Power BI Consultant - Military veterans preferred

OVERVIEW:

VAE, Inc. is a full service IT Infrastructure Solutions Company focused on building, securing and supporting our clients’ mission critical enterprises. We provide a distinctive array of design, integration and implementation services as well as fully managed service offerings. VAE is at the forefront of leveraging multi-tenant capable technologies and shared IT services to create secure, reliable and cost-effective end-to-end services and solutions. We deliver exceptional infrastructure solutions with extremely talented employees using a client-focused partnering approach.

VAE, Inc. is seeking a Power BI Consultant to lead the design, development, and implementation of a custom dashboard solution that visualizes key metrics from Costpoint (payroll and project modules). The project supports executive leadership with drill-down insights from company-level KPIs to individual employee performance — all accessible on desktop and mobile. The ideal candidate will have experience working with data extracts (Excel/CSV) or APIs from Costpoint and can build the end-to-end pipeline from ingestion through to polished dashboards.

JOB TYPE: Full-time

LOCATION: VA US (Primary)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

VAE, Inc. is seeking a Power BI Consultant to lead the design, development, and implementation of a custom dashboard solution that visualizes key metrics from Costpoint (payroll and project modules). The project supports executive leadership with drill-down insights from company-level KPIs to individual employee performance — all accessible on desktop and mobile. The ideal candidate will have experience working with data extracts (Excel/CSV) or APIs from Costpoint and can build the end-to-end pipeline from ingestion through to polished dashboards.

Key Objectives

• Translate business requirements into interactive Power BI dashboards
• Build reports for utilization, labor cost, profitability, overtime, and AR
• Set up automated or semi-automated data ingestion (Costpoint ? Power BI)
• Enable drill-down functionality from company to department to employee level
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and a project manager to iterate and launch the first dashboard within 30 days

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of Power BI development (including DAX, Power Query, Data Modeling)
• Strong portfolio or work samples (dashboards with drilldowns, KPIs, dynamic visuals)
• Experience working with Costpoint, or similar ERP/payroll systems
• Proficient with data pipelines using SharePoint, Excel, or SQL
• Ability to create refresh schedules and manage data transformations
• Familiarity with Microsoft stack: SharePoint, Dynamics, Excel
• Strong communication skills; ability to present dashboards to non-technical leadership
• Comfortable working part-time on a flexible, collaborative schedule

Nice-to-Have

• PL-300 or other Microsoft Power BI certifications
• API development or experience building custom data connectors
• Experience working with government contracts, utilization, and labor tracking
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint APIs or exports

CLEARANCE LEVEL: Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance


Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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