Power BI Lead

• Job Title: Power BI Lead Developer/Architect – Microsoft Fabric
• Location : Atlanta, GA 100% remote work accepted from anywhere in US
• Duration : 12+ Months Contract
• Teams Meeting Interview
• Job Description:

• Day-to-Day Job Duties
• :(What this person will do on a daily/weekly basis
• )Lead the migration of enterprise Power BI environments from Fixed Capacity to Microsoft Fabric architecture
• .Design, optimize, and maintain scalable Power BI semantic models, dashboards, and Fabric-based analytics solutions
• .Perform advanced DAX optimization and query tuning activities across Formula Engine and Storage Engine workloads
• .Analyze and optimize Vertipaq models, segment compression, cardinality, data types, partitioning, and query execution plans to improve performance and reduce latency
• .Implement and optimize Direct Lake architectures and Fabric-native storage strategies
• .Drive Microsoft Fabric optimization initiatives including data compaction, parquet file optimization, caching strategies, and workload performance improvements
• .Develop and maintain SQL and Python-based solutions supporting reporting, transformation, automation, and analytics initiatives
• .Lead offshore development and support workstreams while managing aggressive timelines and delivery expectations
• .Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines leveraging GitHub Actions and DevOps best practices
• .Collaborate directly with business stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams to define scalable reporting and analytics solutions
• .Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and client enablement around Microsoft Fabric capabilities and best practices
• .Conduct performance assessments and deliver actionable recommendations to improve enterprise BI and Fabric platform efficiency
• .Support governance, release management, and production deployment activities for enterprise reporting environments
• .Participate in client workshops, architecture reviews, and knowledge transfer sessions

• .
• Basic Qualification
• s:(What are the skills required for this job with minimum years of experience on eac
• h)Minimum 8+ years of experience in Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, or Analytics platform developmen
• t.Minimum 5+ years of hands-on Power BI development and architecture experienc
• e.Minimum 3+ years of experience working with Microsoft Fabric, Fabric workloads, or Fabric migration initiative
• s.Strong expertise in advanced DAX development, optimization, and semantic data modelin
• g.Strong experience tuning Formula Engine and Storage Engine query plans for Power BI performance optimizatio
• n.Strong experience with Vertipaq optimization, segment compression, cardinality management, partitioning, and cache optimization technique
• s.Strong SQL development experience with performance tuning and enterprise-scale data environment
• s.Strong Python development experience supporting analytics, automation, or data engineering workload
• s.Experience building, migrating, or maintaining Power BI models within Microsoft Fabric environment
• s.Experience implementing GitHub Actions and DevOps/CI-CD pipeline
• s.Experience leading offshore or distributed development teams in fast-paced delivery environment
• s.Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to business and executive stakeholder
• s.Experience training, mentoring, and educating clients and internal teams on Microsoft Fabric capabilities and best practice

• s.
• Degr

ee:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Analytics, or equivalent work experie

• nce.
• Nice to
• Have:(But not a

• must)
• Microsoft Fabric, Azure, or Power BI certifica
• tions.Experience with Direct Lake architecture implementa
• tions.Experience supporting enterprise-scale Power BI Premium or Fabric environ
• ments.Experience with enterprise data governance and security m
• odels.Experience in consumer products, retail, or manufacturing indus
• tries.Previous consulting or managed services exper

ience.