Power BI Engineer

In this contract role, you will build and optimize BI solutions using Power BI, with a focus on advanced DAX, data modelling, and robust release practices. You’ll work across data sources and reporting layers to deliver scalable, user-friendly dashboards for business users. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement governance, security, and deployment pipelines. This position offers the chance to shape analytics capabilities in a fast-paced environment and contribute to BI maturity at scale.

• Develop and optimize DAX calculations for complex reporting
• Model data using star schemas, with attention to cardinality and direction of relationships
• Design and implement Power Query/M data transformations with features like query folding and incremental refresh
• Write performant SQL views and manage facts/dimensions/SCDs
• Tune performance using tools like Performance Analyzer and DAX Studio
• Manage Power BI Service assets: workspaces, apps, gateways, and deployment pipelines
• Implement security and governance: RLS/OLS, sensitivity labels, sharing governance
• Follow release practices using Git, PBIP/TMDL, Tabular Editor to enable CI/CD
• Create clear, user-friendly reports with drill-through, bookmarks, and UX-focused visuals
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable analytics and governance
• Support deployment, monitoring, and capacity management for Fabric-based BI environments

• DAX proficiency with time intelligence, context transition, and debugging filter context
• Strong data modelling knowledge (star schema, cardinality, many-to-many, role-playing dimensions)
• Power Query/M expertise (query folding, parameters, incremental refresh)
• SQL skills (T-SQL, performant views, fact/dimension modeling, SCDs)
• Performance tuning experience (Performance Analyzer, DAX Studio)
• Power BI Service experience (workspaces, apps, gateways, deployment pipelines, capacity/Fabric)
• Security and governance knowledge (RLS/OLS, sensitivity labels)
• Release and CI/CD practices (Git, Tabular Editor, PBIP/TMDL)
• Report design skills (drill-through, bookmarks, UX)

• DAX
• Power BI
• Power Query/M
• SQL
• Git
• Tabular Editor