Power BI SME (Power BI + Fabric + Tableau)

Blend360 India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Blend360 India is seeking a hands-on Power BI Subject Matter Expert with strong Microsoft Fabric experience and a Tableau background. You will lead report development, data modeling, DAX, performance tuning and governance, while building solutions yourself.

You will guide developers, support clients migrating from Tableau to Power BI and Fabric, and drive best practices across enterprise engagements. You will mentor teams, oversee deployment pipelines, and ensure secure data access with RLS/OLS

Qualifications

• Strong, hands-on Power BI report and dashboard development experience in enterprise BI/analytics, at SME level (5+ years).
• Expert DAX, data modeling (star schema), and Power Query (M).
• Strong SQL.
• Solid understanding of storage modes, incremental refresh, and performance tuning.
• Hands-on with Tabular Editor, DAX Studio, and XMLA endpoints.
• Experience with RLS/OLS, deployment pipelines, and Power BI Service administration.
• Power BI Embedded and paginated reports.
• Hands-on Microsoft Fabric experience: Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, Notebooks, and Direct Lake.
• Fabric capacity management and Git integration for Fabric workspaces.
• A few years (2+) of hands-on Tableau development experience (dashboards, calculations, LOD expressions, data sources).
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Design & Development: Build complex semantic models; develop reports with UX, drill-through, tooltips; write Power Query and SQL; choose storage mode for scale and cost; translate Tableau constructs to Power BI equivalents.
• Performance & Optimization: Diagnose and tune slow models with DAX Studio, Tabular Editor; optimize refresh strategies including incremental refresh and aggregations.
• Governance, Security & Administration: Implement RLS/OLS, workspace strategy, access controls; manage Power BI Service: gateways, scheduled refresh, apps, sensitivity labels, lineage; set up deployment pipelines and version control.
• Leadership & Enablement: Escalation point for Fabric issues; conduct model/report reviews; mentor developers; advise clients on adoption and roadmap including Copilot in Power BI; support Microsoft Fabric adoption and Tableau-to-Power BI transitions.

Skills

Power BI

DAX

Power Query (M)

SQL

Microsoft Fabric

Tableau

Tabular Editor

DAX Studio

XMLA endpoints

Power BI Service

Git integration

Python

Power BI Embedded

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science/Engineering/IT or related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

DAX Studio

Tabular Editor

XMLA endpoints

Job description

We are looking for a hands‑on Power BI Subject Matter Expert who knows Power BI inside out, with solid Microsoft Fabric experience and a working background in Tableau. You will be the go‑to technical authority on report development, data modeling, DAX, performance, and governance, while still building solutions yourself. You will solve the hardest Power BI problems across enterprise engagements, guide developers on best practices, and use your Tableau background to support clients migrating from Tableau to Power BI and Fabric.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Development

• Build complex, enterprise‑scale semantic models using star‑schema design and advanced DAX (calculation groups, field parameters, time intelligence, dynamic formatting).
• Develop high‑quality reports with strong UX, drill‑through, bookmarks, tooltips, and custom visuals where needed.
• Write Power Query (M) and SQL for data preparation and transformation.
• Choose the right storage mode (Import, DirectQuery, Composite, Direct Lake) based on scale, latency, and cost.
• Build and review Tableau dashboards and data sources, and translate Tableau constructs (LOD expressions, table calculations, parameters, actions) into DAX and Power BI equivalents.

Performance & Optimization

• Diagnose and tune slow models and reports using DAX Studio, Tabular Editor, VertiPaq Analyzer, and Performance Analyzer.
• Optimize refresh strategies, including incremental refresh, partitioning, and aggregations.

Governance, Security & Administration

• Implement RLS/OLS, workspace strategy, and access controls.
• Manage Power BI Service: gateways, scheduled refresh, apps, sensitivity labels, endorsement, and lineage.
• Set up deployment pipelines and version control for Power BI artifacts (PBIP, TMDL).

Leadership & Enablement

• Act as the escalation point for complex Power BI and Fabric issues across projects.
• Conduct model and report reviews, and contribute to development standards and best practices.
• Mentor developers and advise clients on Power BI adoption and roadmap, including Copilot in Power BI.
• Support clients adopting Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Direct Lake, OneLake), including Tableau‑to‑Power BI transitions.
• Communicate clearly with business and technical stakeholders, explaining trade‑offs between Power BI, Fabric, and Tableau.

Required Skills

• Strong, hands‑on Power BI report and dashboard development experience in enterprise BI/analytics, at SME level (5+ years).
• Expert DAX, data modeling (star schema), and Power Query (M).
• Strong SQL.
• Solid understanding of storage modes, incremental refresh, and performance tuning.
• Hands‑on with Tabular Editor, DAX Studio, and XMLA endpoints.
• Experience with RLS/OLS, deployment pipelines, and Power BI Service administration.
• Power BI Embedded and paginated reports.
• Hands‑on Microsoft Fabric experience: Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, Notebooks, and Direct Lake.
• Fabric capacity management and Git integration for Fabric workspaces.
• A few years (2+) of hands‑on Tableau development experience (dashboards, calculations, LOD expressions, data sources).
• Excellent communication and client‑facing skills.

Good to Have

• Python / PySpark or Semantic Link (SemPy).
• Automation using APIs: Power BI REST APIs, Fabric REST APIs, or PowerShell; Tableau REST API.
• Power BI certification: PL-300.
• Fabric certifications: DP-600 (Fabric Analytics Engineer), DP-700.
• Reports migration experience from Tableau, Qlik, SSRS, or other BI tools to Power BI, including inventory, mapping, and validation.
• Any of these Domains: CPG, Market Intelligence Finance, Healthcare, Pharma, Banking or Retail domain
• Azure ecosystem: Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Entra ID.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.