Senior Power BI Administrator

NuAxis Innovations; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NuAxis Innovations is seeking a Senior Power BI Administrator in the United States to lead enterprise Power BI service administration, including gateway configuration, workspace governance, and deployment pipelines. The role focuses on secure, high-performance BI delivery for federal IT solutions.

The candidate will manage data gateways, RLS, capacity, and governance policies while troubleshooting performance and access issues.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5–8 years in Power BI or BI platform administration.
• Required: PL-300 or PL-200 certifications.
• DP-600 can be earned within 180 days of assignment.
• Preferred: Azure and Information Protection certifications.
• Needs deep knowledge of data governance, security, and deployment pipelines.
• Strong skills in capacity planning and monitoring usage analytics.

Responsibilities

• Administer the Power BI tenant, workspaces, apps, and deployment pipelines.
• Configure data gateways, refresh schedules, and data source connections.
• Implement row-level security, tenant settings, and sensitivity labeling.
• Manage capacity, monitoring, and analytics for BI delivery.
• Define and enforce governance, certification, and content lifecycle policies.
• Troubleshoot refresh failures, performance issues, and access problems.

Skills

Power BI administration

Workspace management

Gateway configuration

Row-level security

Tenant settings

Deployment pipelines

Capacity management

Monitoring and usage analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology/Computer Science or related field

Associate's degree + 2 years relevant experience (substitution for degree)

Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300)

Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Administrator Associate (PL-200)

Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600) within 180 days

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator

Tools

Power BI REST and PowerShell admin APIs

Power BI Admin Portal and tenant settings

Job description

We are a federal IT company on a mission to make customer experience (CX) the center of every government solution.

Technology is our Passion. People are our Purpose.

We know tech, but we love people. NuAxis is home to thinkers and feelers; engineers and artists. We work hard and support each other along the way. Teamwork is more than just a buzzword for us, it’s a state of mind.

We believe happy employees do amazing work, so join our team NOW! We are currently seeking a Senior Power BI Administrator for a Full-Time position.

Job Summary

Manages enterprise Power BI service administration including gateway configuration, workspace management, security, governance, and deployment pipelines to ensure secure, high-performance BI delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer the Power BI tenant, workspaces, apps, and deployment pipelines.
• Configure and maintain data gateways, refresh schedules, and data source connections.
• Implement row-level security, tenant settings, and sensitivity labeling.
• Manage capacity allocation, monitoring, and usage analytics.
• Define and enforce BI governance, certification, and content lifecycle policies.
• Troubleshoot refresh failures, performance degradation, and access issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field; OR an Associate's degree plus two (2) additional years of relevant experience. Two (2) years of specialized experience may substitute for one (1) year of the academic requirement.
• Minimum Experience: Five (5) to eight (8) years of Power BI or business intelligence platform administration experience.
• Certifications — Required: Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300) or Power Platform Administrator Associate (PL-200).
• Certifications — Obtainable After Hire: Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600), within 180 days of assignment.
• Certifications — Preferred: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate; Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator.
• Required Skills: Power BI service administration; workspace and app management; gateway configuration; row-level security; tenant settings; deployment pipelines; capacity management; monitoring and usage analytics.
• Preferred Skills: Power Platform administration; Azure integration; Premium and Embedded analytics; governance framework implementation; federal experience.

Technical Environment

Power BI Admin Portal and tenant settings; Power Platform admin center; on-premises data gateway clusters; deployment pipelines; Premium capacity metrics app; Microsoft Fabric capacity administration; Microsoft Entra ID security groups; Power BI REST and PowerShell admin APIs; Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels; usage metrics and audit logs.

Our Profile

We are an IT company with a unique mission—to make people the center of every federal IT solution. Our technologists have always gone the extra mile to help our federal clients succeed. And over the years, we saw a growing disconnect in how federal IT initiatives were built and managed.Time after time, programs failed because the focus was on the tools and products and not the people using them.

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NuAxis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Learn More about our Benefits and Culture!