Senior Power BI Developer

KBR Careers; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR Careers is seeking a Senior Power BI Developer in Houston to design, build, and govern enterprise BI and reporting solutions. You will collaborate with DBAs, data engineers, and stakeholders to deliver scalable analytics and secure dashboards.

The role emphasizes advanced DAX, SSAS Tabular models, and Power BI administration, with a focus on performance, governance, and data storytelling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years with Microsoft Power BI.
• 10+ years supporting enterprise data warehouse/BI environments.
• 5+ years with SSRS.
• 5+ years with SSAS.
• Experience deploying large-scale BI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support BI solutions using Power BI, SSAS Tabular, and SSRS.
• Lead requirements gathering and architecture, estimation, development, deployment, and support.
• Govern enterprise semantic models with measures, hierarchies, KPIs, and RLS.
• Develop and optimize DAX, data models, and SQL queries for performance.
• Deliver executive dashboards and interactive reports using BI best practices.
• Collaborate with DBAs, ETL developers, data engineers, and stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field

Tools

Power BI

SSRS

SSAS

SSMS

Toad

SQL Navigator

Job description

Senior Power BI Developer

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.

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

• 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.

Additional Compensation

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign‑on bonus, relocation benefits, short‑term incentives, long‑term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits, including a 401(k) plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.