MicroStrategy Reporting Architect

Job#: 3027084

Job Description:
Reporting / MicroStrategy Architect

Duration: 12 month contract (potentital to extend or convert)

Location: Plano TX (3 days onsite)

Compensation: Negotiable

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Reporting / MicroStrategy Architect to serve as a critical bridge between our data warehouse and enterprise reporting layer. This role is responsible for designing, building, and optimizing a single source of truth that enables accurate, scalable, and trusted reporting across the organization.

This is a highly specialized role that requires deep expertise in MicroStrategy, strong data modeling skills, and the ability to translate complex data structures into consumable insights for business users.
Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the MicroStrategy semantic layer, ensuring a consistent and reliable single source of truth for reporting
• Architect and optimize enterprise reporting solutions using MicroStrategy
• Partner closely with data engineering and data warehousing teams to ensure reporting aligns with underlying data models
• Translate business requirements into scalable reporting and analytics solutions
• Ensure data accuracy, performance, and governance across reporting assets
• Support and enhance existing reporting architecture while guiding future-state analytics design
• Serve as a subject matter expert for MicroStrategy and enterprise reporting best practices

Required Qualifications

• Deep, hands-on experience with MicroStrategy, including:
  • Semantic layer and metadata design
  • Complex report and dashboard development
• Strong understanding of:
  • Data modeling (dimensional and relational)
  • Data warehousing concepts and architectures
• Proven ability to bridge data warehousing and reporting - a rare and highly valued skillset
• Experience working with large, complex datasets in an enterprise environment
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and business stakeholders

Preferred / Bonus Skills

• Experience with Tableau and/or Power BI
• Exposure to modern analytics platforms or cloud data warehouses
• Background in enterprise analytics, BI architecture, or analytics engineering

Why This Role Matters

This position has remained open for an extended period due to the difficulty of finding professionals who possess both strong MicroStrategy expertise and deep data warehousing knowledge. The individual in this role will play a foundational part in enabling trusted, enterprise-wide reporting and influencing how data is consumed across the business.
What Success Looks Like

• A well-designed, scalable semantic layer that supports consistent reporting
• Improved trust in data and analytics across the organization
• Strong alignment between data engineering and reporting teams
• Reporting solutions that are performant, intuitive, and extensible

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.