Power BI Architect

Persistent Systems

Pune District

Hybrid

INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000

Full time

6 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Culture focused on talent development

Cutting-edge technologies

Flexible work hours

Health checks and insurance

Job summary

Persistent Systems is seeking a seasoned Power BI Architect for BI modernization and migration projects in Pune. You will design scalable BI solutions, own data models, security, and deployment pipelines while guiding cross‑functional teams.

You will lead migrations from legacy platforms, optimize performance, and mentor BI developers in an Agile, hybrid work environment. 8–12 years of BI experience in enterprise settings are preferred.

Qualifications

8-12 years of experience in BI/Analytics/Reporting.
Strong expertise as a Power BI Architect or Tech Lead.
Hands-on with Power BI Desktop/Service, DAX, Power Query, semantic models, and security.

Responsibilities

Analyze migration from MicroStrategy to Power BI and define strategy.
Design end-to-end BI architecture using Power BI and SQL Server.
Lead migration planning, validation, and post-migration optimization.
Define deployment standards, governance, and security models.
Mentor BI teams and coordinate offshore/onshore delivery.

Skills

Power BI

SQL Server

Data Modeling

DAX

Leadership

Tools

Power BI Desktop

Power BI Service

SQL Server

Job description

About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what's next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

About Persistent

Our disruptor's mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix Assessment 2026.

About Position

Role: Power BI Architect ? BI Modernization & Migration

Location: Pune

Experience: 8 to 12 Years

Job Type: Full-Time Employment

What You'll Do

Analyze existing MicroStrategy reports, dashboards, metadata, and dependencies to define and execute migration strategies to Power BI.

Design and own end-to-end Business Intelligence and Analytics architecture using Power BI and SQL Server.

Define scalable semantic models, datasets, reporting frameworks, and enterprise BI standards.

Architect and oversee the development of enterprise dashboards, reports, paginated reports, and reusable Power BI datasets.

Establish architecture standards, governance frameworks, security models, deployment strategies, and development best practices.

Design and implement solutions utilizing DAX, Power Query, Row-Level Security (RLS), dataflows, gateways, and deployment pipelines.

Lead migration planning, report rationalization, dependency analysis, effort estimation, validation, and post-migration optimization.

Design and optimize SQL Server databases for analytical and reporting workloads.

Review and optimize complex T-SQL queries, views, stored procedures, functions, indexes, and execution plans.

Define and implement performance optimization strategies for reports, dashboards, datasets, semantic models, and data refresh processes.

Conduct requirement gathering sessions, technical workshops, architecture reviews, and solution walkthroughs with business and client stakeholders.

Translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and maintainable BI solutions.

Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, design reviews, and mentoring to BI and Power BI development teams.

Act as the coordination bridge between offshore and onshore teams for successful delivery execution.

Manage technical risks, dependencies, change requests, and stakeholder expectations throughout the migration lifecycle.

Collaborate with business users, data engineers, database administrators, security teams, and analytics teams to ensure successful implementation.

Drive adoption of GenAI-powered productivity tools for analytics development, documentation, migration analysis, and reporting modernization.

Expertise You'll Bring

8-12 years of experience in Business Intelligence, Analytics, Reporting, or Data Warehousing solutions.

Strong expertise as a Power BI Architect, BI Technical Lead, or Solution Architect.

Hands-on experience with Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, Data Modeling, DAX, Power Query, Semantic Models, Dataflows, and Row-Level Security.

Extensive experience with SQL Server, T-SQL development, database design, and performance tuning.

Strong understanding of enterprise BI architecture, reporting frameworks, governance models, and security implementation.

Experience designing scalable data models and enterprise reporting solutions.

Proven experience leading BI migration and modernization programs, preferably involving MicroStrategy to Power BI migrations.

Expertise in report optimization, performance tuning, and large-scale BI platform management.

Experience defining deployment standards, workspace strategies, security controls, and release management processes.

Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, dimensional modeling, and analytics architecture.

Excellent stakeholder management, client communication, presentation, and workshop facilitation skills.

Strong technical leadership and mentoring experience for distributed teams.

Experience working in Agile and enterprise delivery environments.

Ability to balance business objectives with technical excellence and governance requirements.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies

Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards

Annual health check-ups

Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment

We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.

Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.

If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

Let's unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers