Power BI Architect

Ivy Partners; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ivy Partners, a Swiss consulting firm, is seeking a Power BI Architect to lead architecture for Microsoft BI solutions in a dynamic client-facing role. You will design data models, ensure performant Power BI reports, and promote secure, scalable BI practices.

You will estimate sizing and infra needs in Azure, implement CI/CD for BI, and troubleshoot performance across large cloud deployments while advising executives and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an architect on Power BI projects.
• Strong background in designing data models and Azure-based BI solutions.
• Experience estimating data warehousing sizing and infrastructure needs.
• Ability to implement CI/CD and automated testing for BI reports.
• Advising clients and stakeholders with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture solutions to support Microsoft BI and Power BI.
• Oversee data models and architectures for performant BI solutions.
• Define best practices including security implementations.
• Estimate effort and infra costs for BI deployments.
• Troubleshoot performance, monitoring, and operability of reports.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across business and IT.
• Mentor junior resources to meet solution requirements.

Skills

Power BI

Architecture

Azure

Data warehousing

CI/CD

Performance tuning

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Tools

Power BI

Azure DevOps

Gateways/SSO

Job description

Ivy Partners is a Swiss consulting firm that guides businesses through strategic, technological, and organizational challenges.

We are dedicated to providing our employees with a career that promotes both their personal and professional development. We support their skills development and offer real opportunities for progression.

As a Power BI Architect at Ivy Partners, you will:

- Lead and manage architecture solutions to support Microsoft BI solutions.

- Oversee the design of data models and architectures required to implement performant Microsoft BI solutions and Power BI reports.

- Define and promote development best practices, including security implementation.

- Estimate the level of effort and infrastructure cost necessary to support Microsoft BI solutions and Power BI implementations.

- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to performance, environments, monitoring, and operability of Power BI reports.

- Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders across business and IT organizations.

- Lead and mentor junior resources to meet solution requirements.

About you

You are our ideal candidate if you:

- Have at least 5 years of experience working with Power BI, having acted as an architect or performed architecture-related tasks in recent years.

- Have experience estimating sizing for data warehousing and Power BI Microsoft solutions in a Microsoft Azure environment.

- Are skilled in resolving performance issues and setting up monitoring and alerting for large-scale BI implementations on cloud data platforms, including Gateways, APIs, SPN, SSO, and Embedding configuration.

- Have expertise implementing CI/CD and setting up automated testing for Power BI reports.

- Have been a trusted advisor to client executives and stakeholders, suggesting alternate tools and techniques to solve complex and ambiguous requirements.

- Have strong expertise in Power BI Administration, Troubleshooting, Architecture, and Resource Management.

Why join Ivy Partners?

Care |

We care about our employees by creating a supportive environment where everyone is valued and empowered with training and growth prospects.

Trust |

We believe in building strong and long-lasting relationships with our clients. Working with us is about establishing a partnership based on trust, professionalism, and transparency at all times.

Innovation |

We empower effective digital transformation through a unique blend of innovative technology and creative thinking.

Responsibility |

Community is at the heart of everything we do, and we take that responsibility seriously by working hard to create a positive impact.