Senior Power BI Developer

KBR, Inc; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Power BI Developer to lead the design, development, and governance of enterprise BI and reporting solutions. This role emphasizes Power BI, SSAS Tabular, SSRS, and strong collaboration with data teams.

The ideal candidate will define BI standards, optimize reporting environments, and drive data-driven decision-making across the organization. Hybrid or on-site options in the US are possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or a related field required; equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience developing solutions with Microsoft Power BI.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience supporting enterprise data warehouse and BI environments.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience working with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience working with SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS).
• Experience deploying, supporting, and administering large-scale business intelligence solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and support enterprise BI solutions utilizing Power BI, SSAS Tabular, SSRS, and related reporting technologies.
• Lead requirements gathering, solution architecture, system design, estimation, development, testing, deployment, training, and ongoing support activities.
• Design and govern enterprise semantic models, including reusable measures, hierarchies, standardized calculations, KPIs, and Row-Level Security (RLS).
• Develop advanced DAX calculations and optimize data models, SQL queries, and reporting solutions for performance, scalability, and usability.
• Design and deliver executive dashboards and interactive reports utilizing Power BI best practices for visualization, accessibility, and data storytelling.
• Collaborate with DBAs, ETL developers, data engineers, vendors, and business stakeholders to deliver integrated BI and analytics solutions.

Skills

Power BI

SSAS

SSRS

DAX

SQL

BI governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Information Systems or related field

Tools

SSAS

SSRS

SSAS Tabular

Power BI

SSMS

Job description

Title: Senior Power BI Developer We are KBR When you become part of our KBR team, your opportunities are endless. Through internal collaboration, and with our partners and customers, we’re defining tomorrow’s challenges, then providing the innovative solutions to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to Zero Harm and our Sustainability Platform. In September 2025, we announced that we are spinning our Mission Technology Solutions business into a separate public company. This role would ultimately be part of that new company. Our Mission Technology Solutions business partners with governments and defense, intelligence, space, aviation, and critical infrastructure customers to deliver high-end engineering, science, technology, and mission support solutions. From national security and readiness to advanced research, cyber, logistics, and life-cycle sustainment, our teams help customers solve complex challenges in some of the world’s most demanding environments. Whether supporting operations on the ground, at sea, in the air, or in space, our clients trust us to deliver mission-critical capabilities every day. Working with us means being rewarded for your contributions. In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients. We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration. That is how we supply our clients with cutting-edge solutions. As the needs of the world change, we’re ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.

We are IT We are strategic enablers of the business, delivering scalable, secure, and innovative technology solutions that drive operational excellence and support enterprise growth. We partner closely with functions across the organization to modernize systems, unlock data-driven insights, and enhance the digital employee experience. Our global footprint and commitment to transformation position us at the forefront of leveraging technology to create lasting business value.

About the Role

The Senior Power BI Developer is responsible for the design, development, administration, governance, and support of enterprise business intelligence and reporting solutions. This role serves as a technical expert for Microsoft Power BI and related BI technologies, partnering closely with business stakeholders, DBAs, ETL developers, data engineers, and application teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing analytics solutions. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in Power BI, SSAS, SSRS, and enterprise data architectures with strong analytical and communication skills. This position plays a key role in defining BI standards, optimizing reporting environments, supporting data-driven decision-making, and driving continuous improvement across the organization’s business intelligence capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and support enterprise business intelligence solutions utilizing Power BI, SSAS Tabular, SSRS, and related reporting technologies.
• Lead requirements gathering, solution architecture, system design, estimation, development, testing, deployment, training, and ongoing support activities.
• Design and govern enterprise semantic models, including reusable measures, hierarchies, standardized calculations, KPIs, and Row-Level Security (RLS).
• Develop advanced DAX calculations and optimize data models, SQL queries, and reporting solutions for performance, scalability, and usability.
• Design and deliver executive dashboards and interactive reports utilizing Power BI best practices for visualization, accessibility, and data storytelling.
• Integrate and analyze data from enterprise data warehouses, Azure Data Lakes, Power BI Dataflows, and other enterprise data sources.
• Support Power BI tenant-to-tenant migrations, including dependency analysis, artifact refactoring, validation, and governance compliance.
• Collaborate with DBAs, ETL developers, data engineers, vendors, and business stakeholders to deliver integrated BI and analytics solutions.
• Define and promote BI strategy, architecture standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.
• Architect and support enterprise data marts, SSAS Tabular models, and business intelligence environments in partnership with data platform teams.
• Administer reporting environments, including platform configuration, security, installation, patching, and user support.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues while performing root cause analysis and implementing long-term solutions.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, data models, standards, and operational procedures.
• Lead quality assurance activities across solution design, development, testing, and deployment processes.
• Mentor developers and analysts while contributing to workload planning, project estimates, and delivery timelines.
• Provide training, end-user support, and guidance to business stakeholders to promote adoption and effective use of BI solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reporting capabilities, data accessibility, governance, and user experience.

Basic Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or a related field required; equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience developing solutions with Microsoft Power BI.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience supporting enterprise data warehouse and business intelligence environments.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience working with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience working with SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS).
• Experience deploying, supporting, and administering large-scale business intelligence solutions.

Business Intelligence & Data Expertise

• Strong experience with Power BI administration, including configuration, security, governance, and user management.
• Extensive experience developing complex Power BI reports, dashboards, semantic models, and advanced DAX calculations.
• Extensive experience developing and supporting SSAS Tabular models.
• Strong understanding of data analysis, dimensional modeling, data architecture, and relational database concepts.
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise data marts and business intelligence architectures.
• Experience leveraging Azure Data Lakes, lakehouse architectures, Power BI Dataflows, and modern analytics platforms.
• Experience performing migrations across BI environments and platforms.

Technical Knowledge & Core Competencies

• Strong SQL development and performance tuning skills.
• Experience working with Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases.
• Experience utilizing SQL development and administration tools such as SSMS, Toad, or SQL Navigator.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Strong customer service orientation with the ability to support users across all levels of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Power BI Fabric and emerging Microsoft analytics technologies.
• Experience supporting Azure-based data and analytics platforms.
• Knowledge of data governance, master data management, and enterprise reporting best practices.
• Experience leading BI modernization, migration, or cloud transformation initiatives.
• Experience mentoring developers or serving as a technical lead on BI projects.

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.

In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values:

We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.

We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.

We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.

We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.

We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries.

At KBR, We Deliver.