Business Intelligence Development Senior
Date Posted: Mar 19, 2026
Requisition ID: 474696
Location:
Indianapolis, IN, US, 46204
Work for Indiana
Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.
About the Indiana Management Performance Hub (MPH)
The Management Performance Hub provides analytics solutions tailored to address complex management and policy questions, enabling improved outcomes for Hoosiers. We partner with state agencies to use data in innovative ways and facilitate data-driven decision-making and data-informed policymaking.
Role Overview:
The Business Intelligence Developer leads the technical development of data visualizations and the day-to-day operations of the Business Intelligence Development Team. This role requires deep expertise in Tableau and Power BI, strong working knowledge of GIS, SQL, and Databricks, and fluency in data languages and modern data practices.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who can translate complex data concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences, ask the right questions to ensure data integrity and clarity, and drive continuous process improvement across the team. This position is responsible for managing and developing team talent, ensuring high-quality deliverables, and supporting the organization's evolving business intelligence strategy through effective communication, planning, and execution.
Salary:
The salary for this position traditionally starts at $79,118 but may be commensurate with education or work experience.
Use our Compensation Calculator (https://in.accessgov.com/spd/Forms/Page/spd/compensation-calculator/) to view the total compensation package.
A Day in the Life:
Responsibilities include:
Provides leadership, mentoring, and guidance to other developers and staff.
Coordinates with key business stakeholders to understand their analytical and operational challenges.
Designs, develops, and formats polished data visualizations (reports and dashboards) to support generated user stories from stakeholders.
Prioritizes requirements and create proto@types for end users.
Works closely with end users to gather requirements and translate them into effective/meaningful visual reporting tools.
Determines the structure, content, and quality of the data through examination of source systems and data samples.
Presents data in a fashion that is easy to understand with proper documentation and user testing for successful adoption.
Uses source code repositories for source code version control.
Provides end user education for interpretation of business data.
Tests and evaluates upgrades to existing software.
Collaborates with other BI professionals and data engineers around data/table structures to optimize dashboards and other self-service needs.
Looks for opportunities to improve current processes or find efficiencies by applying industry best practices.
Maintains a high degree of customer satisfaction through the implementation, investigation, analysis, training, and relationship building efforts.
Publishes workbooks to appropriate QA, production, and public servers.
Provides maintenance and support for production products.
Documents and communicates technical specifications to ensure that proper and optimized techniques, queries, and final deliverables are understood and incorporated into data and analytics processes.
The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.
This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours that may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.
What You'll Need for Success:
Individuals in this role should minimally be able to articulate or demonstrate the following:
Experience manipulating very large datasets.
Experience in working with one or more visualization platforms.
Strong understanding of relational and dimensional databases and data warehousing structures, theories, principles, and practices.
Experience with geocoding and map visualizations.
Experience generating public-facing visualizations.
Experience in optimizing visualizations for web and mobile device platforms.
Effective communicator and problem solver.
Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.
Emotionally intelligent, collegial, and collaborative, smart about people and their impact on others.
Attentive listener, care about positive and constructive interactions, genuine interest in their teammates.
Must inhabit strategic thinking and leadership skills.
Strong written/oral communication and presentation skills.
Advanced to expert working knowledge of business intelligence platforms, SQL coding, and troubleshooting skills.
Experience with data modeling, database design, and query performance tuning and optimization.
Experience with database development and data manipulation.
Strong understanding of relational and dimensional databases and data warehousing structures, theories, principles, and practices.
Visual and artistic creative skills.
Experience in leading workshops or training sessions with a community.
Ability to delegate work, set clear direction, and manage workflow.
Ability to effectively give feedback, provide guidance or corrective action, coach, and develop employee skillsets.
Ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
A degree is not required. However, at least 7+ years of experience applying the outlined knowledge, skills, and abilities in a similar role may be considered.
Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:
This role may provide direct supervision for one or more staff members.
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:
The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes:
Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
Deferred compensation 457(b) account (similar to 401(k) plan) with employer match
Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers
Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
12 paid holidays, 14 in election years
Education Reimbursement Program
Group life insurance
Referral Bonus program
Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Free Parking for most positions
Free LinkedIn Learning access
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.
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