Power BI Lead Developer

Compunnel, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship opportunities

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Job summary

Compunnel, Inc. is looking for a Power BI Lead Developer in Atlanta, Georgia. This role focuses on leading the migration of enterprise Power BI environments to Microsoft Fabric, optimizing analytics solutions for performance, and delivering technical leadership across various BI projects.

Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of experience in the field, including extensive expertise in Power BI, DAX optimization, and data engineering. The position offers opportunities for mentorship and career growth within a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, or Analytics platform development.
• Minimum 5+ years of Power BI development and architecture experience.
• Strong SQL development experience, including performance tuning within enterprise‑scale environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the migration of Power BI environments to Microsoft Fabric architecture.
• Design and maintain scalable Power BI semantic models and dashboards.
• Drive optimization initiatives for Microsoft Fabric solutions.

Skills

Power BI development

Data Engineering

Microsoft Fabric

DAX optimization

SQL development

Python development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

GitHub Actions

Job description

We are seeking a Power BI Lead Developer with deep expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Power BI architecture, and enterprise analytics solutions. This role will lead Power BI to Microsoft Fabric migration initiatives, optimize analytics platforms for performance and scalability, and provide technical leadership across reporting, data engineering, and business intelligence projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the migration of enterprise Power BI environments from Fixed Capacity to Microsoft Fabric architecture.
• Design, develop, optimize, and maintain scalable Power BI semantic models, dashboards, and Fabric-based analytics solutions.
• Perform advanced DAX optimization and query tuning across Formula Engine and Storage Engine workloads.
• Analyze and optimize Vertipaq models, including segment compression, cardinality management, data types, partitioning, and query execution plans.
• Implement and optimize Direct Lake architectures and Fabric-native storage strategies.
• Drive Microsoft Fabric optimization initiatives, including data compaction, parquet file optimization, caching strategies, and workload performance improvements.
• Develop and maintain SQL and Python-based solutions supporting reporting, data transformation, automation, and analytics initiatives.
• Lead offshore development and support teams while managing project timelines and delivery expectations.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and DevOps best practices.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams to define scalable reporting and analytics solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and enablement related to Microsoft Fabric capabilities and best practices.
• Conduct performance assessments and deliver recommendations to improve enterprise BI and Fabric platform efficiency.
• Support governance, release management, and production deployment activities.
• Participate in architecture reviews, workshops, and knowledge transfer sessions.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, or Analytics platform development.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands‑on Power BI development and architecture experience.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience with Microsoft Fabric, Fabric workloads, or Fabric migration initiatives.
• Strong expertise in advanced DAX development, optimization, and semantic data modeling.
• Strong experience tuning Formula Engine and Storage Engine query plans for Power BI performance optimization.
• Strong experience with Vertipaq optimization, segment compression, cardinality management, partitioning, and cache optimization techniques.
• Strong SQL development experience, including performance tuning within enterprise‑scale environments.
• Strong Python development experience supporting analytics, automation, or data engineering workloads.
• Experience building, migrating, and maintaining Power BI solutions within Microsoft Fabric environments.
• Experience implementing GitHub Actions and DevOps/CI‑CD pipelines.
• Experience leading offshore or distributed development teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring, training, and educating teams on Microsoft Fabric capabilities and best practices.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Analytics, or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Fabric, Azure, or Power BI certifications.
• Experience implementing Direct Lake architectures.
• Experience supporting enterprise‑scale Power BI Premium or Microsoft Fabric environments.
• Experience with enterprise data governance and security models.
• Experience within consumer products, retail, or manufacturing industries.
• Previous consulting or managed services experience.