Senior Power BI Architect & Analytics Leader

SGS Consulting; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting is seeking a Senior BI professional to design and implement robust data models and interactive Power BI dashboards. You will manage architecture, gateways, and premium capacities while integrating with Azure Data Factory and SQL Server.

Collaboration with data engineers and stakeholders is essential to deliver scalable BI solutions. The role emphasizes governance, security standards, and performance optimization, including incremental refresh and large dataset handling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related fields or equivalent experience.
• 4-6 years of SQL programming experience with large data assets.
• Experience with Power BI design and development using normalized/denormalized data models.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust data models using star schema and snowflake techniques for optimal performance. Ensure proper relationships, hierarchies, and calculated measures in Power BI datasets. Optimize data models for scalability and maintainability.
• Build interactive dashboards and reports aligned with business requirements.
• Understand and manage Power BI architecture, including service layers, gateways, and premium capacities. Integrate Power BI with Azure Data Factory, SQL Server, and other enterprise data sources. Ensure compliance with organizational data governance and security standards.
• Monitor and optimize report performance, dataset refresh strategies, and query folding. Implement best practices for incremental refresh and large dataset handling.
• Work closely with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality BI solutions. Provide guidance on Power BI adoption, workspace design, and governance frameworks.

Skills

Power BI

DAX

Power Query

Data modeling

SQL

SQL Server

Power BI Architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Azure Data Factory

SQL Server

Job description

SGS Consulting is seeking a Senior BI professional to design and implement robust data models and interactive Power BI dashboards. You will manage architecture, gateways, and premium capacities while integrating with Azure Data Factory and SQL Server.

Collaboration with data engineers and stakeholders is essential to deliver scalable BI solutions. The role emphasizes governance, security standards, and performance optimization, including incremental refresh and large dataset handling.