PowerBI Architect

This role is pivotal in leading the design and development of a new generation of Power BI dashboards and reports that support the business in making informed, data -driven decisions. Utilizing the organisation’s first consolidated data warehouse, the Power BI Architect will collaborate closely with business stakeholders and data engineering resources to deliver secure, scalable, and insightful reporting solutions.

The Power BI Architect will bridge the gap between business needs and data capability, ensuring reporting requirements are clearly defined, technically feasible, and delivered following best practices in Power BI governance, DevOps, and structured testing. This is a high -impact, business -facing role that combines hands -on dashboard/report creation with strategic influence over our business intelligence roadmap.

Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience leading the design and delivery of greenfield Power BI reporting environments in a commercial setting.
  
• Strong background in stakeholder engagement and gathering reporting requirements from non -technical audiences.
  
• Deep expertise in building intuitive, performant, and visually impactful dashboards using DAX, Power Query (M), and Power BI Desktop/Service.
  
• Understanding of medallion architecture and experience designing reports based on Silver and Gold data layers.
  
• Familiarity with pipeline -first development approaches and structured testing and sign -off procedures for reports.
  
• Experience working in DevOps/agile environments with CI/CD for Power BI (e.g., deployment pipelines, version control).
  
• Solid grasp of Power BI governance best practices, including row -level security, workspace architecture, and auditing.
  
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex data concepts clearly to business and technical audiences.
  
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of the end -to -end reporting lifecycle.
  
• Exposure to Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, or similar cloud based data platforms is desirable.