Senior Power BI Developer

Talent; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent is seeking a Senior Power BI Developer to lead enterprise BI efforts from a fully remote US base. The role focuses on building scalable reporting, shaping architecture decisions, and driving Microsoft Fabric adoption across the organization.

You will mentor junior developers, partner with Data Engineering and business stakeholders, and set governance and performance standards to deliver impactful data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Power BI development or business intelligence.
• Advanced hands-on experience with Power BI, DAX, Power Query (M), and data modeling.
• Experience working with Microsoft Fabric, including its architecture and capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of semantic models, star schema design, and enterprise reporting solutions.
• Experience with Git-based source control and application lifecycle management.
• Experience implementing reporting governance, security, and performance optimization practices.
• Ability to independently lead technical initiatives and collaborate with business and technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and optimization of enterprise Power BI reporting solutions, including advanced DAX, Power Query, and data modeling.
• Help drive the organization's transition to Microsoft Fabric, contributing to architecture, implementation, and modernization initiatives.
• Design and maintain scalable semantic models, star schemas, and reporting architecture.
• Establish best practices for Power BI governance, security, performance optimization, and development standards.
• Implement Git-based source control and application lifecycle management processes.
• Partner with Data Engineering and business stakeholders to translate complex reporting requirements into scalable solutions.
• Serve as a technical lead and mentor to junior Power BI developers, providing guidance on complex technical challenges.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting performance, data consistency, and overall analytics capabilities.

Skills

Power BI development

DAX

Power Query (M)

Data modeling

Microsoft Fabric

Git-based source control

Architecture & governance

Leadership

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Git

ALM tooling

Job description

We're partnering with an established organization looking for a Senior Power BI Developer to take a leading role in advancing its enterprise business intelligence and analytics capabilities.

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on technical expert who enjoys building scalable reporting solutions, influencing architecture decisions, and helping drive the adoption of Microsoft Fabric.

You'll play a key role in modernizing the company's reporting environment, establishing development standards, and partnering with technical teams and business stakeholders to deliver meaningful data-driven insights.

Full time, Fully Remote - most be United States base.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the development and optimization of enterprise Power BI reporting solutions, including advanced DAX, Power Query, and data modeling.
• Help drive the organization's transition to Microsoft Fabric, contributing to architecture, implementation, and modernization initiatives.
• Design and maintain scalable semantic models, star schemas, and reporting architecture.
• Establish best practices for Power BI governance, security, performance optimization, and development standards.
• Implement Git-based source control and application lifecycle management processes.
• Partner with Data Engineering and business stakeholders to translate complex reporting requirements into scalable solutions.
• Serve as a technical lead and mentor to junior Power BI developers, providing guidance on complex technical challenges.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting performance, data consistency, and overall analytics capabilities.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in Power BI development or business intelligence.
• Advanced hands-on experience with Power BI, DAX, Power Query (M), and data modeling.
• Experience working with Microsoft Fabric, including an understanding of its architecture and capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of semantic models, star schema design, and enterprise reporting solutions.
• Experience with Git-based source control and application lifecycle management.
• Experience implementing reporting governance, security, and performance optimization practices.
• Ability to independently lead technical initiatives and collaborate with business and technical stakeholders.

Nice to Have:

• Experience leading Power BI or Microsoft Fabric modernization initiatives.
• Background in BI architecture or technical leadership.
• Experience collaborating with Data Engineering teams on enterprise data architecture.