The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) seeks motivated professionals who want to use their talents and skills to make a difference. Our 750+ FTE staff are adaptive problem solvers and passionate about enriching people’s lives. If you are mission-driven, dedicated to superior service and support, can diligently work independently and in a collaborative environment, join our team. LAHSA is leading the fight to end homelessness in LA County. Here, not only would your work have a real impact on the community, but we also offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.

Created in 1993, LAHSA is a joint powers authority of the city and county of Los Angeles. As the lead agency in the HUD-funded Los Angeles Continuum of Care, we coordinate and manage over $800 million annually in federal, state, county, and city funds for programs providing shelter, housing, and services to people experiencing homelessness.

Under the supervision of the Reports Development Supervisor, the Business Intelligence (BI) Developer is responsible for the development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of ad-hoc and recurring reports; development of data services consumed by dashboards, organization website, and other internal and external downstream destinations.

Working with cross-functional teams, the BI Developer will participate in analyzing and clarifying report requirements, making recommendations, and educating when necessary to meet business needs.

The BI Developer will also be required to assist the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data analysis team in providing analytical support for report troubleshooting for end-users in the Los Angeles Continuum of Care.

The functions listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities.

• Develop and maintain queries, reports, dashboards, and data feeds for internal and external users.
• Analyze business requirements and functional specifications for technical implementation (SSRS reports, dashboards, data services, etc.).
• Design and implement technology best practices, guidelines and repeatable processes.
• Explore and keep abreast with emerging BI technologies and best practices that support or enhance the team’s processes, tools, and capabilities.
• Assist senior staff and team members in assessing and improving business operations and processes.
• Provide support as required to ensure availability and performance of developed reports and dashboards for internal and external users.
• Assist in assembling complex ideas, issues and observations into useful explanations and clear direction for the team.
• Provide technical assistance and cross training to other team members.
• Participate in meetings and business and data analysis activities with cross-functional teams to gather required reporting and dashboard requirements.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

• Intermediate or advanced knowledge of T-SQL, SSRS, SSIS, SQL Server Data Tools, and SQL Server Management Studio.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and tune complex stored procedures, queries, views, user-defined functions, cursors and common table expressions.
• Performance tuning and query optimization knowledge
• Experience with code testing best practices / methodologies
• Intermediate or Advanced knowledge of relational database management systems (RDBMS)
• Experience working with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Experience in developing and maintaining ETL processes.
• Programming/Scripting experience and knowledge of data/system analysis, software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Knowledge of SQL Server database administration
• Intermediate to advanced skills of Excel, including VBA
• Preferred but not required:
• Knowledge of HMIS
• Familiarity with SSBI tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, Power Pivot)
• Knowledge of data-modeling, data warehousing concepts and methodologies
• Knowledge of SSAS
• Familiarity with Agile development
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent focus and attention to details
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills
• Open to new ideas and approaches

• Proven professional experience and educational background.

Schedule

• The Chief Executive Officer or designee may change the schedule of positions between remote, hybrid and onsite, as necessary to accomplish LAHSA's business needs.
  

Applicants may make a reasonable accommodation request for this job by calling the Human Resources Department at (213) 683-3333; or via email at humanresources@lahsa.org.

We are an Equal Opportunity / E-Verify Employer