About the Role :

We are seeking an experienced and technically adept Business Intelligence Specialist with advanced expertise in Power BI, DAX, data modelling, and SQL. This role demands a deep understanding of modern BI practices and a proven track record of translating business requirements into robust, scalable, and performance-optimized BI solutions. You will be part of a high-impact analytics team responsible for delivering strategic insights through interactive dashboards and enterprise-grade data models.

This is a hybrid role requiring a balance of strong technical skills, analytical thinking, and stakeholder management to develop insightful and actionable intelligence across business domains.

Key Responsibilities :

Dashboard Development & Visual Analytics :

- Design and develop highly interactive Power BI reports and dashboards that drive decision-making across departments.

- Optimize visualizations for usability, interactivity, and performance across devices including desktop and mobile.

- Work closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements, validate data outputs, and iterate on designs.

Data Modeling & Architecture :

- Build semantic data models using Power BI Dataflows, Tabular Models, and Composite Models.

- Implement star/snowflake schema and normalized/denormalized data models to ensure performance, scalability, and ease of use.

- Apply advanced DAX expressions to create complex calculated columns, measures, KPIs, and time intelligence metrics.

Data Integration & Transformation :

- Use Power Query for ETL processes including data cleansing, shaping, and transformation.

- Connect Power BI to a variety of data sources SQL Server, Excel, REST APIs, and cloud data platforms like Azure Synapse or Snowflake.

- Write and optimize SQL queries to extract and manipulate data from relational databases.

Performance Optimization & Governance :

- Monitor dataset refreshes, gateway configurations, and overall performance tuning of dashboards.

- Establish BI governance best practices including version control, naming conventions, dataset sharing, and role-level security.

- Ensure compliance with data quality, data lineage, and security standards.

Collaboration & Communication :

- Translate analytical findings into business-friendly insights, presentations, and data stories.

- Partner with data engineers, analysts, and business users to ensure successful end-to-end BI delivery.

- Mentor junior Power BI developers and contribute to internal knowledge-sharing sessions.

Key Skills & Expertise :

- Power BI Suite : Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, Power BI Mobile

- DAX : Proficiency in writing advanced measures, calculated columns, time intelligence functions, and performance tuning

- Data Modeling : Star/Snowflake schema design, tabular models, role-based security

- SQL : Strong command over writing and optimizing SQL queries for data extraction and transformation

- ETL Tools & Power Query : For efficient data transformation pipelines

- Visualization Best Practices : Expertise in UX/UI for dashboards, custom visuals, and storytelling with data

- Integration : Experience with Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse, APIs, or similar platforms is a plus

- Agile & DevOps : Familiarity with agile development cycles, Git version control, CI/CD for Power BI (optional but preferred)

Preferred Qualifications :

- Bachelor's or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field

- Microsoft Certified : Data Analyst Associate (PL-300) or similar certification is preferred

- Exposure to other BI tools such as Tableau or Qlik is an added advantage

- Experience in enterprise-level deployments of Power BI and handling large-scale data