset refresh, workspace configuration, gateways, deployment processes, and Row-Level Security (RLS), as required.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, report conversion records, validation results, and discrepancy logs.
• Follow applicable IT security, data handling, access control, governance, and change-management requirements.
• Participate in knowledge-transfer activities and assist in preparing documentation to support the ongoing maintenance of the converted Power BI environment.
• Required Technical Experience and Expertise

The candidate should possess hands-on experience with:

• Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service
• SAP BW and BEx Queries or SAP data sources
• SAP Datasphere and Graphical Views
• DAX and Power Query/M
• Power BI data modeling and report development
• Data validation and reconciliation
• Power BI performance tuning and optimization
• Power BI gateways, dataset refresh, deployment, and Row-Level Security
• Report migration or source-system conversion projects
• Core Technical Requirement
• The Resource 2 candidate must be a strong hands-on Power BI Developer capable of independently converting and testing assigned reports.
• The resource should be able to repoint data connections, modify Power Query/M transformations, update DAX calculations and data models, perform data reconciliation, identify discrepancies, and resolve standard conversion issues.
• Complex migration decisions and overall technical leadership will be provided by Resource 1, the Senior Power BI Developer / SAP Datasphere Technical Lead.