Job title: Power BI Developer


Location: Role can be based from either Manchester, Leeds or Reading (Remote working available)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: Up to £50k + benefits


About BCN:
BCN is a leading managed IT services provider based in the United Kingdom, specialising in delivering cutting-edge technology solutions across various sectors, including cloud computing, cybersecurity, and data management. We’re proud to have a strong Glassdoor rating, a reflection of the dedication and feedback from our amazing team.
Our core values of integrity, accountability, efficiency, communication, and teamwork shape everything we do. We foster a culture of openness, where collaboration is key. At BCN, we achieve success through collective effort!


Focus of the role:
We are looking for a Power BI developer who is passionate about analytics and wants to deliver real improvements to our clients in smart and effective ways. The successful candidate will have a desire to develop their skills and want to learn more about wider Azure analytics capabilities enabling them to build a long career here at BCN Group in a growing and exciting technology team.
Our people have 3 things in common: curiosity for learning, getting projects done brilliantly and the belief that together we do make a difference!


Using your extensive knowledge of Microsoft’s Power BI, you will help lead an Analytics Centre of Excellence that will use Power BI, Azure Data Factory, Synapse and Machine Learning technologies to enable improvement in outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity working as part of the Data & Productivity team to develop new capabilities and establish industry leading analytics practices.


Responsibilities:

• Work directly with the business to support various projects and solutions
• Report/dashboard development within Power BI in alignment with captured customer needs and best practice UI/UX approaches
• Contributing to departmental best practice standards documentation
• Create innovative solutions for clients and for internal IP
• Utilize problem-solving skills to understand process pain points and troubleshoot as challenges arise
• Design end-to-end solutions that improve engagement, productivity, and knowledge sharing

Why BCN?

• The opportunity to shape your own future with industry leading training and development, with access to our BCN Academy
• Competitive salary and the ability to progress
• Enhanced holiday allowance increasing with length of service, plus bank holidays, we even give you the day off if you’re working to celebrate your birthday
• Did we mention holidays? Yes we did, but you will also have the option to buy more
• Hybrid working policy – your wellbeing matters to us
• Company pension scheme
• 6-months of full pay during maternity leave – subject to length of service
• 2 paid leave days per year to volunteer and support your local community – if it matters to you it matters to us
• Health cash plan with free access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) supporting bereavement, financial, health and wellbeing, and much more
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme, electric vehicle scheme, tech scheme and retail discounts
• State-of-the-art office with free parking
• Balancing work, life, and fitness can be challenging, so we offer a free 24-hour on-site gym at our Manchester and Leeds locations to make it easier to stay active
• Long service gifts to celebrate all the milestones
• “Teach the Techie” sessions ran by our very own experts, where team members can share knowledge, learn new skills, and stay updated on the latest industry trends
• Beer (or soft drinks) and Pizza Friday’s, dress down every day, social events such as Summer BBQ, Christmas party and lots lots more.

Unfortunately this role does not qualify for UK sponsorship.

Person, Skills & Experience:

• Confident to work individually on projects as well as part of a team to support roadmap and governance processes
• Expert in Power BI report / dashboard development
• Knowledge of Data Warehouses, ETL and other Azure applications
• Strong business-to-technology translation skills for identifying ways to apply analytics to help customers improve performance
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Completion of, or working towards Microsoft PL-300 (DA-100) Analyzing Data with Power BI, Power Platform Associate (PL-400) or Azure Data Scientist Associate (DP-100) exams
• Understanding of Azure Dev Ops Pipelines would be advantageous