Power BI Engineer
Posted 5 days ago by Convene Inc.
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote
Summary: The Senior Power BI Engineer at Convene, Inc. is responsible for designing and maintaining data models, developing ETL pipelines, and creating interactive dashboards using Power BI. The role requires expertise in Azure cloud platforms and a strong focus on stakeholder management and operational excellence. This position is remote and targets candidates with extensive experience in business intelligence and data analytics. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset to drive data literacy within the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and maintain scalable data models and semantic layers for consistent KPI definitions.
- Build robust ETL pipelines using Power Query / M for data ingestion and transformation.
- Develop interactive dashboards using advanced DAX measures and navigation patterns.
- Implement and maintain back-end architectures leveraging Azure SQL and Data Lake.
- Apply optimization techniques to improve dataset/report performance and reliability.
- Build paginated reports for detailed operational reporting.
- Create and maintain Power BI Dataflows for centralized ingestion logic.
- Lead requirements discovery with stakeholders and deliver training to drive adoption.
- Create SOPs and automate workflows for refreshes and deployment processes.
Key Skills:
- 7+ years in BI / analytics engineering with expertise in Power BI delivery.
- Strong expertise in Power BI development, dashboard design, and data modeling.
- Advanced DAX and strong Power Query/M skills.
- Strong SQL for data extraction and dimensional modeling fundamentals.
- Experience with Azure SQL and/or Azure Synapse.
- Experience supporting executive and operational reporting.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Salary (Rate): £55 - £70 hourly
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
About Convene Inc.
Convene, Inc. is a Tampa based, award-winning technology services organization with offices and resources throughout the US, Mexico, and India. We have successful, referenceable customers, competitive benefits, and high-growth opportunities.
Senior Power BI Engineer (Microsoft BI Stack)
Remote/ LATAM
Key Responsibilities
• Data Modeling & Semantic Layer
o Design and maintain scalable data models and semantic layers to ensure consistent KPI definitions and trusted reporting.
• ETL / Data Preparation
o Build robust ETL pipelines using Power Query / M to ingest, clean, transform, and integrate data from multiple sources (e.g., ERP, cloud databases, flat files).
• Power BI Dashboard Engineering
o Develop interactive dashboards using advanced DAX measures, slicers, bookmarks, and navigation patterns to support diverse user personas (Ops, Finance, Exec).
• Azure / Cloud Data Platform Enablement
o Implement and maintain scalable back-end architectures leveraging Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, and Data Lake (Gen2) for reliable data processing and analytics workloads.
• Performance & Reliability
o Apply optimization techniques to improve dataset/report performance, refresh reliability, and overall user experience in high-volume environments.
• Paginated / Operational Reporting
o Build paginated reports (SSRS / Power BI Paginated) for detailed operational reporting consumed by large teams on a recurring cadence.
• Dataflows & Reusability
o Create and maintain Power BI Dataflows to centralize ingestion logic and streamline refresh cycles.
• Stakeholder Management & Adoption
o Lead requirements discovery with business stakeholders; deliver training, documentation, and onboarding to drive adoption and data literacy.
• Operational Excellence
o Create SOPs and automate recurring workflows for refreshes, QA, and deployment processes.
Required Qualifications
• Power BI Expertise
o 7+ years in BI / analytics engineering, with deep hands-on expertise in Power BI delivery.
o Possess strong expertise in Power BI development, dashboard design, data modeling, DAX, reporting architecture, and overall business intelligence best practices.
o Advanced DAX (measures, calculated columns, time intelligence, performance patterns) and strong Power Query/M skills.
• SQL & Data Modeling
o Strong SQL for extraction, joining, and shaping data; solid dimensional modeling fundamentals (star schema, grain, surrogate keys, conformed dimensions).
• Cloud Data Platforms
o Proven experience with Azure SQL and/or Azure Synapse and lake-based architectures.
• Reporting at Scale
o Experience supporting executive and operational reporting for large user bases, including deployment and enablement.
• Communication
o Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to translate business questions into data products and explain metrics clearly to non-technical audiences.
Preferred (Nice-to-Have) Qualifications
• Microsoft Fabric exposure and/or modern Lakehouse patterns.
• Experience with SSRS / paginated reporting and governance for enterprise reporting.
• Experience with additional platforms (e.g., Snowflake, RDS, Salesforce, NetSuite) and integrating multi-source environments.
• Prior experience delivering investor/board-level reporting and metric storytelling (cohorts, CAC, churn, LTV).
Core Competencies (Behavioral)
• Strong ownership mindset; can take ambiguous requirements and drive to a high-quality deliverable.
• Detail-oriented with high standards for data quality, documentation, and usability.
• Collaborative and consultative—comfortable partnering with Finance, Operations, Sales, and Leadership.