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BI Developer roles qualify as specialty occupations under the H-1B visa, making them strong candidates for visa sponsorship at data-driven companies across finance, healthcare, and tech. Employers file a Labor Condition Application before sponsoring, and your degree field, computer science, information systems, or statistics, directly shapes your petition strength.
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Power BI Developer, Business Integration
Company Overview
At Mitsubishi Power, we're not just building better clean energy technologies; we're architecting a better future. Our team is boldly redefining power generation to accelerate the world's energy transition. We operate as one team, pushing toward our vision of the future. We value problem solvers, prioritize collaboration, and support each other in an inclusive culture built on accountability and authenticity by demonstrating our values: Safety, Family, Innovative, Inclusive, Accountable & Courageous. Together, we’re building the future we all aspire to - making net zero a reality.
Role Overview
The Power BI Developer, Business Integration designs, develops, deploys, and supports production-ready Power BI solutions primarily serving North American Manufacturing and Supply Chain operations. This role works with business stakeholders, Business Intelligence developers, data engineering teams, IT, and Finance resources across multiple business units to transform complex operational data into accurate, intuitive, secure, and high-performing reports, dashboards, scorecards, and semantic models. The position requires advanced hands-on experience with Power BI, DAX, Power Query, SQL, relational data modeling, Microsoft Fabric, automated refreshes, governed deployment, and performance optimization, with the ability to contribute quickly in an established enterprise analytics environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, publish, and maintain production-ready Power BI reports, dashboards, scorecards, semantic models, and datasets supporting North American Manufacturing and Supply Chain operations, analytics, and performance management.
- Connect to and transform governed data from the enterprise data lake, Microsoft Fabric, relational databases, ERP systems, and other approved sources using Power Query, SQL, dataflows, and supported Power BI connectivity methods.
- Analyze source tables, keys, data grain, cardinality, relationships, and business rules to build accurate star-schema or other fit-for-purpose data models.
- Create clear, reusable DAX measures and calculation logic that produce consistent business results while minimizing unnecessary model complexity.
- Optimize semantic models and reports for responsiveness and capacity efficiency by reducing model size, limiting high-cardinality columns, preserving query folding when available, selecting appropriate storage modes, and removing unnecessary visuals, queries, and calculations.
- Design, configure, and monitor dependable scheduled refresh processes, including refresh sequencing, incremental refresh where appropriate, connection and gateway dependencies, credentials, failure handling, and data validation.
- Use Power BI Performance Analyzer, refresh history, capacity metrics, query diagnostics, and approved tools to identify and correct slow visuals, inefficient DAX, long-running queries, refresh bottlenecks, and excessive resource consumption.
- Apply enterprise Power BI and Microsoft Fabric development standards for naming, model organization, security, accessibility, source control, deployment, documentation, and ongoing support across development and production environments.
- Collaborate with Business Intelligence developers, analytics teams, data engineering, IT, Finance, and business stakeholders to clarify requirements, validate metrics, resolve data issues, and deliver aligned reporting solutions.
- Participate in Business Integration developer communities, technical reviews, working sessions, and cross-business-unit initiatives to promote standards, reusable solutions, shared practices, and knowledge transfer.
- Evaluate existing enterprise data products, semantic models, datasets, and reporting assets before creating new solutions to promote reuse and reduce unnecessary duplication.
- Implement and maintain row-level security, object-level security, sensitivity labels, and workspace access controls in accordance with company data-governance and security requirements.
- Build scalable solutions that support common requirements across business units while meeting specific operational needs of Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams.
- Manage multiple report-development assignments, communicate progress and risks, facilitate user acceptance testing, and deliver solutions on schedule.
- Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for every Power BI report, Power Automate flow, Power Apps application, and related digital solution using the approved organizational template.
- Establish technical documentation at project initiation and complete or update it before production release and project closeout.
- Document business purpose, scope, ownership, requirements, data sources, connections, relationships, transformation logic, calculations, security, dependencies, environments, refresh or trigger schedules, capacity considerations, deployment approach, testing results, support procedures, known limitations, and change history as applicable.
- Treat approved and current technical documentation as a required production deliverable before a digital solution is considered complete.
- Comply with safety policies, protect confidential information, communicate effectively, contribute to team goals, and maintain the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Analytics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field; equivalent combinations of relevant education, technical training, certification, and practical experience may be considered.
- Three (3) to five (5) years of hands-on experience developing and supporting Power BI reports, dashboards, semantic models, and production datasets.
- Ability to independently deliver a reporting solution from requirements and source-data assessment through development, validation, publishing, refresh configuration, deployment, documentation, and support.
- Advanced understanding of dimensional modeling, star schemas, fact and dimension tables, data grain, primary and foreign keys, one-to-many and many-to-many relationships, filter direction, role-playing dimensions, and date tables.
- Demonstrated ability to diagnose inaccurate results caused by data-modeling, relationship, filter-context, or source-data issues.
- Advanced DAX skills, including measures, filter context, time intelligence, variables, iterators, and reusable calculation patterns.
- Strong Power Query and M skills, including data shaping, merge and append operations, parameters, error handling, and query-folding awareness.
- Demonstrated experience improving report responsiveness, semantic-model efficiency, and refresh performance.
- Knowledge of model-size reduction, cardinality management, Import, DirectQuery, composite models, Direct Lake considerations, aggregations, incremental refresh, visual optimization, and capacity-aware development.
- Practical experience developing Power BI solutions using enterprise data lakes, Microsoft Fabric lakehouses or warehouses, relational sources, and ERP data.
- Ability to read and write SQL, profile source data, validate joins and row counts, trace business logic, and collaborate with data engineers on source changes.
- Experience publishing and managing Power BI Service content in an enterprise environment, including workspaces, apps, semantic-model settings, refresh schedules, gateways or cloud connections, permissions, endorsements, deployment pipelines, and refresh troubleshooting.
- Experience working effectively within platform standards managed by a separate Microsoft Fabric administration or governance team.
- Ability to collaborate within a shared Business Intelligence community, participate in technical reviews and developer forums, share reusable practices, and align local solutions with enterprise standards.
- Experience applying row-level security, data-access controls, naming standards, documentation, testing, reconciliation, controlled releases, and governed deployment practices.
- Ability to translate business questions into technical reporting requirements and explain model, metric, and calculation logic to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to enter an existing analytics environment, learn its data and standards quickly, isolate data or performance issues, and implement practical corrections without unnecessary redesign.
- Preferred experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake, lakehouses, data warehouses, SAP or another ERP platform, Tabular Editor, DAX Studio, Power BI REST APIs, Git-based source control, Power Automate, Power Apps, or the broader Microsoft Power Platform.
- Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate certification or comparable demonstrated expertise is an advantage.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Fabric platform administration is beneficial but is not the primary responsibility of the position.
- Ability to stand and walk regularly, lift or move up to 25 pounds frequently, and lift or move up to 50 pounds occasionally.
- Ability to work in moderate-to-loud environments where hearing protection may be recommended or required.
Why Should You Apply?
- Excellent Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision & 401K Matching).
- Excellent development programs and advancement opportunities.
- Tuition reimbursement and on-the-job training.
- Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
- Committed to quality products and services.
- Great working environment and culture.
- Employee Appreciation Programs and Event.
Mitsubishi Power is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer actively seeking to diversify the workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. Therefore, all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under applicable law, are strongly encouraged to apply.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a BI Developer
Align your degree to BI job requirements
USCIS scrutinizes whether your degree field directly relates to the role. A BI Developer petition built on a computer science or information systems degree is far more defensible than one relying on a general business degree paired with years of experience.
Use OFLC Wage Search before salary negotiations
Your employer must pay at least the prevailing wage certified on the LCA. Pull the OFLC Wage Search for your exact job title and metro area before accepting an offer so you can confirm the number your employer will commit to in writing.
Target companies with dedicated data infrastructure teams
Employers who run enterprise data warehouses, dbt pipelines, or Snowflake environments are operationally dependent on BI talent and have institutional experience filing sponsorship paperwork. Migrate Mate surfaces verified LCA sponsorship history so you can find them by role and location.
Document tool-specific expertise for PERM labor certification
If your employer pursues a green card through PERM, DOL requires proof that no qualified U.S. worker was available for the specific role. Specialized skills in Power BI, Tableau, or Looker tied to your employer's existing stack strengthen the job description's defensibility during recruitment.
Clarify your visa status before accepting a contract role
Many BI Developer openings are posted by staffing agencies that place contractors at end-client sites. H-1B petitions filed by staffing agencies require additional documentation about the end-client worksite, so confirm whether the sponsoring entity is the agency or the client before signing.
Get your O*NET profile in front of hiring managers early
O*NET classifies BI Developer work under categories that require a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field. Sharing your credentials in that framing during interviews signals to hiring managers that the role clears the specialty occupation bar before HR ever contacts USCIS.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a BI Developer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the H-1B?
Yes. BI Developer positions typically require at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, statistics, or a closely related field, which satisfies USCIS's specialty occupation definition. Where petitions run into trouble is when the job description is written broadly enough that any degree could qualify, employers should tie the role explicitly to a technical field to avoid a Request for Evidence.
Which visas can sponsor a BI Developer in the U.S.?
The H-1B is the primary path and covers the widest range of nationalities. Australian citizens can use the E-3 visa, which has no lottery and renews every two years. Canadian and Mexican nationals may qualify under TN visa if the role maps cleanly to a USMCA-listed profession such as computer systems analyst. For longer-term options, EB-2 and EB-3 green card categories are available through PERM labor certification.
How do I find employers that actively sponsor BI Developer roles?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified LCA sponsorship history for BI and data roles, searchable by city and job type. This lets you focus your applications on companies that have already committed to the sponsorship process rather than hoping a recruiter will raise it mid-interview.
Can a staffing agency sponsor an H-1B for a BI Developer?
Staffing agencies can and do file H-1B petitions for BI Developers placed at end-client sites, but USCIS requires a detailed itinerary and evidence of specific work at the client location for the full petition period. If the client relationship ends early, the agency must either find a new placement or notify USCIS. Confirm that the agency has a track record with technical contractor placements before accepting an offer contingent on sponsorship.
Does a three-year bachelor's degree qualify for H-1B sponsorship as a BI Developer?
USCIS evaluates foreign three-year degrees on a case-by-case basis. A three-year degree from an Australian or Indian university is often accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree when combined with relevant postgraduate credentials or substantial work experience, but the employer's attorney will typically obtain a credential evaluation from a recognized agency to include with the petition. The strength of that evaluation can materially affect approval odds.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored BI Developer jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.