We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Power BI Administrator with 45 years of experience to manage, monitor, and optimize enterprise-level Power BI environments. The ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge of Power BI architecture, governance, security, and performance optimization, and will work closely with BI developers, data engineers, and business users to ensure a reliable and secure reporting ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer and manage Power BI service, including workspace management, dataset refreshes, dataflows, and gateways.
- Define and enforce Power BI governance policies around workspace usage, data security, content lifecycle, and sharing permissions.
- Monitor and optimize Power BI performance, including dataset size, DAX query performance, and report load times.
- Set up and manage on-premises data gateways, ensuring high availability and secure connectivity to on-prem data sources.
- Handle Power BI licensing, capacity planning, and usage analytics using Power BI Admin APIs and audit logs.
- Support Power BI Premium/Embedded configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with BI developers to promote best practices in report development, publishing, and dataset design.
- Maintain documentation on administration procedures, governance frameworks, and change management processes.
- Work with security and compliance teams to ensure data privacy and adherence to organizational standards.
- Provide Tier 2/3 support for Power BI issues and escalate platform-level issues to Microsoft when needed.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- 45 years of experience working with Power BI, including administration and platform management.
- Strong knowledge of Power BI service architecture, including datasets, workspaces, apps, gateways, and deployment pipelines.
- Experience with Power BI Admin APIs, PowerShell scripts, or Microsoft Fabric features.
- Understanding of role-level security (RLS) and data access management.
- Experience with on-premises data gateway setup, configuration, and troubleshooting.
- Proficiency in DAX, Power Query (M), and performance tuning.
- Familiarity with Azure Active Directory, Microsoft 365 Admin Center, and Power Platform Admin Center.
- Strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Skills (Good to Have):
- Experience with Power BI Premium, Capacity Metrics App, or Fabric Capacity Management.
- Knowledge of Azure Data Services (e.g., Synapse, Azure SQL DB, Data Factory).
- Understanding of data governance tools like Purview or Informatica.
- Microsoft certifications (e.g., DA-100 / PL-300 or Power BI Data Analyst Associate).
