Power BI Engineer (Offshore) - Banking

VAM Systems is currently looking for Power BI Engineer (Offshore) for our Bahrain operations with the following skillsets and terms & conditions:
Education:

•    Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field is required. A Master’s degree is preferred.

Professional Experience:

Minimum of 5–8 years of hands-on experience in Business Intelligence and data analytics, preferably within the banking or financial services sector.

Certifications:

•    Professional certifications in Microsoft Power BI or equivalent BI platforms are preferred.

Technical Proficiency:

•    Advanced expertise in data visualization and statistical plotting using tools such as Power BI, Python, and Matlab.
•    Strong command of SQL for querying, data modeling, and ETL development.
•    Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts and experience with platforms like SAS and Microsoft SQL Server.
•    Familiarity with cloud-based BI platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS) is a strong advantage.
•    Experience in Python and statistical programming, with exposure to AI/ML tools, algorithms, and methods.

Analytical & Modeling Skills:

•    Proven ability to work with large-scale datasets and deliver production-grade analytics solutions.
•    Skilled in data preparation, including rationalizing, classifying, deriving, and calculating model input variables.
•    Experience applying natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision techniques to unstructured data is a plus.

Business Acumen:

•    Demonstrated capability to translate business objectives into analytical use cases and recommend optimal statistical approaches.
•    Experience in managing BI and analytics projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities

•    Participate in defining and maintaining the Treasury analytics and reporting roadmap, aligned with business priorities and strategy
•    Establish a structured framework for data consumption, reporting, and dashboard evolution
•    Proactively identify opportunities to enhance analytics maturity and reporting capabilities
•    Collaborate with Treasury stakeholders (e.g., Trading, ALM, Investments, Risk) to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications
•    Translate business needs into clear analytics use cases, KPIs, and reporting requirements
•    Identify high-value analytical opportunities to support decision-making

Detailed Breakdown
Dashboard Development & Analytics Delivery (Core Focus)

•    Design, develop, and maintain interactive dashboards, reports, and KPI scorecards using Power BI and other BI tools

Ensure solutions are:

•    Dynamic and scenario-driven (what-if analysis, simulations, sensitivity analysis)
•    User-friendly, with drill-down and self-service capabilities

•    Build and maintain semantic data models and OLAP structures to enable scalable self-service analytics
•    Continuously enhance dashboards based on user feedback and evolving business needs
•    Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of dashboards and reporting outputs

Insights, Analytics & Advanced Capabilities

•    Develop actionable insights and analytics outputs relevant to Treasury, Investments, and Financial Institutions
•    Provide data-driven recommendations and clearly communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
•    Simplify complex analytics into actionable business insights for decision-making

Explore and implement:

•    Automation of reporting and insight generation
•    Dynamic scenario simulations
•    Predictive analytics and AI-driven insights, where applicable

Data Management & Integration

•    Coordinate with internal teams (IT, data engineering, finance systems) to:
•    Extract and integrate required datasets
•    Ensure data availability, accessibility, and consistency
•    Integrate data from multiple sources (e.g., EDW, APIs, flat files) into unified models
•    Ensure data is structured to support efficient reporting and analytics delivery within the Treasury function
•    Optimize SQL queries and ETL processes for performance and scalability

Data Quality & Governance (Treasury Scope)

•    Identify data gaps, inconsistencies, and limitations, and work with upstream providers to improve data quality
•    Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy policies (within Treasury scope)
•    Maintain proper documentation of data sources, transformations, and reporting logic

Stakeholder Enablement & Team Contribution

•    Provide training and support to business users on BI tools and data interpretation
•    Communicate insights effectively to senior leadership and end users
•    Mentor team members and contribute to best practices and reusable analytics components

LANGUAGES:

•    English
•    Arabic

Terms and conditions

Joining time frame: (15 - 30 days)

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