BI Engineer

Semperis; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Semperis is seeking a BI Engineer to join the Business Analytics team in Austin. You will own the design, development, and maintenance of Power BI reporting solutions, building scalable dashboards and semantic models that empower self-service analytics across the organization.

You will partner with Data Warehouse Engineers and business stakeholders to translate questions into insights, while leveraging AI capabilities to enhance analytics workflows and reporting experiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Analytics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing and developing business intelligence solutions.
• 4+ years of hands-on Power BI experience building enterprise reporting solutions.
• Advanced expertise with DAX, Power Query, and Power BI semantic modeling.
• Strong understanding of dimensional modeling, data warehousing concepts, and analytical data structures.
• Proficiency in SQL for data analysis and troubleshooting.
• Experience testing and validating dashboards for accuracy, consistency, and performance.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering business value.
• Experience using AI tools to improve analytics workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, development, and maintenance of Power BI reporting solutions, dashboards, scorecards, and executive reporting.
• Develop highly visual, intuitive, and interactive dashboards that enable self-service analytics across the organization.
• Build and maintain Power BI semantic models and datasets that support scalable reporting and analysis.
• Create and optimize complex DAX measures, calculations, KPIs, and business logic.
• Establish reporting standards, best practices, and governance processes for Power BI development.
• Monitor and optimize report performance, refresh processes, and adoption metrics.
• Partner with business stakeholders to define requirements, metrics, and reporting solutions.
• Translate business questions into actionable analytics and visualizations.
• Develop scalable measurement frameworks and reporting methodologies.
• Support data validation, testing, and quality assurance across reporting assets.
• Drive continuous improvement of business intelligence processes, tools, and reporting standards.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI capabilities within Power BI and analytics workflows.
• Partner with data and engineering teams to operationalize AI-driven insights within reporting experiences.
• Evaluate and implement generative AI use cases that improve business user productivity and analytics adoption.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Data warehousing

Analytics

AI in analytics

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Analytics, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Snowflake

dbt

Python

Job description

At Semperis, our mission is to be a Force for Good. Starting with being a great place to work. We believe that when people feel valued, supported, and empowered, they do their best work. That’s why we focus on creating an employee experience rooted in purpose, growth, and balance. Semperis has been recognized as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Cybersecurity Companies by the Inc. 5000, a DUNS 100 Top Startup to Work For, and a multi-year Inc. Best Workplace awardee.

Semperis is looking for a BI Engineer to join our Business Analytics team. In this role, you will support the development and enhancement of our Power BI reporting environment, helping deliver scalable, intuitive analytics solutions that enable data-driven decision-making across the organization. You will work closely with Data Warehouse Engineers, and business stakeholders to translate data into actionable insights. This role is also expected to leverage emerging AI capabilities to enhance analytics, reporting, and user productivity.

Key Job Responsibilities

Power BI Development & Ownership

• Own the design, development, and maintenance of Power BI reporting solutions, dashboards, scorecards, and executive reporting.
• Develop highly visual, intuitive, and interactive dashboards that enable self-service analytics across the organization.
• Build and maintain Power BI semantic models and datasets that support scalable reporting and analysis.
• Create and optimize complex DAX measures, calculations, KPIs, and business logic.
• Establish reporting standards, best practices, and governance processes for Power BI development.
• Monitor and optimize report performance, refresh processes, and adoption metrics.

Business Partnership & Analytics

• Partner with business stakeholders to define requirements, metrics, and reporting solutions.
• Translate business questions into actionable analytics and visualizations.
• Develop scalable measurement frameworks and reporting methodologies.
• Support data validation, testing, and quality assurance across reporting assets.
• Drive continuous improvement of business intelligence processes, tools, and reporting standards.

AI & Advanced Analytics

• Identify opportunities to leverage AI capabilities within Power BI and analytics workflows.
• Partner with data and engineering teams to operationalize AI-driven insights within reporting experiences.
• Evaluate and implement generative AI use cases that improve business user productivity and analytics adoption.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Analytics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing and developing business intelligence solutions.
• 4+ years of hands-on Power BI experience building enterprise reporting solutions.
• Advanced expertise with DAX, Power Query, and Power BI semantic modeling.
• Strong understanding of dimensional modeling, data warehousing concepts, and analytical data structures.
• Proficiency in SQL for data analysis and troubleshooting.
• Experience testing and validating dashboards for accuracy, consistency, and performance.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering business value.
• Experience using AI tools to improve analytics workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Snowflake, dbt, and modern cloud data platforms.
• Familiarity with Python for analytics and automation.
• Experience building or leveraging AI-driven insights, forecasting, anomaly detection, or natural language analytics.
• Understanding of responsible AI, data governance, and data privacy best practices.
• Passion for evaluating and adopting emerging AI capabilities within business intelligence solutions.

Why Join Semperis?

You’ll be part of a global team on the front lines of cybersecurity innovation. At Semperis, we celebrate curiosity, integrity, and people who take initiative. If you’re someone who sees the glass as half full, embraces challenges as growth opportunities, and values a healthy balance between work and life—we’d love to meet you.

• Semperis maintains office locations in several cities across the globe. Where the job description specifies a required location, candidates will follow our hybrid work model. This includes working up to three days per week and remotely the remaining days.

Semperis is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, citizenship, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by the Semperis application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or other applicable state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Semperis. Please inform Semperis representative Anna Taylor, Director of Global Recruiting, if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.