Database & Business Intelligence Specialist

Overview

The Database & Business Intelligence Specialist supports the technical delivery and administration of reporting, analytics, and data engineering capabilities, with a focus on Power BI, relational data sources, data pipelines, data integration, user enablement, and platform support.

• BI Reporting & Technical Solutions

  Develop and maintain reports and dashboards using Power BI. Assist in translating business requirements into reliable reporting and data solutions. Validate data accuracy and ensure consistency across reports and datasets. Troubleshoot report, dataset, and data source issues in collaboration with the technical team.

• User Support & Platform Enablement

  Support business users in adopting Power BI for reporting and analysis. Provide guidance to users of varying experience levels, assist with troubleshooting report issues, data questions, access concerns, and platform usage. Help develop training materials, documentation, standards, and best practices.

• Data Engineering, SQL & Integration

  Assist in designing, developing, and maintaining data pipelines and data integration processes from multiple sources, including SQL databases, files, and cloud-based sources. Transform and validate data to support reporting, analytics, and business intelligence solutions. Collaborate with team members on data models, data organization, source system integration, and data flow design. Support efforts to standardize data definitions, improve data quality, and increase consistency across reporting solutions.
  
  Assist with SQL queries, data validation, troubleshooting, and basic relational data analysis as needed.

• BI Platform, Governance & Process Support

  Assist with organizing reports, datasets, work spaces, and related assets in a scalable and maintainable way. Participate in evolving practices related to data governance, version control, deployment, and lifecycle management. Support adoption of new capabilities within the analytics platform. Help maintain repeatable processes that improve reliability, supportability, and consistency across reporting solutions.

• Other Duties

  Perform other related duties as required.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Three years of experience in relational database design and development.

• Experience supporting business intelligence, reporting, analytics, database, data engineering, or data platform solutions in an IT environment.
• Experience building or maintaining reports, dashboards, datasets, or semantic models in Power BI.
• Experience with SQL, relational databases, data querying, or data validation.
• Experience working with data engineering, transformation, integration, data pipelines, or data quality processes.
• Experience supporting, training, or enabling end users on technical platforms or reporting tools.
• Exposure to governance, deployment, version control, or lifecycle management practices for data or reporting solutions.
• Professional software development experience.

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Must be able to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Understanding of relational data concepts, data quality, and reporting support practices.

Maintain security and integrity of critical infrastructure, which may include communications systems, computer networks, cybersecurity systems, electrical grid, hazardous waste treatment system, or water treatment system. May require working outside of standard office hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to support technology services and ensure seamless operation of essential systems. This position is security sensitive. Requires compliance with state and federal laws, codes, and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules, and procedures.

All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with system and university safety requirements.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.