This position is eligible for a hybrid (both remote and onsite) telework arrangement. Candidate's permanent residence must be in Minnesota or Wisconsin.
We are the Metropolitan Council, the regional government for the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area. We plan 30 years ahead for the future of the metropolitan area and provide regional transportation, wastewater, and housing services. Information about us on our website.
The Information Services is the central IT department supporting all divisions of the Metropolitan Council. Our 140 team members provide technology, practices, and innovative solutions that enable the core services of the Council.
We are committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
How your work would contribute to our organization and the Twin Cities region:
The Bridge Fellow - Associate BI Developer is an entry-level role responsible for helping design, develop, and maintain business intelligence (BI) reporting and analytical solutions. They help collaborate with technology and business units to understand BI objectives and Key Performance Indicators and may use quantitative and/or qualitative analysis. They help create a variety of solutions including paginated reports, dashboards, interactive visualizations, metrics, dataflows, shared datasets, and/or predictive models (AI/ML). They help make these available to reporting consumers, including executives, managers, line-of-business users, business analysts, data scientists, citizen developers, government partners, and/or the public at large. They help administer, monitor, and maintain reporting solutions, ensuring their security, performance, and availability. They may also help administer BI tools and may identify and resolve data quality issues.
The Bridge Fellow - Associate BI Developer works on matters of limited complexity in a support role and their work is closely managed. They work with reporting solutions of less complexity that typically do not have council-wide impact and perform routine and less complex reporting and maintenance tasks. They are often directed in several aspects of the work. This role requires entry-level knowledge of reporting technologies, databases (DBs), data modeling, structured and unstructured data, and programming skills. They must learn and become aware of and comply with data governance and data security requirements.
What is the Bridge Program?
The Bridge Program is a long-term, two-year position, which allows students and recent graduates to bridge the gap between their education and experience to become successful in the workplace. The Bridge program is designed to be a long-term temporary (2 years) position. This position is eligible for benefits.
Bachelor's degree (or soon to graduate within 6 months) in computer science/engineering, information technology, or related field.
Union/Grade: AFSCME/Grade E
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Safety Sensitive: No
Work Environment:
Work is performed in a standard office setting. Some positions may require travel between primary work site and other sites.
Full Salary Range: $29.69 - $44.82 hourly / $61,755 - $93,226 annually
What steps the recruitment process involves: