Power BI Governance / Platform Engineer

Job Description

Work Mode: Full-time, Office-based JobSummary Drive the health, governance, and performance of the enterprise PowerBI landscape. You will manage workspaces, gateways, and capacities; enforce governance policies; and resolve platform level issues to deliver a secure, reliable, and cost efficient BI environment. KeyResponsibilities Administer the platform: Monitor and tune PowerBI workspaces, on premises and cloud gateways, and dedicated/shared capacities for optimal performance and cost. Enforce governance & security: Apply and refine naming conventions, workspace lifecycle rules, RLS/OLS settings, and data loss prevention policies; manage access through AzureAD security groups. Troubleshoot & optimise: Diagnose and resolve dataset refresh failures, connectivity issues, and compute/memory bottlenecks, working closely with data engineers and report authors. Automate & report: Use PowerShell and the PowerBI RESTAPI to automate deployments and capacity scaling; surface usage metrics and KPIs to guide continual improvement. Champion best practices: Lead platform upgrades, feature roll outs, and adoption of performance tuning, version control, and CI/CD patterns across the enterprise. Must HaveSkills 6-8years in BI platform administration, with 3+years hands on PowerBI Service / Report Server experience. Deep knowledge of capacity metrics, gateway architecture, dataset refresh mechanics, DAX & PowerQuery performance. Proven expertise in governance frameworks (naming, lifecycle, security, compliance) and access management via AzureAD. Strong scripting/automation skills in PowerShell (preferred), Python, or similar, plus experience with PowerBI RESTAPIs. Familiarity with DevOps / CI CD pipelines for PowerBI assets and basic Azure services (KeyVault, LogAnalytics). Excellent problem solving and cross team communication skills. PreferredCertifications Microsoft Certified: PowerBI Data Analyst Associate (PL 300) Microsoft Certified: Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate (DP 500) Microsoft Certified: PowerPlatform Solution Architect Expert (PL 600)