Senior Power BI Architect

• No C2C • Overvie wWe’re looking for a Senior Power BI Architect to serve as the enterprise expert for Power BI architecture, governance, security, and performance. This role is hands‑on and strategic — owning Power BI standards, guiding delivery teams, and ensuring scalable, secure, and well‑governed BI solutions across the organization .This person will act as an architect, mentor, and BI leader, helping mature the organization’s Power BI and Microsoft Fabric capabilities . Key Responsibiliti esPower BI Architecture & Desi • gnDesign and maintain enterprise‑scale Power BI solutions (semantic models, datasets, workspace architecture • ).Define standards for Direct Lake, DirectQuery, and Import usag • e.Establish best practices for data modeling, naming conventions, and optimizatio • n.Create reusable templates and architectural pattern s.Governance & Center of Excellence (Co • E)Own Power BI governance framework, includin • g:Workspace strategy & taxono • myDataset certification standar • dsALM and version control practic • esLead or support a BI Center of Excellenc • e.Document and promote best practices through playbooks and trainin g.Deployment, Automation & DevO • psBuild and manage CI/CD pipelines usin • g:Power BI / Fabric Deployment Pipelin • esAzure DevOps or GitH • ubStandardize dev → test → prod release processe • s.Promote Git‑enabled development and version contro l.Security, Compliance & Data Protecti • onDesign and enforce Power BI security includin • g:Row‑Level Security (RL • S)Object‑Level Security (OL • S)Sensitivity labels and D • LPAlign access and security with enterprise IAM and compliance standard • s.Conduct audits of workspace access and publishing practice s.Performance & Monitori • ngMonitor and optimiz • e:Dataset refresh and query performan • ceGateway heal • thCapacity usage and co • stTune DAX and data model • s.Build usage and adoption dashboard s.Leadership & Enableme • ntMentor BI developers on data modeling, DAX, and visualization standard • s.Conduct architectural and code review • s.Partner with data engineering, cloud, security, and business team s.Strategy & Roadm • apDefine the Power BI / Microsoft Fabric roadma • p.Evaluate new features and drive enterprise adoptio • n.Advise on licensing, capacity planning, and tooling strateg y.Required Qualifications (Must‑Hav • e)7+ years of Power BI experience, including enterprise‑level implementatio • nsStrong expertise i • n:D • AXData modeli • ngPower Query / • MHands‑on experience wit • h:Power BI Deployment Pipelin • esAzure DevOps or GitHub (CI/C • D)Solid understanding o • f:Microsoft Fabr • icAzure Synapse / modern data architectur • esExperience with enterprise security, governance, and complian • ceProven ability to mentor and lead BI tea ms Preferred / Nice‑to‑H • aveExperience with Databricks, Lakehouse architectures, or Delta tab • lesMicrosoft Power BI certification (or simil • ar)Experience standing up or running a BI Center of Excelle • nceBackground in large, complex enterprise analytics environme nts