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TEKsystems · 2 hours ago

Senior Data Visualization Architect BI Designer

Burbank, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$85/hr - $88/hr

TEKsystems is a leading provider of business and technology services, and they are seeking a Senior Data Visualization Architect BI Designer. This role is responsible for transforming complex data into clear and visually compelling analytical experiences, working closely with business stakeholders to design and deliver dashboards that support decision-making across various domains.

Information Technology

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and build high-quality dashboards and reports in Power BI and Tableau that are intuitive visually compelling and aligned to answer business questions

Translate ambiguous user requests sketches or ideas into structured visual specifications wireframes mockups layout options

Apply best practices in data storytelling layout color typography and interaction design to maximize clarity and usability

Conduct working sessions with business users to understand their goals metrics workflows and pain points

Convert business questions into well-defined measures visuals filters and navigation flows

Iterate quickly on prototypes and designs based on user feedback before committing to full build

Collaborate with data engineering and modeling teams to ensure semantic layers data models and calculation logic support required visualizations

Design and implement measures calculated columns and DAX/LOD expressions as applicable to support advanced analytics and flexible slicing/dicing

Ensure dashboards are performant and scalable especially for large datasets and high concurrency use cases

Define and maintain visualization standards and design guidelines e.g. templates themes color palettes navigation patterns across Power BI and Tableau

Develop and curate reusable components report templates shared datasets KPIs visual patterns to accelerate future dashboard development

Coach other analysts/developers on data visualization best practices and tool capabilities

Ensure all visualizations are data-accurate consistent with source-of-truth definitions and aligned with data governance standards

Implement validation peer review and testing practices to minimize defects and metric confusion

Partner with data governance and security teams to ensure appropriate access controls row-level security and data sensitivity are respected

Act as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders on how to best present visual KPIs trends and complex business concepts

Present dashboard concepts and demos to Sr leadership clearly explaining design rationales and trade-offs

Champion a data storytelling culture helping teams think beyond static reports toward interactive insight-driven experiences

Qualification

Power BITableauDAXData modelingUX/UI designData storytellingFigmaAdobe XDSnowflakeAgile methodologyCommunication skills

Required

Expert-level proficiency in both Power BI and Tableau including: Advanced calculations DAX / M / custom measures in Power BI LOD table calcs in Tableau

Data modeling and semantic layer design

Parameterization dynamic visuals and advanced filtering/navigation techniques

Proven ability to design visually polished user-friendly dashboards that have been widely adopted by business users

Strong understanding of data visualization principles e.g. pre-attentive attributes chart selection cognitive load storytelling

Demonstrated experience working with large and complex datasets joining multiple sources and optimizing performance

Excellent communication and facilitation skills: able to draw out user needs challenge unclear requirements and explain design choices in plain language

Experience working in product-oriented agile environments collaborating with product managers data engineers and business stakeholders