Power BI / Microsoft Fabric Architect

Veriipro; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Veriipro seeks an experienced Power BI / Microsoft Fabric Architect to lead enterprise BI architecture, platform governance, semantic modeling, security, and analytics modernization.

The role requires deep expertise in Power BI administration, Microsoft Fabric, and governance frameworks to deliver secure, scalable analytics solutions across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise Power BI and Microsoft Fabric architecture, standards, and best practices.
• Lead Power BI platform governance, workspace management, access controls, and metadata standards.
• Design scalable semantic models, dimensional models, and self-service reporting frameworks.
• Manage Dev, Test, and Production environments, deployment pipelines, and lifecycle governance.
• Implement security controls, including Row-Level Security (RLS), workspace permissions, and data governance policies.
• Integrate Power BI and Fabric with Azure, Databricks, SQL Server, Lakehouse architectures.
• Drive platform performance optimization, capacity planning, monitoring, and adoption.
• Enable AI-driven analytics using Microsoft Copilot and governed semantic models.
• Provide technical leadership, architecture reviews, and guidance to BI development teams.

Skills

Power BI architecture

Microsoft Fabric

Data governance

Security controls (RLS)

Semantic modeling

Stakeholder management

CI/CD / DevOps awareness

Azure data platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field

Tools

Power BI Service

Power BI Administration

DAX

Power Query

Microsoft Fabric

Azure

Databricks

SQL Server

Lakehouse

CI/CD

DevOps

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Power BI / Microsoft Fabric Architect to lead enterprise BI architecture, platform governance, semantic modeling, security, and analytics modernization. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Power BI administration, Microsoft Fabric, enterprise reporting standards, and governance frameworks to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performance analytics solutions.

Primary Responsibilities

• Define enterprise Power BI and Microsoft Fabric architecture, standards, and best practices.
• Lead Power BI platform governance, including workspace management, access controls, capacity management, certified datasets, and metadata standards.
• Design scalable semantic models, dimensional models, and self-service reporting frameworks.
• Manage Dev, Test, and Production environments, deployment pipelines, and reporting lifecycle governance.
• Implement security controls, including Row-Level Security (RLS), workspace permissions, and data governance policies.
• Integrate Power BI and Fabric with Azure, Databricks, SQL Server, Lakehouse architectures, and enterprise data platforms.
• Drive platform performance optimization, capacity planning, monitoring, and adoption.
• Enable AI-driven analytics using Microsoft Copilot and governed semantic models.
• Provide technical leadership, architecture reviews, and guidance to BI development teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in BI, data warehousing, or analytics platforms.
• 5+ years of experience architecting enterprise Power BI solutions.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Power BI Service, Power BI Administration, DAX, Power Query, and semantic modeling.
• Proven experience in Power BI platform governance, architecture assessment, security, and deployment management.
• Experience with Azure, Databricks, SQL Server, and Lakehouse architectures.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps, deployment pipelines, and reporting lifecycle management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600).
• Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300).
• Experience with Copilot, AI-enabled analytics, and enterprise reporting modernization.
• Experience reducing report duplication and improving semantic model governance.