Visualization Engineer

Visualization Engineer, Boulder, CO, or Remote within the U.S.  

About Ascend 

Ascend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition.. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serve as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at www.ascendanalytics.com.   

Your Impact at Ascend Analytics 

We are seeking an experienced Visulaization Engineer to join our PowerSIMM team in Boulder, Colorado (remote work from other locations is also possible). You will be responsible for design, creation, and integration with the data underlying Ascend's PowerSIMM Platform. You will create PowerBI visualizations for both scalable integration of standard BI reports across clients as well as ad hoc BI reporting to meet specific client project needs.   

As a valued member of our team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining seamless and scalable Power BI reports, bringing actionable insights and knowledge to our clients and our internal analyst team. Further, this role will be instrumental in extending the UX momentum obtained through recent PowerSIMM UI upgrades to our output visualizations.   

Job Responsibilities

• Demonstrate design savvy in all work product  
• Build engaging PowerSIMM integrated dashboards  
• Design meaningful visualizations to accentuate analytical model output  
• Advance standardization of Power BI reporting across client deployments  
• Create automated and efficient data visualization processes   
• Deploy the latest Power BI feature advances from Microsoft    
• Collaborate with management and technical SMEs to arrive at the most scalable and cost -effective solutions 
• Support other team members through the development and deployment of Power BI value adds for their client or project work  
• Engage co-workers and clients in a professional fashion to deliver on their data visualization needs effectively 

Required Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Data/Information Science, Mathematics, or a related field 
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in a similar position  
• Strong knowledge of PowerBI or equivalent visualization software
• Experience working with data gateways and deployment pipelines  
• Experience working with direct queries  
• Working knowledge of PowerBI embedded and PowerBI plugins  
• Working knowledge of DAX and M  
• Keen eye for design and visualization with aesthetic appeal and quality UX   

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work with Oracle or similar relational database as a data source  
• Experience visualizing data stored in OLAP cube data structures and/or data warehouses
• Azure experience, including OneLake, Fabric, and Synapse
• Masters degree in a technical field 

Compensation: $90,000 - $115,000                 

Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Ascend highly values our employees and often pays above industry average.  

We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.   

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.    

Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at recruiting@ascendanalytics.com