Business Intelligence Engineer

Responsibilities Kforce has a client that is seeking a Business Intelligence Engineer in Westlake, TX. Responsibilities: Dashboarding & Visualization: • Design, develop, and maintain scalable, user-centric Power BI (enterprise semantic model alignment, row-level security, drill-down UX) • Ensure visual standards: consistency, accessibility, performance Data Modeling & Semantics: • Build and optimize tabular and star-schema / snowflake data models for reporting efficiency • Define and govern KPIs, calculated measures (DAX), hierarchies, and business logic Data Integration & SQL: • Write performant SQL (ANSI + Oracle SQL dialect) for transformations, aggregations • Collaborate with data engineers on ETL/ELT pipelines (e.g., Snowflake) • Perform query tuning (execution plans, indexing strategies, partitioning) Governance, Quality & Performance: • Implement version control (e.g., Git) and deployment workflows for BI assets • Monitor data freshness, lineage, and quality (null anomaly detection, reconciliation) • Enforce security (RLS, object-level policies, data masking where appropriate) Stakeholder Collaboration • Create functional specs and wireframes • Perform analysis and translate ambiguous business questions Automation & Optimization: • Parameterize datasets and implement incremental refresh strategies • Introduce monitoring (usage metrics, adoption heat maps) • Evaluate new BI platform features and recommend adoption Requirements • 8+ years in BI Engineering/Analytics Engineering/Data Analytics role • Experience with source control (Git) and CI/CD for BI artifacts (YAML definitions, deployment pipelines) • Strong Power BI expertise: DAX, Power Query (M), tabular modeling, composite models, deployment pipelines • Advanced SQL (CTEs, window functions, performance tuning, explain plans) • Solid understanding of dimensional modeling and semantic layer design • Strong analytical reasoning, statistical thinking • Excellent written & verbal communication • Bias for automation and continuous improvement • High attention to detail; Quality-first mentality • Ability to translate business needs into structured requirements/metrics Preferred/Nice to Have: • Experience with data warehouses: Snowflake • Familiarity with Python • Exposure to API-based data ingestion and REST integration • Knowledge of performance optimization for large models • Familiarity with data governance tools (Collibra, Alation) The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future. We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave. Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law. This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions. Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. By clicking “Apply Today” you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages or emails from Kforce and its affiliates, and service providers. Note that if you choose to communicate with Kforce via text messaging the frequency may vary, and message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You will always have the right to cease communicating via text by using key words such as STOP.