Remote Power BI & Fabric Architect - AI Analytics Leader

ZipStaff Inc.; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) + 401(k) matching

Paid time off

Referral Program

Job summary

ZipStaff Inc. seeks a Power BI / Microsoft Fabric Architect to define and govern the enterprise reporting and analytics platform for a global technology services firm.

This senior role owns standards, semantic modeling, security, AI enablement, and deployment strategies, providing technical leadership to development and delivery teams. You will design scalable, secure analytics solutions, partner with data engineering to integrate Fabric, Databricks, and Azure services, and drive governance,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant field.
• 8+ years in BI, Data Warehousing, or Analytics platforms.
• 5+ years architecting enterprise-scale Power BI solutions.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Power BI Service, DAX, Power Query, and dimensional modeling.
• Experience with Azure, Databricks, SQL Server, and enterprise data platforms.
• Deep understanding of governance, security, DevOps, CI/CD, and lifecycle management.
• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale semantic models and self-service reporting frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with both technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise Power BI and Microsoft Fabric architecture, standards, and best practices.
• Design scalable semantic models, reporting solutions, and self-service analytics frameworks.
• Establish and enforce governance standards for workspaces, capacities, deployment pipelines, metadata, data certification, and security.
• Architect and manage Dev, Test, and Production environments with controlled promotion and platform reliability.
• Design and implement security controls including Row-Level Security (RLS), workspace access models, and data governance policies.
• Partner with Data Engineering teams to integrate Fabric, Databricks, Azure services, operational systems, and third-party data sources.
• Lead capacity planning, performance optimization, monitoring, and platform adoption initiatives.
• Drive AI enablement by implementing Copilot, conversational analytics, AI-powered insights, and governed AI experiences on certified semantic models.
• Provide technical leadership, architecture reviews, and mentoring for Power BI developers, analysts, and delivery teams.
• Evaluate emerging Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and AI capabilities and develop adoption roadmaps.

Skills

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Governance

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

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

Tools

Power BI Service

DAX

Power Query

Azure

Databricks

SQL Server

Lakehouse architectures

Job description

ZipStaff Inc. seeks a Power BI / Microsoft Fabric Architect to define and govern the enterprise reporting and analytics platform for a global technology services firm.

This senior role owns standards, semantic modeling, security, AI enablement, and deployment strategies, providing technical leadership to development and delivery teams. You will design scalable, secure analytics solutions, partner with data engineering to integrate Fabric, Databricks, and Azure services, and drive governance,