Tech Lead BI Migration (Qlik to Power BI on Azure)

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead to oversee the endtoend migration of enterprise BI reporting solutions from Qlik (QlikView/Qlik Sense) to Power BI, leveraging the Microsoft Azure data platform. This role will drive architecture, development standards, data modeling, and team leadership to ensure a scalable, secure, and highquality BI environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Migration Leadership

• Lead the conversion of Qlik dashboards, data models, and scripts into Power BI datasets, semantic models, and reports.
• Assess existing Qlik assets, document functional requirements, and define the migration roadmap.
• Ensure functional parity or improvement when redesigning reports in Power BI.

2. Technical Architecture & Development

• Design scalable BI and analytics architecture on Azure (Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Azure Analysis Services/Fabric).
• Build optimized Power BI semantic models, including star schema modeling, DAX measures, and performance tuning.
• Oversee integration with data pipelines feeding BI datasets.

3. Governance, Security & Best Practices

• Implement Power BI workspace governance, RLS/OLS security models, deployment pipelines, and DevOps ALM practices.
• Establish coding standards for DAX, M queries, data modeling, and reusable components.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy, security, and enterprise standards.

4. Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into performant BI solutions.
• Collaborate closely with data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and analytics teams.
• Provide guidance, training, and enablement for Power BI adoption across teams.

5. Technical Leadership & Mentoring

• Lead a team of BI developers and analysts delivering migration work.
• Conduct code reviews, provide architectural guidance, and ensure solution quality.
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and modernization of the BI stack.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8-12+ years of experience in Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Engineering.
• Strong expertise in QlikView/Qlik Sense, including load scripts, data models, and dashboard design.
• Advanced proficiency in Power BI DAX, Power Query, data modeling, performance optimization, deployment pipelines.
• Handson experience with Azure data services:
  • Azure SQL / Synapse
  • Azure Data Factory / Fabric pipelines
  • Azure Data Lake (ADLS Gen2)
  • Azure Analysis Services or Power BI semantic models
• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts (star schema, ETL/ELT).
• Experience leading development teams in complex BI modernization or cloud migration programs.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Fabric
• Familiarity with CI/CD for Power BI using Azure DevOps or GitHub.
• Knowledge of Qlik-to-Power BI automated migration tools
• Azure certifications such as DP203, PL300, or AZ900.