Power BI Architect

Key Accountabilities

Power BI CoE Deployment and Management

•            Design and implement the Power BI CoE and architecture.

•            Manage and advise on the Power BI CoE, such as the environments, security roles, connectors, data sources, and best practices.

•            Assist with deploying, monitoring and reporting on the usage, performance, and compliance metrics.

•            Managing incidents related to the Power BI CoE, such as service outages and the policy violations.

•            Identify and recommend the Power BI CoE best practices, enhancements, and innovations to improve the Power BI CoE efficiency and effectiveness.

•            Provide subject matter expertise on strategic as well as departmental initiatives such as Microsoft Power BI service rollouts, software upgrades, test and learn initiatives, assessment of new tools & technologies, etc.

•            Identify opportunities to automate, streamline processes that will bring in efficiency in reporting and analytical environments, lessen manual intervention and increase end user efficiency.

•            Work closely with the working team to manage ongoing projects while assisting by identifying next steps, risks, issues, and dependencies

Power BI User Support

•            Provide advisory for business users and technical partners on technical requirements, capabilities and solutions.  

•            Develop and maintain documentation on the CoE, best practices, training materials, and guidelines.

•            Provide consultant services for Power BI use cases and solutioning to ensure they align with policies, governance, and best practices.

Knowledge/Skills

•            Very good knowledge & understanding of Microsoft Power BI, Power Platform, M365, Azure, Purview and networking knowledge of hybrid on-prem and cloud based solutions.

•            Prior experience with deploying and managing Enterprise Architecture (including diagrams, documentation, and reviews)

•            Practical knowledge of Power BI, Power Platform, Microsoft services and Microsoft Fabric space.

•            Practical and theoretical knowledge in the area of Data Management, Big Data, BI Reporting and data analytics, including exposure to principles, practices, governance, procedures, change management, products and services.

•            Project planning, management and scheduling skills sufficient to prioritize projects and meet project deadlines and budget.

•            Presentation and communication skills sufficient to convey both factual and conceptual information (including presentation to executives)

•            Prior experience of working closely with technology groups; familiarity of enterprise wide technology, change, project management policies and methodologies

•            Act as an owner with the ability to adapt and take initiative

•            Strong understanding of data modeling concepts and best practices.

•            Experience with data integration and orchestration processes and guidelines

•            Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

•            Effective communication and collaboration skills.

•            Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work