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.