Business Intelligence Developer (Contract)

Job Description Finalsite is the preferred website, communications, enrollment, and marketing platform of more than 7,000 schools and school districts in 119 countries around the world.
The company’s people, products and services transform how schools connect and engage with their community, recruit students and staff, and fundraise; while managing the complex requirements around data privacy, accessibility, hosting and security.
Finalsite products and services include award-winning website designs, a robust content management system, mass communications tools, a powerful enrollment management system, innovative inbound marketing tools, data integration, training, support and marketing consulting.
Finalsite is headquartered in Glastonbury, CT, USA with employees who work remotely in nearly every state in the U.
S.
as well as Europe, South America, and Asia.
For more information, please visit www.
finalsite.
com.
VISION Finalsite will transform the way school communities engage with their schools.
SUMMARY OF THE ROLE The Business Intelligence Developer will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining our business intelligence (BI) data and solutions.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, gather, design, implement, and optimize BI tools, reports, and dashboards that empower decision-makers with timely and accurate information.
The ideal candidate possesses a strong understanding of data modeling, SQL, and business analysis, coupled with the ability to translate complex business and technology requirements into effective BI solutions.
LOCATION 100% Remote - Anywhere within the US RESPONSIBILITIES Data Modeling and ETL: Design and implement data models to support business requirements.
Develop and optimize ETL processes to ensure the accuracy and integrity of data.
Database/Data Warehouse Management: Manage and maintain databases (including data warehouse), ensuring data quality, security, and performance.
Develop audits to measure the quality of data loaded into the data warehouse.
Work with source systems’ data stewards to resolve any data quality issues.
Create and maintain data governance strategy, policy, and standards.
Focus on DevOps to deliver reliable BI solutions faster and to scale with the growing business.
Report and Dashboard Development: Create interactive and visually appealing reports and dashboards using BI tools (e.
g.
, Looker, Tableau, Power BI, etc.
).
Customize and enhance existing reports to meet evolving business needs.
Business Analysis: Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their analytical needs.
Translate business requirements into technical specifications for BI solutions.
Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in BI solutions.
Continuously monitor and improve the performance of BI reports and dashboards.
Documentation and Training: Document BI solutions, data models, and processes.
Provide training and support to end-users on BI tools and applications.
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Information Science, or related field.
Strong data engineering skills.
Proven experience as a Business Intelligence Developer or similar role.
Expert-level writing of SQL for data manipulation, transformation, and for analytics.
Strong expertise with SQL and non-SQL databases, cloud-based data platforms (e.
g.
, AWS, GCP) and their related services (S3, BigQuery, etc.
) Experience working with modern coding languages and data exploration environments (e.
g.
, Python or R Studio in Jupyter) Hands-on experience with BI tools such as Looker, Tableau, Power BI, or similar.
Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts and ETL processes.
Experience with AI and/or applied machine learning a plus Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Link to All Staff Competencies and Mental and Physical Requirements RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT Finalsite offers 100% fully remote employment opportunities, however, these opportunities are limited to permanent residents of the United States.
Current residency, as well as continued residency, within the United States is required to obtain (and retain) employment with Finalsite.
DISCLOSURES Finalsite is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
EEO is the Law.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact Finalsite's People Operations Team.
Finalsite is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.
As part of this commitment, Finalsite will ensure that persons with disabilities or special needs are provided a reasonable accommodation.
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com email address.
For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at finalsite.
com/jobs.