Senior Business Intelligence Developer

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Power BI Platform Engineer to take ownership of enterprise-scale Power BI environment.

This is not just an administrative role ; we are looking for an engineer who will not only maintain and optimize our Power BI Premium capacities but also design and build the automated processes and utilities required for a robust, scalable, and secure governance framework .

You will be the technical cornerstone of the BI Center of Excellence, ensuring the platform runs efficiently while empowering our business users with a reliable and well-governed analytics ecosystem .

Roles and Responsibilities :

Act as a key technical expert within the BI Center of Excellence, providing expert guidance and mentorship to data analysts and report creators across the organization

Leverage the Power BI REST APIs, PowerShell or similar tools to automate administrative tasks, including workspace management, permissions auditing, and content lifecycle management

Develop custom monitoring and alerting solutions to proactively identify potential issues with capacity utilization, data refreshes, or security compliance

Build and maintain a centralized administrative semantic model by ingesting and analyzing Power BI audit logs and metadata to provide deep insights into platform usage and adoption

Proactively monitor Power BI Premium / Fabric capacity utilization, performance metrics, and system health to ensure optimal resource allocation and prevent performance bottlenecks

Manage capacity workloads, memory configuration, and workspace assignments to guarantee consistent performance for critical reports and large datasets

Analyze usage patterns and consumption trends to provide data-driven recommendations for capacity planning, scaling, and right-sizing

Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to data connectivity, report rendering, and capacity throttling

Oversee and optimize data refresh schedules to maintain data timeliness while managing the impact on capacity resources

Design, implement, and enforce a comprehensive data governance framework for Power BI, establishing a "single source of truth" for key business metrics

Develop and manage a report certification and approval process to ensure data accuracy and prevent the of redundant or conflicting reports

Establish and document best practices, naming conventions, and standards for data modeling, report development, and data visualization

Ensure the Power BI environment adheres to all relevant data privacy and regulatory requirements

Develop and deliver training materials, documentation, and self-service BI guidelines to promote data literacy and responsible data use

Collaborate with stakeholders, IT teams, and business users and educate them to align the Power BI platform with organizational goals

Proven, hands-on experience in administering a large-scale Power BI environment, with specific expertise in managing Power BI Premium capacities

Experience in using tools like Fabric Capacity Metrics Tool, Memory analyzer, Best practice analyzer, PBI Monitor, or similar tools

Strong experience with the Power BI REST API and / or PowerShell for automation and programmatic administration

Expert-level proficiency with the Power BI Service, Power BI Desktop, DAX, and Power Query (M).

Experience with Power BI premium / Fabric capacity administration and maintenance of different workspaces / apps

Experience in establishing or contributing to a BI Center of Excellence (CoE)

Microsoft certification, such as the Data Analyst Associate, is a plus