Power BI & Business Objects Developer

at  Leidos

Description
The National Security Sector within Leidos is seeking a Power BI & Business Objects Developer (Enterprise Reports) with strong systems, software, cloud, and Agile experience to support a complex program to provide Agile development and operations and maintenance for critical systems on a mission-critical program supporting the Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD) Interface and Support Processes division within Customs and Border Protection (CBP). PSPD supports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CBP critical missions, specifically screening and processing travelers at the ports of entry (POEs) into the United States.
In this hands-on position, you will work collaboratively to architect, design, build, deliver, and enhance highly available, scalable, real time systems. You will exercise your judgment in determining and recommending the best designs based on customer business objectives, timelines and other resource constraints. You will participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle of a mission critical product including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing.
This position REQUIRES the candidate to be in Ashburn, VA, 2 times a week

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS/BA degree with a minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience or 10+ years of relevant experience with Master’s degree; OR 4 years of experience in lieu of degree
• Must be able to maintain and obtain a CBP Background Investigation prior to start
• Software development experience in an Agile/SecDevOps environment with proven ability to deliver on commitments.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Software development experience should include the following technologies: Oracle & SQL
• Knowledge of software design patterns.
• Proficiency with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Visio, & PowerPoint).

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE IN:

• 7+ years of development experience with Power BI, Visualization tools, Business Objects (BO) 4.3.
• Specialization in at least one of the following: Power BI, data analysis, data Modeling and Visualization in AWS platform.
• Strong understanding of BI areas. Ability to work in large, complex development BI projects
• Proven expertise in performing data analysis, inferring data trends, communicating to stakeholders
• Develop transactional and strategic reports and dashboards.
• Support the development of data models, queries, reports, and dashboards from multiple data sources.
• Experience working with larger datasets

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Active CBP BI
• Experience as a software developer supporting one or more products within CBP PSPD
• Experience with MicroStrategy AI tools.
• Experience with ETL tools (Informatica/IICS) and Redshift is preferred.
• Admin and AWS Cloud experience with Power BI tools.

• Support all aspects of software development (designing, coding, testing, debugging, and maintaining products).
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Interface with software developers, analysts, and other project team members using Agile SCRUM methodology and SAFe to deliver features that enhance system capabilities and facilitate CBP’s mission.
• Translate customer needs into user stories and deliver working capabilities at the conclusion of each sprint.
• Mentor junior and entry-level software developers to enhance their skills and work with others on product team to develop solutions to impediments preventing completion of work.
• Participate and/or lead sprint demonstrations and facilitate implementation of agreed upon ideas identified at retrospectives.
• Effectively communicate technical challenges and potential solutions to leaders within both Leidos and CBP