Job Title: Sr. Power BI Engineer
Location – Santa Clara, CA (On-Site) – local candidates only
C2H (3 months contract)
Exp: 13+ years
Requirements
Role Summary We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Power BI Developer to design, develop, and optimize enterprise-grade BI dashboards and analytics solutions. The role requires strong expertise in Power BI development, data modeling, performance optimization, and collaboration with business stakeholders to enable impactful data-driven insights.
Key Responsibilities
Power BI Development Design and develop interactive, visually compelling dashboards and reports Build optimized data models using Power BI Desktop and Service Develop complex DAX measures and calculations Implement Row-Level Security (RLS) and data protection standards Integrate multiple data sources including SQL, Data Lake, Azure, Excel, APIs, cloud platforms
Data Modeling & Architecture Design effective star/snowflake schemas, semantic models Optimize data refresh strategy and dataset performance Work closely with Data Engineering teams for structured data pipelines
Performance Optimization Optimize report performance (query tuning, DAX optimization, model refinement) Troubleshoot dataset refresh, gateway, and performance issues
Platform & Governance Publish reports and manage Power BI Service workspace administration Implement governance, versioning, and lifecycle best practices Ensure adherence to enterprise data governance, compliance, and security standards
Stakeholder Collaboration Work with business users to translate requirements into BI solutions Participate in requirement workshops and storyboarding sessions Provide guidance and mentoring to junior developers
Required Skills & Experience 6+ years of experience in BI / Analytics with at least 4+ years in Power BI Strong expertise in:
Power BI Desktop & Power BI Service DAX, Power Query (M), Data Modeling SQL querying and database concepts Experience working with:
Azure Data Platform / Data Lake / Synapse / Fabric (preferred) Enterprise Data Warehouses or Data Lakes
Experience in Agile / Sprint-based delivery environments Strong analytical and problem-solving
skills
Nice to Have Experience with Azure Fabric / Databricks / Synapse Knowledge of ETL tools (ADF / SSIS / Informatica)
Experience in enterprise-scale BI implementations Cloud certifications (Azure preferred)
Soft Skills Excellent communication and stakeholder management Business acumen and ability to understand user needs Proactive, ownership mindset Ability to work independently and mentor others