Lead Power BI Architect – Enterprise Analytics

Cognizant; Teaneck Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is hiring a Lead Developer – Power BI to design, develop, and optimize enterprise analytics solutions. You will partner with business, data engineering, and operations teams to deliver scalable dashboards and reporting that drive data-driven decisions.

The role emphasizes governance, best practices in visualization, and collaboration across domains to improve operational efficiency and customer outcomes. Hybrid work, with onsite presence required three days per week in Edison, NJ.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, IT, or related field.
• Strong experience in Power BI development and data visualization.
• Proficiency in DAX, Power Query, data modeling, and report optimization.
• Experience with relational databases, SQL, ETL/ELT, and large datasets.
• Knowledge of data governance, security, and analytics best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design, development, and deployment of Power BI dashboards.
• Translate requirements into scalable data models and reports.
• Establish governance standards for workspaces, datasets, and security.
• Develop reusable reporting components and templates.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and data engineering teams to validate data sources.
• Monitor usage and performance; drive continuous improvement.
• Create technical docs and data lineage.
• Support adjudication and setup domain initiatives.

Skills

Power BI development

Data visualization

DAX

Data modeling

SQL

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Tools

Power BI

SQL Server

Job description

Cognizant is hiring a Lead Developer – Power BI to design, develop, and optimize enterprise analytics solutions. You will partner with business, data engineering, and operations teams to deliver scalable dashboards and reporting that drive data-driven decisions.

The role emphasizes governance, best practices in visualization, and collaboration across domains to improve operational efficiency and customer outcomes. Hybrid work, with onsite presence required three days per week in Edison, NJ.