Power BI Developer

Job Title: Senior Business Intelligence (Power BI) Developer Remote - CST Hours 12-month contract About the Role: We are seeking a Senior Business Intelligence (Power BI) Developer to lead end-to-end data modeling, visualization, and analytics solutions across Microsoft Fabric and Azure Analytics. This role drives enterprise BI initiatives by building scalable, high-performance datasets and reports, optimizing DAX, and establishing governance and best practices. You will collaborate closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver insights that power critical decision-making. Key Responsibilities: • Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade Power BI datasets, semantic models, and reports using star/snowflake schemas and advanced DAX. • Build performant T‑SQL data pipelines, views, and stored procedures for curated data marts and dimensional models, including SCD handling and surrogate keys. • Leverage Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse) and Azure Analytics services (Synapse, Data Factory, Databricks) for data ingestion, transformation, and governance. • Implement row-level and object-level security (RLS/OLS), certified datasets, and workspace governance aligned to security and compliance standards. • Optimize BI performance: tune DAX queries, model relationships, aggregations, incremental refresh, and DirectQuery/Composite models. • Apply CI/CD and versioning practices for BI assets via Azure DevOps/Git, including deployment pipelines and parameterization. • Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, success metrics, and deliver actionable insights; present findings to both technical and non-technical audiences. • Document data lineage, semantic definitions, and KPIs; maintain data catalog and usage guidelines. • Support production operations: monitor refreshes, troubleshoot issues, and drive continuous improvement across the BI estate. Required Qualifications: • Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field. • Expert-level Power BI: DAX (calculated columns/measures), tabular modeling, hierarchies, calculation groups, and advanced filtering. • Strong Microsoft SQL Server/T‑SQL skills: dimensional modeling, performance tuning, indexing, ETL/ELT patterns. • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and/or Azure Analytics (Synapse, Data Factory, Databricks). • Proven rigor: disciplined testing, validation, documentation, and enforcement of data standards. • Excellent communication skills: translate business needs into technical designs and present complex concepts clearly. • 7+ years of experience delivering enterprise BI solutions. Preferred Qualifications: • Experience with Azure DevOps/Git for source control, CI/CD, and deployment pipelines. • Exposure to Salesforce data models or Customer Data Platforms (CDP) for CRM integration and customer analytics. • Power BI Administration: tenant settings, capacity management, monitoring, and usage analytics. • Advanced performance tuning: aggregation tables, composite models, calculation groups, query caching. • Data governance, cataloging, and metadata management (e.g., Purview).