Solution Architect – Power BI Migration (Tenant-to-Tenant)

Kyndryl Inc.; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyndryl is seeking a Solution Architect to lead Power BI migration across tenants, safeguarding analytics assets during consolidation. You will define the target architecture, governance, and migration patterns for workspaces, reports, and datasets, ensuring security and operational continuity.

The role requires coordinating with Entra/Identity, building runbooks, and delivering validation gates to maintain parity and reliability in a production environment.

Qualifications

• Proven delivery of tenant-to-tenant Power BI migration (workspaces, reports, datasets).
• Strong Power BI architecture knowledge: workspace governance and security model.
• Experience with identity/service principal dependencies for Power BI estates.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state Power BI architecture and governance for the consolidated tenant.
• Define migration approach: discovery, classification, mapping, move, validation.
• Create factory runbooks and quality gates for workspace creation, permissions mapping, and report migration.
• Coordinate with Entra Apps/Identity on service principals and API permissions.
• Establish validation gates: refresh success, dataset connectivity, RLS behavior, report parity.
• Develop exception framework for legacy patterns and complex gateways.
• Provide production-friendly operational reporting and continuous improvement backlog.

Skills

Power BI

Tenant-to-tenant migration

Workspace governance

Security model

Dataset lifecycle

Refresh patterns

Operational monitoring

Identity & service principals

Runbooks

Governance standards

Education

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300)

Tools

Entra Apps

API permissions

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

## Solution Architect – Power BI Migration (Tenant-to-Tenant)Applyremote type: Partially Remotelocations: Bangalore, Karnataka, India: Hyderabad, Telangana, India: KIN51618 Pune (KIN51618) Regus: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India: Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indiatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R-64297**Who We Are**At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world’s leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI-powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people—Kyndryls—that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well-being is prioritized and your potential can thrive.**The Role****The Role:** You are the **Power BI discipline Solution Architect** responsible for safeguarding and migrating the client’s analytics estate through a tenant-to-tenant consolidation. This includes **workspaces, reports, semantic models/datasets, gateways (where relevant), service principals, permissions and operational governance**.Power BI migrations fail when teams ignore identity, access and workspace governance. Your role is to define the migration blueprint and factory execution patterns that preserve business-critical reporting while maintaining security and governance standards in the target tenant.**Key Responsibilities:** - Define the **target-state Power BI architecture** and governance for the consolidated tenant: workspace strategy, admin controls, permissions model, deployment patterns, operational standards.- Define tenant-to-tenant migration approach for Power BI artefacts: discovery, criticality classification, workspace mapping, move approach, validation, remediation.- Establish runbooks for factory teams covering: workspace creation/config, permissions mapping, report/dataset migration patterns, dependency handling and post-move verification.- Coordinate dependencies with Entra Apps/Identity: service principals, admin consent, API permissions, authentication methods used by datasets and refresh processes.- Define validation gates and acceptance criteria: refresh success, dataset connectivity, row-level security behaviour, business-visible report parity checks.- Build and govern the exception framework: legacy patterns, unsupported dependencies, complex gateway constraints, external data source issues.- Drive production-ready operational reporting: defect trends, refresh failures, adoption metrics and continuous improvement backlog.**Who You Are****Must‐Have:** - Proven delivery of **tenant-to-tenant Power BI migration** (workspaces/reports/datasets) with real production outcomes.- Strong Power BI architecture knowledge: workspace governance, security model, dataset lifecycle, refresh patterns, operational monitoring.- Experience handling identity/service principal dependencies for Power BI estates in enterprise environments.- Ability to create factory-grade runbooks and quality gates that minimise rework and protect business reporting continuity.- Strong troubleshooting mindset for refresh failures, permission failures, broken dependencies and post-move validation.**Good‐to‐Have:** - Experience with Microsoft Fabric concepts (where it impacts Power BI estate modernisation).- Experience with BI governance at scale (naming standards, workspace lifecycle, admin controls).- Microsoft **Power BI Data Analyst Associate** alignment (PL‐300).**Interpersonal & Consulting Skills:** - Strong business empathy: understands that reporting outages are business outages.- Clear communicator of risk/impact and mitigation options.- Sets and enforces standards without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.- Coaches the factory team to reduce recurring issues through repeatable fixes.**Shift / Working Pattern Notes:** - This role operates within a **three‐shift 24x7 Factory model**. The specific rota will be confirmed, but **shift handovers are mandatory** and performance is measured on shift outcomes. Peak cutover windows may require schedule flexibility.**Being You**The “Kyn” in Kyndryl means kinship, which represents the strong bonds we have with each other, our customers and our communities. We focus on ensuring all Kyndryls feel included and we welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We believe in growth, and we’re excited to see what you can bring. At Kyndryl, employee feedback has told us that our number one driver of employee engagement is belonging. That sense of belonging — being a valued, respected, trusted member of the team — is fundamental to our culture and fueling great experiences for our customers. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you the ability to thrive and contribute to our culture of empathy and shared success. That’s The Kyndryl Way.**What You Can Expect**Your career with us isn’t just a job—it’s an adventure with purpose. We offer a dynamic, hybrid-friendly culture that supports your well-being and empowers you to grow. Our Be Well programs are thoughtfully designed to support your financial, mental, physical, and social health—because we know that when you feel your best, you do your best. From your very first day, you’ll dive into impactful work that powers the systems our customers rely on every day. You won’t just contribute—you’ll make a difference, tackling meaningful projects that sharpen your skills and fuel your growth. We’re here to champion your journey. With powerful tools to chart your career path, personalized development goals aligned with your ambitions, and continuous feedback to keep you inspired and on track, you’ll have everything you need to thrive and evolve. You’ll develop in-demand skills to grow your career and achieve your ambitions with access to cutting-edge learning opportunities—from certifications with Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to coaching and hands-on experiences. And through it all, you’ll be part of a culture that values empathy, restless learning, and a devotion to shared success. We want you to thrive here—and we’re committed to helping you do just that. Ready to make an impact? Join us and help shape what’s next.**Get Referred!**If you know someone that works at Kyndryl, when asked ‘How Did You Hear About Us’ during the application process, select ‘Employee Referral’ and enter your contact's Kyndryl email address.