Sr. Power BI Engineer

Job Title: Sr. Power BI Engineer

Location - Santa Clara, CA (5 days On-Site)

Requirements

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Power BI Developer to design, develop, and optimize enterprise-grade BI dashboards and analytics solutions. The role requires strong expertise in Power BI development, data modeling, performance optimization, and collaboration with business stakeholders to enable impactful data-driven insights.

Key Responsibilities

Power BI Development

• Design and develop interactive, visually compelling dashboards and reports
• Build optimized data models using Power BI Desktop and Service
• Develop complex DAX measures and calculations
• Implement Row-Level Security (RLS) and data protection standards
• Integrate multiple data sources including SQL, Data Lake, Azure, Excel, APIs, cloud platforms

Data Modeling & Architecture

• Design effective star/snowflake schemas, semantic models
• Optimize data refresh strategy and dataset performance
• Work closely with Data Engineering teams for structured data pipelines

Performance Optimization

• Optimize report performance (query tuning, DAX optimization, model refinement)
• Troubleshoot dataset refresh, gateway, and performance issues

Platform & Governance

• Publish reports and manage Power BI Service workspace administration
• Implement governance, versioning, and lifecycle best practices
• Ensure adherence to enterprise data governance, compliance, and security standards

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work with business users to translate requirements into BI solutions
• Participate in requirement workshops and storyboarding sessions
• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior developers

Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of experience in BI / Analytics with at least 4+ years in Power BI
• Strong expertise in:
• Power BI Desktop & Power BI Service
• DAX, Power Query (M), Data Modeling
• SQL querying and database concepts
• Experience working with:
• Azure Data Platform / Data Lake / Synapse / Fabric (preferred)
• Enterprise Data Warehouses or Data Lakes
• Experience in Agile / Sprint-based delivery environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice to Have

• Experience with Azure Fabric / Databricks / Synapse
• Knowledge of ETL tools (ADF / SSIS / Informatica)
• Experience in enterprise-scale BI implementations
• Cloud certifications (Azure preferred)

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Business acumen and ability to understand user needs
• Proactive, ownership mindset
• Ability to work independently and mentor others