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Senior Systems Engineer (Development) — Power BI

  • Location:

    Doha

  • Sector:

    Oil & Gas

  • Contact:

    Nima Ardalan

  • Job ref:

    5191

  • Published:

    about 7 hours ago

  • Expiry date:

    2025-11-19

mselect is looking to hire a Senior Systems Engineer (Development) — Power BI for a national oil and gas operator in Doha, Qatar. Candidates must have a minimum of 8 years of experience as a data scientist, data analyst, or similar role, with proven expertise in data modeling, ETL processes, data warehouse development, and creating effective Power BI dashboards. Fluency in English is a must.

Key Responsibilities

1. Stakeholder Engagement & Requirements Gathering:
  • Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to understand and refine dashboard and reporting needs
  • Lead requirements gathering sessions, actively listening to feedback to ensure solutions align with business goals
  • Translate complex datasets into intuitive, actionable insights that drive strategic decision-making
  • Rapidly prototype and iterate on dashboards to deliver user-centric, impactful solutions
2. Data Architecture & Engineering:
  • Design scalable data warehouses for centralized storage and efficient analytics
  • Develop and maintain efficient data pipelines to automate the ingestion, transformation, and preparation of data for reporting and analytical purposes
  • Build optimized data models to support fast, reliable data retrieval and analysis
3. Report Development & Administration:
  • Expert in writing cost-efficient SQL and DAX queries to support high-performance analytics
  • Design and develop visually compelling, interactive dashboards using Power BI
  • Create insightful reports that effectively communicate data stories to diverse business audiences
  • Utilize Power BI for trend analysis, forecasting, and predictive modelling to support proactive business strategies
  • Monitor and optimize report performance, including dataset refresh schedules, query load times, and resource usage
  • Integrate Power BI with external tools and platforms to enhance reporting capabilities and data connectivity
  • Maintain governance and compliance standards across Power BI environments
  • Manage and optimize Power BI environments, including integration with external tools and platforms
4. Collaboration & Continuous Improvement:
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to understand evolving data needs and deliver tailored solutions
  • Stay current with emerging trends in data science, analytics, and BI technologies to continuously enhance capabilities

Requirements

Qualification:
  • Minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Certification in data science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience) is preferred
Work Experience:
  • Minimum 8 years of experience as a Data Scientist/Data Analyst or in a similar role
  • Proven experience in data modelling, ETL processes and data warehouse development
  • Proven experience in building user-friendly and impactful dashboards in Power BI
Skills:
  • Strong understanding of data visualization principles and best practices
  • Ability to effectively translate data into visually compelling, aesthetically pleasing visualizations that would communicate meaningful insights and narratives
  • Proficiency in Advanced SQL, DAX, Power Query, Python, and other programming languages for data cleaning/wrangling, scripting, and automation
  • Strong expertise in Power BI for data visualization, Data cleaning (Power Query), report development, and dashboard design
  • Solid understanding of data modelling concepts and database technologies (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, etc)
  • Expertise in the Administration of the Power BI service
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into plain language
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Technical Skills:
  • Designing & Visualization
  • Power Query
  • Data Modelling
  • DAX
  • SQL
  • Dataflow
  • Data Warehouse/Lakehouse/Database
  • Python
  • Performance Optimization
  • Power BI Service/Administration
  • Gateway


*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.