BI Solutions Developer at Westcliff University in Irvine, CA

Description

What if I told you it is possible to find a Company that lived to educate, inspire and empower others while creating a family atmosphere that truly appreciates and respects their team? Would you apply?

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At Westcliff, we are constantly striving to be the best while valuing each of our team members as human beings and succeeding together!

Westcliff is a leader in innovative global education. We are respected for our transformative, technologically advanced programs and initiatives with a focus on excellence, social responsibility, and diversity. Our tagline – “Educate. Inspire, Empower.” – is a summary of our Mission Statement. As it suggests, the main focus of our University is to strive to enhance the opportunities of our students and employees to enjoy success through empowerment, as a result of their education and hard work.

By joining the Westcliff team, you’ll be playing a significant role in our growth, having an opportunity to put your personal touch on Westcliff’s progress as we grow and succeed together!

BI Solutions Developer

The BI Solutions Developer plays a key role in advancing Westcliff University's data-informed decision-making by

designing, developing, and managing business intelligence solutions that support operational effectiveness and

strategic priorities across the institution. This position is responsible for building and maintaining scalable BI reports,

dashboards, and data models that enable stakeholders to derive meaningful insights from complex data. The role

partners closely with university units to gather and translate business requirements into reliable analytical outputs,

while upholding the highest standards of data integrity and quality. This position is part of the Business Intelligence

department and is best suited for a mid-level professional who brings technical proficiency, strong analytical judgment,

and the ability to perform consistently in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.

1. BI Solution Design & Development (40%)

•  Design, develop, and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards, and semantic models that translate complex data into clear, actionable insights aligned with university business needs.
• Author efficient, well-structured SQL queries to support data extraction, transformation, and analytical workflows across institutional data sources.
• Build and manage scalable data pipelines and workspaces within Microsoft Fabric, including Dataflows and Pipelines, to ensure reliable and timely data delivery.

2. Stakeholder Partnership & Requirements Translation (35%)

• Serve as a technical partner to university units and stakeholders, leading requirements-gathering processes and translating business needs into scalable, fit-for-purpose BI solutions.
• Continuously refine and improve existing reports and data models based on stakeholder feedback, evolving business priorities, and emerging data needs.
• Support the integration of data from internal and external sources through API connectors and data ingestion pipelines, expanding the scope and reliability of institutional data assets.

3. Data Integrity & Governance (25%)

• Lead data validation efforts across BI outputs, proactively identifying, investigating, and resolving data quality issues before they reach end users or inform decision-making.
• Contribute to and maintain documentation for data definitions, business logic, and report usage to ensure transparency, consistency, and knowledge continuity across the department.
• Handles other projects and tasks as needed

Job Qualifications

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or a related field — or equivalent practical experience
•  2–3 years of experience in a BI, data analyst, or similar role
• Power BI — proficient in building reports and data models (DAX, Power Query)
• SQL — comfortable writing complex queries; understands data structures and relational databases
• Microsoft Fabric — hands-on experience or solid working knowledge (or equivalent experience and knowledge and data pipelines and semantic models)
• Demonstrated experience delivering end-to-end BI solutions
• Exposure to working with business stakeholders and translating requirements into data outputs
• Detail-oriented, self-learner, time management, adaptable
• Python — preferred; used for scripting, automation, or data wrangling
• API Integration — preferred; experience consuming REST APIs or integrating third-party data sources

Limitations and Disclaimer

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an at-will basis, unless otherwise contractually bound.

Westcliff University is an Equal Opportunity Employer