IT & Digital

Power BI Developer & Data Modelling Specialist

  • Location:

    Birmingham

  • Sector:

    IT & Digital

  • Job type:

    Contract

  • Salary:

    £500 - £550 per day + Inside IR35

  • Contact email:

    fharb@vertuspartners.com

  • Job ref:

    Power_BI_1773845474

  • Duration:

    6 months

  • Startdate:

    Negotiable

Power BI Developer & Data Modelling Specialist - Banking

We are currently recruiting for a Power BI developer to join a leading bank and play a pivotal role in shaping the organisation's data landscape. This is an exciting opportunity to design robust BI foundations, deliver impactful insights, and lead the evolution toward AI-ready reporting.

You will be responsible for designing high-quality Power BI datasets, developing scalable data models, and delivering insightful dashboards that support critical business processes. Beyond reporting, you'll help establish a trusted, governed data ecosystem, integrate BI with ServiceNow, and drive forward AI-enabled analytics capabilities.

Responsibilities:

Build a World-Class Data Foundation

  • Develop certified datasets, semantic models, and clear data lineage
  • Establish a governed and trusted "Data Pillar" across the organisation
  • Improve resilience, performance, and reliability of BI assets

Deliver Insightful Reporting

  • Design and build interactive dashboards and paginated reports
  • Ensure high usability, accuracy, and visual clarity

Advanced Data Modelling & Engineering

  • Create scalable Power BI data models and relationships
  • Develop high-performance datasets in Power BI Service
  • Transform data using Power Query (M) and SQL pipelines

DAX & Analytics Excellence

  • Write efficient, reusable DAX measures
  • Implement time intelligence and complex business logic

Drive Innovation with AI & Automation

  • Enable AI-ready datasets for Copilot and Gen AI use cases
  • Identify opportunities for automation, anomaly detection, and forecasting
  • Leverage Power Automate to streamline workflows
  • Optimise BI development using AI-assisted tooling

Integration & Governance

  • Integrate Power BI with ServiceNow to surface dataset health and ownership
  • Standardise development practices (templates, CI/CD, testing, documentation)
  • Manage Power BI Service (workspaces, refresh, monitoring, performance)

Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Translate business requirements into scalable BI solutions
  • Work closely with engineers, SMEs, and product teams
  • Document models, logic, and data lineage clearly

Essential Skills

  • Must have experience working in a bank
  • Strong expertise in Power BI (Desktop & Service), DAX, and Power Query (M)
  • Solid SQL skills (joins, CTEs, window functions)
  • Experience with data modelling and data warehousing principles
  • Proven experience building ETL/data pipelines
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication - able to simplify complex data concepts

Desirable

  • Experience with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence)
  • Familiarity with ServiceNow, particularly GRC data

Please submit your CV immediatley in order to be considered for this role.