Posted 3mo ago

Power BI Developer

@ Staples
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:Architect dashboards, Collaborate stakeholders, Build datasets
Requirements Summary:Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Data Analytics or related; 6–10 years BI experience with 3+ years Power BI; strong MS Fabric/Snowflake/SQL; BI governance; onshore-offshore collaboration.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, SQL, DAX, Power Query, Azure Data Lake, APIs
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Job Description
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the architecture, design, and development of Power BI dashboards, reports, and data models.
  • Collaborate with onshore stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into effective BI solutions.
  • Build and optimize Power BI datasets, semantic models, and reusable dataflows in both Power BI and Fabric.
  • Leverage Microsoft Fabric capabilities (Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Direct Lake, Dataflows Gen2, Notebooks) to design scalable BI and analytics solutions.
  • Design and optimize data models using Snowflake as a primary cloud data platform.
  • Ensure security and governance standards are implemented (row-level security, access management, workspace organization).
  • Integrate Power BI, Fabric, and Snowflake with other data sources (Azure Data Lake, APIs, etc.).
  • Define and enforce best practices for report performance, data modeling, and visual design.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior BI developers at offshore.
  • Partner with onshore data engineering and analytics teams to ensure availability and reliability of underlying pipelines across Fabric and Snowflake.
  • Stay current with Microsoft Power Platform, Fabric, and BI trends, recommending new features and approaches.


Requirements

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Mid to Senior level experience: 6–10 years overall in BI, with at least 3+ years working extensively in Power BI.
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Dataflows Gen2, Direct Lake).
  • Hands-on experience with Snowflake (data modeling, performance tuning, security, and integration with BI tools).
  • Strong expertise in DAX, Power Query (M), and data modeling techniques (star schema, snowflake schema).
  • Proficiency in SQL and working with large, complex datasets.
  • Strong understanding of BI governance, security, and lifecycle management.
  • Excellent communication and ability to work effectively with distributed onshore–offshore teams.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in architecting enterprise BI solutions using Power BI Premium/Power BI Service, Microsoft Fabric, and Snowflake.
  • Exposure to MicroStrategy or other legacy BI tools.
  • Proven experience in migrating from legacy BI platforms (such as MicroStrategy, Cognos, or Tableau) to Power BI.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices, version control, and CI/CD pipelines for BI, Fabric, and Snowflake assets.
  • Knowledge of complementary Microsoft Power Platform tools (Power Apps, Power Automate).
  • Exposure to data visualization best practices and UI/UX design principles.