Microsoft Business Intelligence Developer

Who we are:

Albany International is a leading developer and manufacturer specializing in engineered components and advanced materials processing. The company operates two core businesses: Albany Machine Clothing, producing essential custom fabrics and process belts for paper manufacturing, and Albany Engineered Composites, delivering advanced materials-based components for aerospace, supporting commercial and military platforms.

About Global Information Services (GIS)

GIS provides cutting-edge information systems and technology solutions to Albany’s internal teams and customers. Services include strategy, software development, and maintenance, with a strong focus on customer service for business segments and corporate staff.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Manager, Enterprise Analytics, the Analytics Developer contributes to the development, enhancement, and support of Albany’s enterprise analytics ecosystem, with a strong emphasis on Microsoft technologies. This role works within an established architecture to deliver and optimize Microsoft-based analytics solutions, leveraging SAP as the primary enterprise data source, particularly from the SAP S/4HANA platform.

The role supports ongoing modernization initiatives through the adoption of Microsoft’s analytics stack, including Microsoft Fabric and Azure-based services, helping to integrate SAP data into a scalable, governed, and high-performing data platform. While SAP remains the core system of record, this position focuses on building and maintaining data pipelines, models, and reporting solutions within the Microsoft ecosystem, with occasional use of third-party tools as required.

Additionally, the developer applies established standards, architectural patterns, and governance practices to ensure consistency, quality, and alignment with Albany’s analytics strategy and evolving business needs, while collaborating closely with team members, architects, and stakeholders to deliver effective data and analytics solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and enhance existing Microsoft BI solutions across SQL Server, SSAS, and SSRS, ensuring performance, reliability, and data accuracy
• Contribute to the migration of legacy analytics assets to Microsoft Fabric, including data models, data pipelines, and reporting solutions
• Develop and maintain scalable data models and semantic layers that transform enterprise data (e.g., SAP) into analytics-ready structures
• Build and support data ingestion and transformation pipelines within the Microsoft ecosystem
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting solutions to enable business insights and self-service analytics
• Assist in integrating Microsoft AI capabilities (e.g., Microsoft Fabric AI features, Azure AI services, and Foundry) into analytics workflows to enhance insights and automation
• Apply established standards and best practices for data modeling, performance optimization, and development lifecycle management
• Collaborate with team members, architects, and stakeholders to deliver analytics solutions aligned with business requirements
• Support data governance, security, and compliance requirements across analytics platforms

Physical Working Conditions

• Sit and use their hands and fingers to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard on a frequent basis
• Occasionally stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl to work with the documentation and work within the business environment
• Have close vision
• Talk and hear to interact with internal and external customers

Work Environment for the MS Business Intelligence Developer Position

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Safety and Procedures of the MS Business Intelligence Developer Position

• Follow all publicized safety policies/procedures applicable to the job
• Use appropriate PPE that has been identified on the Hazard Analysis for the department/role
• Attend and participate in all safety training, safety meetings, audits and Behavior Based Safety programs assigned
• Report all safety hazards observed. If capable, correct the safety hazard identified
• Physical Demands of the MS Business Intelligence Developer Position

We are an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.