Job Information
Actalent Power Bi Developer in Rockville, Maryland
Job title: Power BI Developer
Job Description
The Power Platform Developer designs, builds, and maintains interactive visual analytics solutions that enable data-driven decision-making with internal teams and external customers. This role partners with functional stakeholders, data engineers, and business leaders to translate raw data into clear, actionable insights delivered through Power BI data models, reports, and dashboards.
Responsibilities
Develop, enhance, and maintain solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Virtual Agents, and Power Pages within the M365 ecosystem.
Integrate multiple Power Platform components to deliver seamless, end‑to‑end business applications.
Deploy Power Platform solutions into the Microsoft 365 environment, ensuring security, governance, and scalability best practices are followed.
Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, design workflows, and translate business needs into effective low‑code/no‑code solutions.
Create, enhance, and optimize Power BI reports, dashboards, and scorecards that meet business requirements and adhere to visual design best practices.
Build robust tabular data models in Power BI, write efficient DAX calculations, and implement row-level security to ensure accurate, secure analytics.
Connect Power BI to a variety of data sources (SQL Server, Azure Products, Data Lakes, OData, REST APIs, etc.) using Power Query and Direct Query/Import.
Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks in data models, queries, and visualizations; apply aggregation tables, indexing, and query folding where appropriate.
Maintain documentation of data models, report specifications, and data lineage; enforce naming conventions, version control, and publishing standards in Power BI Service.
Work closely with data engineers, solution architects, and business analysts to gather requirements, validate data quality, and ensure analytical solutions align with enterprise data strategy.
Set up data refresh schedules, monitor refresh failures, and implement alerting to guarantee continuous availability of reports.
Stay current on Power BI feature releases, industry trends, and emerging BI technologies; recommend enhancements that increase user adoption and analytical capability.
Essential Skills
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or any STEM field.
3+ years of hands-on experience developing Power BI solutions for enterprise, departments, or C-suite.
Expert proficiency with Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, Power Query, and DAX.
Strong SQL skills; experience querying relational databases (SQL Server, Azure Synapse).
Proven ability to design schemas, create calculated columns/measures, and implement row-level security.
Experience with data warehousing concepts and ETL/ELT processes (e.g., Azure Data Factory, SSIS).
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Strong design skills for end-user adoption and business impact.
Eligible for Secret clearance.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Familiarity with other BI tools (Tableau, Qlik) and the ability to evaluate cross-tool solutions.
Knowledge of Power Apps, Power Automate, or Microsoft Fabric for extending analytics workflows.
Exposure to big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop) and their integration with Power BI.
Experience in statistical analysis or data science (Python/R) for advanced analytics support.
Certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate (Power BI) or Azure Data Engineer Associate.
Work Environment
This position requires onsite work in Rockville, MD, following a 3-2-1 policy: 3 days onsite, with 2 of those days being Tuesday and Wednesday, and 1 day of your choosing.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Rockville, MD.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $57.50/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Rockville,MD.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Apr 24, 2026.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I is embedded into our culture through:
Hiring diverse talent
Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services. For more than 40 years, we’ve helped visionary companies advance their goals. Headquartered in the United States, our teams span 150 offices across North America, EMEA, and APAC—with four delivery centers in India led by 1,000+ extraordinary employees who connect their passion with purpose every day.
Our Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai delivery centers are hubs of engineering expertise, with core capabilities in mechanical and electrical engineering, systems and software, and manufacturing engineering. Our teams deliver work across multiple industries including transportation, consumer and industrial products, and life sciences. We serve more than 4,500 clients, including many Fortune 500 brands. Learn more about how we can work together at actalentservices.com.