Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Datavail provides data management, application development, analytics, and cloud services. The Senior Power BI Consultant will develop and modernize enterprise Power BI reports, consume certified semantic models, build and optimize DAX calculations, reconcile reporting outputs, and collaborate with technical and business stakeholders throughout large-scale analytics modernization initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop Power BI reports and dashboards using PBIP project format
- Build interactive visualizations, drill-through functionality, bookmarks, and navigation experiences
- Deliver reporting solutions aligned with business requirements and enterprise standards
- Recreate and modernize legacy reports while preserving business logic and formatting consistency
- Consume shared and certified semantic models using Live Connections
- Collaborate with semantic model architects to identify reporting requirements
- Assist in creation and maintenance of measures under senior technical guidance
- Validate model usability and performance for reporting workload
- Develop and optimize complex DAX calculations and KPIs
- Create reusable calculations and reporting standards
- Troubleshoot DAX performance issues
- Ensure accurate implementation of business calculation logic
- Perform detailed reconciliation between legacy reports and new Power BI deliverables
- Validate measures, calculations, totals, subtotals, and KPIs
- Work with business users to resolve discrepancies
- Support UAT and business signoff activities
- Follow version control, branching, and deployment standards
- Document development processes and report design decisions
- Support release management activities
- Work closely with architects, engineers, QA analysts, and business stakeholders
- Participate in sprint planning, design reviews, and project governance meetings
- Provide technical guidance for reporting best practices and standards
Skills
- 5+ years of hands-on experience developing enterprise Power BI solutions
- 3+ years working with Power BI Service, Semantic Models, and enterprise deployment practices
- Experience building reports using PBIP (Power BI Project) format and source-controlled development methodologies
- Experience developing complex DAX measures, KPIs, calculated tables, and advanced calculations
- Experience working with certified/shared semantic models using Live Connection and DirectQuery approaches
- Experience migrating and modernizing legacy BI platforms (SSRS, Cognos, Business Objects, Tableau, or legacy Power BI reports)
- Experience working in Agile delivery teams and collaborating with Data Architects, Data Engineers, and Business Analysts
- Experience with Git-based version control and deployment processes
- Experience supporting large-scale reporting programs from pilot through enterprise rollout
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of Power BI development experience
- Strong understanding of Semantic Modeling concepts
- Advanced DAX development skills
- Experience with Power BI Service and Workspace administration
- Experience developing reports using PBIP / Power BI Projects
- Experience consuming Enterprise Semantic Models using Live Connections
- Strong SQL skills for validation and reconciliation activities
- Experience with Git repositories and source control workflows
- Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300)
- Experience with TMDL (Tabular Model Definition Language)
- Experience with XMLA endpoints and Tabular Editor
- Experience with SSRS/Paginated Reports (RDL)
- Experience with Fabric Semantic Models and Databricks
- Experience supporting Finance, ERP, or Enterprise Data Warehouse reporting solutions
- Experience working with Azure DevOps
- Power BI Development Power BI Desktop
- Power BI Service
- PBIP (Power BI Projects)
- Power Query (M)
- Report Optimization
- Dashboard Design
- Drill-through Reporting
- Bookmarks
- Tooltips
- Dynamic Visualizations
- Semantic Modeling
- Semantic Models
- Certified Datasets
- Shared Datasets
- Live Connections
- Composite Models
- Star Schema Concepts
- Relationship Management
- Calculation Groups
- TMDL
- XMLA Endpoints
- DAX & Analytics
- Advanced DAX Measures
- Filter Context
- Row Context
- Time Intelligence
- KPI Design
- Calculation Validation
- Data Reconciliation
- Reporting & Modernization
- Legacy Report Conversion
- Report Parity Validation
- Financial Reporting
- Operational Reporting
- Report Standardization
- Self-Service Analytics
- DevOps & Collaboration
- Git
- Azure DevOps
- Source Control
- Release Management
- Agile/Scrum
- Stakeholder Management
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