Business Intelligence Engineer Jobs in Colorado
Business Intelligence Engineer jobs in Colorado concentrate in technology, aerospace, financial services, and healthcare analytics, with Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs anchoring the strongest hiring markets in the state. Companies like Lockheed Martin, Dish Network, and UCHealth maintain substantial Colorado operations and consistently hire business intelligence engineers across seniority levels from associate to principal. The most in-demand specialties include cloud data warehousing, self-service analytics platform development, and enterprise reporting in tools like Tableau, Power BI, and dbt. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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RK is looking for a hands-on Lead Business Intelligence Developer to own reporting strategy, delivery, and governance while partnering directly with business and executive stakeholders. This role offers the opportunity to build RK’s Citizen BI program, mentor developers, and shape the future of the data platform alongside the Senior Reporting Architect. The ideal candidate will have strong Power BI, SQL, Azure, data modeling, and Microsoft Fabric experience and wants technical leadership without stepping away from the hands-on work.
RK Company Overview
As a second-generation, family-owned enterprise, RK Industries, LLC (RK) offers a diverse range of construction, manufacturing, advanced fabrication and building services. Led by Rick and Jon Kinning, RK represents seven distinct lines of business that work together to provide seamless project collaboration. Our exclusive building methodologies, accredited safety standards and professional execution allow us to turn our customers’ greatest concepts into reality.
Position Summary
The Lead Business Intelligence Developer is a senior technical and business-facing role responsible for the delivery and governance of RK's reporting and analytics solutions, working in close coordination with the Senior Reporting Architect on the overall strategy and direction of the data platform team. This person combines deep, hands-on expertise in Power BI and SQL Azure with the maturity to engage directly with business stakeholders, translate ambiguous requirements into scalable data solutions, and own delivery end-to-end. In addition to serving as the senior-most technical authority for report and semantic model development, the Lead Business Intelligence Developer owns and grows RK's Citizen BI Developer program, establishing the standards, training, and governance that allow business users to safely build their own reporting content on top of RK's enterprise data platform. This is a hands-on leadership role: the Lead Business Intelligence Developer is expected to design solutions personally, mentor and set direction for other Report Developers, and represent the reporting function in front of executive and non-technical audiences. Self-motivated and driven, always looking for ways to sharpen the team's skills and stay current with the Azure Data Platform, Power BI, and Microsoft Fabric ecosystems. An innovative thinker who is positive, proactive, and readily embraces change, with a goal-oriented attitude and a strong commitment to end-user satisfaction and data quality.
Role Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of business engagement for reporting and analytics initiatives — meeting directly with stakeholders (business analysts, developers, architects, business unit leaders) to define requirements and identify problem areas.
- Own end-to-end solution implementation for reporting and analytics initiatives, from discovery and design through build, deployment, and adoption.
- Establish, lead, and grow RK's Citizen BI Developer program: define governance standards, training curriculum, and a certification/enablement path so business users can build self-service Power BI content responsibly.
- Define and enforce the guardrails between citizen-developed content and RK's enterprise data models, ensuring self-service work stays consistent with data governance, security, and quality standards.
- Design, develop, and maintain data platform solutions to support reporting and analytics, and personally deliver complex or high-visibility Power BI and SQL Azure solutions.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Report Developers and other data platform staff; act as the escalation point for complex reporting and data modeling challenges.
- Work in close coordination with the Senior Reporting Architect on the overall strategy and direction of the data platform team, while owning execution and delivery of reporting and analytics initiatives day to day.
- Partner with senior architects and business stakeholders to shape the roadmap for reporting and analytics, considering business requirements, sizing, infrastructure, data protection, security, and recovery.
- Present recommendations, designs, and solutions clearly to both technical and executive/non-technical audiences.
- Set and enforce the team's methodology, processes, and standards to ensure delivered solutions are of the highest quality.
- Create and maintain relevant technical and program documentation, including Citizen BI program governance materials.
- Implement security measures to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations.
- Stay abreast of technology and industry changes, especially in Cloud, Data Analytics, and self-service BI enablement.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Technology, Computer Information Systems, Computer Applications, Engineering, or equivalent, plus 8-15 years of proven field experience in data engineering, reporting, or analytics.
- 8+ years of experience advising on, managing, and successfully delivering technical solutions, including direct business stakeholder engagement and requirements gathering.
- 5+ years of expert-level experience with Power BI (Power Query, DAX, Data Management Gateway, SSAS Tabular Connector), including semantic model design for enterprise consumption.
- 8+ years' experience in industry working as a data engineer or analytics professional related to data integration, data modeling, analytics, and reporting, and/or Azure or AWS cloud solutions.
- 5+ years' experience with Microsoft SQL Server environment using SQL, T-SQL stored procedures, T-SQL functions, or a Postgres environment using PostgreSQL and PL/pgSQL.
- 5+ years' experience advising on, managing, and successfully delivering data solutions.
- Demonstrated experience designing, launching, or leading a self-service/Citizen BI governance program, including training, standards, and enablement for non-technical, business-facing developers.
- Proven track record owning solution implementation end-to-end — from business requirement through deployment — without requiring hand-off to another lead.
- Experience mentoring, coaching, or providing technical leadership to other developers or engineers.
- Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake or other Fabric workloads, with the ability to evaluate and apply these capabilities to expand the Citizen BI Developer program.
- Experience in at least one Data Modeling discipline (e.g., Enterprise Data Warehouses, Star Schemas, etc.):
- Master Data Services and Data Quality Services
- Custom Data Integrations
- Data Migrations
- Data Governance
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Data Science
- Big Data
- Custom Development
- Knowledge of and experience with at least one of:
- Azure Data Platform (Azure Data Lake, Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Data Management Gateway, Azure Storage Options, Data Lake Analytics, Stream Analytics, EventHubs, Azure SQL)
- On premise solutions (SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Integration Services, .NET solutions, Active Directory)
Accountability
- Comply with all company policies and procedures.
- Prompt, punctual, and regular attendance during core business hours, in an office environment (not a telecommuting position), currently located in the Central Park area of Denver, including a reliable means of transport to and from work. Ability to occasionally travel between corporate offices and jobsites within the Denver Metro Area, during work hours.
- Accountable for the adoption, health, and governance of RK's self-service/Citizen BI program, including the standards that govern how business users build and publish their own reporting content.
- All employees are accountable for safety and health and are empowered to stop work if an unsafe condition is present. Employees should immediately notify their supervisor so that the hazard may be corrected.
Minimum Physical Requirements
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and a variety of office equipment.
- Occasionally you may need to reach, stoop, or kneel.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
What Sets RK Industries Apart
- Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
- Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
- Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
- Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation
- Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
RK is looking for a hands-on Lead Business Intelligence Developer to own reporting strategy, delivery, and governance while partnering directly with business and executive stakeholders. This role offers the opportunity to build RK’s Citizen BI program, mentor developers, and shape the future of the data platform alongside the Senior Reporting Architect. The ideal candidate will have strong Power BI, SQL, Azure, data modeling, and Microsoft Fabric experience and wants technical leadership without stepping away from the hands-on work.
RK Company Overview
As a second-generation, family-owned enterprise, RK Industries, LLC (RK) offers a diverse range of construction, manufacturing, advanced fabrication and building services. Led by Rick and Jon Kinning, RK represents seven distinct lines of business that work together to provide seamless project collaboration. Our exclusive building methodologies, accredited safety standards and professional execution allow us to turn our customers’ greatest concepts into reality.
Position Summary
The Lead Business Intelligence Developer is a senior technical and business-facing role responsible for the delivery and governance of RK's reporting and analytics solutions, working in close coordination with the Senior Reporting Architect on the overall strategy and direction of the data platform team. This person combines deep, hands-on expertise in Power BI and SQL Azure with the maturity to engage directly with business stakeholders, translate ambiguous requirements into scalable data solutions, and own delivery end-to-end. In addition to serving as the senior-most technical authority for report and semantic model development, the Lead Business Intelligence Developer owns and grows RK's Citizen BI Developer program, establishing the standards, training, and governance that allow business users to safely build their own reporting content on top of RK's enterprise data platform. This is a hands-on leadership role: the Lead Business Intelligence Developer is expected to design solutions personally, mentor and set direction for other Report Developers, and represent the reporting function in front of executive and non-technical audiences. Self-motivated and driven, always looking for ways to sharpen the team's skills and stay current with the Azure Data Platform, Power BI, and Microsoft Fabric ecosystems. An innovative thinker who is positive, proactive, and readily embraces change, with a goal-oriented attitude and a strong commitment to end-user satisfaction and data quality.
Role Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of business engagement for reporting and analytics initiatives — meeting directly with stakeholders (business analysts, developers, architects, business unit leaders) to define requirements and identify problem areas.
- Own end-to-end solution implementation for reporting and analytics initiatives, from discovery and design through build, deployment, and adoption.
- Establish, lead, and grow RK's Citizen BI Developer program: define governance standards, training curriculum, and a certification/enablement path so business users can build self-service Power BI content responsibly.
- Define and enforce the guardrails between citizen-developed content and RK's enterprise data models, ensuring self-service work stays consistent with data governance, security, and quality standards.
- Design, develop, and maintain data platform solutions to support reporting and analytics, and personally deliver complex or high-visibility Power BI and SQL Azure solutions.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Report Developers and other data platform staff; act as the escalation point for complex reporting and data modeling challenges.
- Work in close coordination with the Senior Reporting Architect on the overall strategy and direction of the data platform team, while owning execution and delivery of reporting and analytics initiatives day to day.
- Partner with senior architects and business stakeholders to shape the roadmap for reporting and analytics, considering business requirements, sizing, infrastructure, data protection, security, and recovery.
- Present recommendations, designs, and solutions clearly to both technical and executive/non-technical audiences.
- Set and enforce the team's methodology, processes, and standards to ensure delivered solutions are of the highest quality.
- Create and maintain relevant technical and program documentation, including Citizen BI program governance materials.
- Implement security measures to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations.
- Stay abreast of technology and industry changes, especially in Cloud, Data Analytics, and self-service BI enablement.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Technology, Computer Information Systems, Computer Applications, Engineering, or equivalent, plus 8-15 years of proven field experience in data engineering, reporting, or analytics.
- 8+ years of experience advising on, managing, and successfully delivering technical solutions, including direct business stakeholder engagement and requirements gathering.
- 5+ years of expert-level experience with Power BI (Power Query, DAX, Data Management Gateway, SSAS Tabular Connector), including semantic model design for enterprise consumption.
- 8+ years' experience in industry working as a data engineer or analytics professional related to data integration, data modeling, analytics, and reporting, and/or Azure or AWS cloud solutions.
- 5+ years' experience with Microsoft SQL Server environment using SQL, T-SQL stored procedures, T-SQL functions, or a Postgres environment using PostgreSQL and PL/pgSQL.
- 5+ years' experience advising on, managing, and successfully delivering data solutions.
- Demonstrated experience designing, launching, or leading a self-service/Citizen BI governance program, including training, standards, and enablement for non-technical, business-facing developers.
- Proven track record owning solution implementation end-to-end — from business requirement through deployment — without requiring hand-off to another lead.
- Experience mentoring, coaching, or providing technical leadership to other developers or engineers.
- Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake or other Fabric workloads, with the ability to evaluate and apply these capabilities to expand the Citizen BI Developer program.
- Experience in at least one Data Modeling discipline (e.g., Enterprise Data Warehouses, Star Schemas, etc.):
- Master Data Services and Data Quality Services
- Custom Data Integrations
- Data Migrations
- Data Governance
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Data Science
- Big Data
- Custom Development
- Knowledge of and experience with at least one of:
- Azure Data Platform (Azure Data Lake, Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Data Management Gateway, Azure Storage Options, Data Lake Analytics, Stream Analytics, EventHubs, Azure SQL)
- On premise solutions (SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Integration Services, .NET solutions, Active Directory)
Accountability
- Comply with all company policies and procedures.
- Prompt, punctual, and regular attendance during core business hours, in an office environment (not a telecommuting position), currently located in the Central Park area of Denver, including a reliable means of transport to and from work. Ability to occasionally travel between corporate offices and jobsites within the Denver Metro Area, during work hours.
- Accountable for the adoption, health, and governance of RK's self-service/Citizen BI program, including the standards that govern how business users build and publish their own reporting content.
- All employees are accountable for safety and health and are empowered to stop work if an unsafe condition is present. Employees should immediately notify their supervisor so that the hazard may be corrected.
Minimum Physical Requirements
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and a variety of office equipment.
- Occasionally you may need to reach, stoop, or kneel.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
What Sets RK Industries Apart
- Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
- Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
- Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
- Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation
- Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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What Colorado Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in business intelligence engineer jobs across Colorado.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related analytical field
- Proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language such as Python or R
- Experience designing and maintaining data warehouses or modern cloud platforms like Snowflake or Redshift
- Hands-on skill with BI visualization tools including Tableau, Power BI, or Looker
- Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into actionable data models and dashboards
- Familiarity with ETL pipeline development and data governance practices in enterprise environments
Business Intelligence Engineer Jobs in Colorado: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a business intelligence engineer in Colorado?
Business intelligence engineering has no state-issued license in Colorado, so hiring is driven by education and demonstrated technical skill. Most Colorado employers expect a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, statistics, or a closely related field. Candidates who also hold vendor-recognized credentials in platforms like Snowflake, Microsoft Azure, or Tableau stand out in Colorado's competitive technology and aerospace hiring markets. Building a portfolio of real data models and dashboards strengthens applications at every level.
How much do business intelligence engineers make in Colorado?
Business intelligence engineers in Colorado earn a median of about $117,400 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $74,470 for the lowest 10% to over $189,630 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire business intelligence engineers in Colorado?
Employers hiring business intelligence engineers in Colorado right now include Colorado Access, University of Colorado, and RK, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Colorado's mix of aerospace primes, regional health systems, and Denver-headquartered technology firms means openings appear across a wide range of industries rather than clustering in a single sector.
Which Colorado cities have the most business intelligence engineer jobs?
Denver, Aurora, and Greeley hold the most business intelligence engineer openings in Colorado. Denver draws the largest share thanks to its dense concentration of technology firms, financial services companies, and corporate headquarters, while Boulder's research-driven economy and Colorado Springs' aerospace and defense base generate consistent demand from employers with large analytics teams.
Are there remote business intelligence engineer jobs in Colorado?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 89% of business intelligence engineer openings tied to Colorado are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting the desk-based and software-centric nature of the work. Roles focused on dashboard development, cloud data modeling, and self-service analytics are the most frequently offered as fully remote, while positions that require close collaboration with on-site data engineering or DevOps teams tend to be hybrid.
How can I get hired as a business intelligence engineer in Colorado with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a junior or associate data analyst role, which many Colorado employers use as a pipeline into business intelligence engineering. Large Colorado health systems like UCHealth and SCL Health, along with technology companies in the Denver metro, post entry-level analyst positions that transition toward BI engineering as skills develop. Completing a cloud data platform certification, contributing to an open-source data project, or building a public portfolio of SQL queries and dashboards can substitute for direct experience in competitive applicant pools.
Where can I find and apply to business intelligence engineer jobs in Colorado?
You can find and apply to business intelligence engineer jobs in Colorado on Migrate Mate, which lists current Colorado openings across industries and seniority levels. Search the listings to find roles that match your background, then apply directly to the ones that fit your experience and location preferences.
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