[garrydawkins]

“Sr. BI Developer needed for six-month contract-to-hire position. The candidate can work in either Washington, DC or Rockville, MD. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated individual with deep analytical and problem solving skills and have hands-on experience utilizing MicroStrategy's advanced reporting and analytical tools to support the implementation of data presentation and decision-making BI projects. As a member of the Business Intelligence Team, you will be part of a fast-paced environment committed to delivering critical strategic and operating insights to key business executives and decision makers. You will utilize MicroStrategy to tap into the company’s data resources and build an essential library of standard and custom reports. Teamwork is essential as this position involves extensive interaction and collaboration with members of the company’s business units and Business Intelligence Team. This role requires a positive, enthusiastic, results-oriented professional with excellent attention to details, a passion for owning and producing top-quality deliverables and a disciplined work ethic for meeting deadlines and commitments. Additional Information: Develop and maintain MicroStrategy reports, dashboards and end-user applications. Design, develop and implement BI systems enabling non-technical users to leverage data for strategic decision-making. Utilize various MicroStrategy reporting tools to deliver insights to targeted audiences (e.g., Narrowcast, Web Reporter, Web Analyst, Wed Professional, Report Services). Develop extensible components on top of MicroStrategy in line with business priorities, e.g. Flash/Flex-based components in Report Services, portal integration, standard object creation (templates, filters, prompts, etc.). Stay up-to-speed on the latest MicroStrategy technologies and facilitate plans to incorporate new features in overall product usage to help leverage the maximum benefit from MicroStrategy investment. Be involved in full lifecycle development and implementation of AARP’s BI reporting and analytical services. Design, develop and implement reporting and analysis environment, including template-driven and parameterized reports. Develop ad hoc interfaces enabling end-users to generate their own reports. Perform extensive QA on data and MicroStrategy reports. Resolve user-identified functional and technical issues relating to Data Mart and MicroStrategy reporting services. Configure new projects and model data for data warehouse and BI purposes. Create, test and troubleshoot reports. Communicate with the business when necessary. Minimum Requirements: This position requires a BA/BS in Computer Science, Math, Physics, Engineering, Economics or related field. Microstrategy certification preferred. 8-10 years experience in a technical/analytical role. 5 years of report development, administration, and implementation experience using MicroStrategy version 7 or higher.”



Please note: candidates must be available to interview in-person in Rockville, MD following an initial phone screen.



Is this something in which you may be interested? If so, please contact me at (301) 926-7905 so we may discuss submitting you. If you are not interested in this opening, do you have any friends or colleagues you may be able to refer? I can pay you a referral bonus for each of your referrals that I place.



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