Business Intelligence Power BI Developer- A

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Summary of the work Power BI Developer for Her Majesty's Passport Office's BI transformation project, working within an agile delivery team to iteratively build and implement a BI service in collaboration with the project team to deliver in Beta. Specialist role Developer Expected Contract Length 12months with optional further period upto 12months dependent on business need. Total upto 24months Latest start date Tuesday 1 May 2018 Maximum Day Rate Market Rate Early Market Engagement Home Office have already evaluated various BI tools and chosen Microsoft Power BI as a strategic BI Visualisation Tool. SQL Server is chosen as underlying BI data platform Who Speclialist Work With There is a small team allocated to this work formed of 1 Product Manager, 1 Business Analyst, 1 BI Technical Lead, 1 Power BI developer, 1 Lead Architect, 1 Dev-ops Engineer. What Specialists Work On 1) Understanding user needs and designing services to support them. 2) Develop interactive reports and dashboards for visual insights using Power BI on premises AWS. 3) Implement Microsoft SQL databases and data warehouse services to as per the BI design and requirements 5) Implement data feeds to private cloud data stores using Data connectors. 6) Writing SQL queries 7) Document the low level technical details as per the project's technical governance. 8) Carry out and support knowledge transfer to non-technical business units Skills & Experience • Have demonstrable experience of successfully understanding user needs and designing services to support them • Have demonstrable experience of using Power BI to develop interactive reports and dashboards for visual insights. • Have demonstrable experience of using Microsoft SQL Server databases and data warehouse services • Have demonstrable experience of using Data connectors to private cloud data stores • Have demonstrable experience of successfully delivering digital solutions that collect and manage personal and/or sensitive information with appropriate controls and protection. • Have demonstrable experience of successfully delivering of public sector digital services; • Have demonstrable experience using Agile methods and practices • Have demonstrable experience of best practices in data visualization • Adept at writing Transact-SQL queries • Adept at writing DAX calculations Nice to Haves • User accessibility standards • Have demonstrable experience of successfully and collaboratively working, coaching and sharing knowledge with Public Sector client teams, particularly those with limited agile development experience • Have demonstrable experience of successfully design and implementation for cloud based BI / data analytics solutions utilising Microsoft Power BI • Have demonstrable experience of Data Analysis, Data Cleansing • Have demonstrable experience of Regulatory Reporting, Data Visualisation • Have demonstrable experience of SQL Server Analysis Services • Have demonstrable experience of SQL Server Integration Services • Have demonstrable experience of writing M queries Work Location Westminster Working Arrangments Work is based in London and will involve the supplier being on site 4 days per week to work collaboratively with Her Majesty’s Passport Office teams; travel and expenses remains the responsibility of the supplier. Service design and development must align with the Her Majesty’s Passport Office strategic technical architecture and technologies. Security Clearance SC Clearance is required. HM Passport Office will support the clearance process. Additional T&Cs Breakpoints to assess progress and quality will be set at the end of Beta phase. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions • Take responsibility for their work • Can work with clients with low technical expertise • Able to work within Her Majesty’s Passport Office design, delivery and governance framework Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 15% Price 25% Questions from Suppliers 1. Can you please advise on the IR35 status of this position? We expect this engagement to be outside IR35, however status is assessed on a case-by-case basis. 2. What is the IR35 status and is there an incumbent in the role? We expect this engagement to be outside IR35, however status is assessed on a case-by-case basis. 3. What is the ir35 status on this role? We expect this engagement to be outside IR35, however status is assessed on a case-by-case basis. 4. Please can you advise if these roles currently have any incumbents who will also be re-applying for these roles? There are no incumbents, this is a new role. 5. Due to the bank holiday please would you consider extending the deadline. We are unable to extend the deadline, the closing date stands as 2nd April. 6. You have published 3 requirements for a Business Intelligence Power BI Developer A - C which are all identical. Can you clarify that you are looking for 3 developers? Yes, there are 3 vacancies for Business Intelligence Power BI Developer. 7. How long does it take for you to support through the clearance process? Can the specialist start whilst it is ongoing? We have an SLA for 35 working days in place. The successful candidate will only be able to start once they are security cleared. 8. I'm assuming this role is OUTSIDE of IR35? We expect this engagement to be outside IR35, however status is assessed on a case-by-case basis.