Fabric Power BI Developer

Job Summary

We are looking for a Fabric Power BI Developer to join K&L Gates. The role creates scalable, governed, and optimized dashboards and Microsoft Fabric semantic models for enterprise use. The developer collaborates with stakeholders and data engineering, defines KPIs, validates data integrity, and establishes durable modeling patterns. Using Microsoft Fabric (e.g., Direct Lake) and Copilot in Power BI, the developer accelerates insights while ensuring governance and usability.

The role leads complex analytics delivery, establishes visualization standards, and supports data‑driven decision‑making in an Agile environment.

Director, Enterprise Applications, Data, and AI Platforms;
Senior Manager, Automation and Development;
Senior Manager, Data Engineering;
Senior Manager, Enterprise Applications;
Senior Applications Architect;
Data Architect;
Team Lead, Workflow and Automation;
Technical Program Manager;
Project Manager;
Business Relationship Manager;
Vendor and Partner Delivery Leads;
Senior Manager, Data Governance.

• Lead the design, development, and lifecycle oversight of Power BI dashboards and reporting solutions, establishing visualization standards across the organization.
• Own semantic model strategy in Microsoft Fabric, enabling reusable datasets, governed calculations, and enterprise analytics standards.
• Develop advanced DAX measures, KPIs, and calculations while optimizing performance across models, DAX, report responsiveness, and underlying SQL sources.
• Build and manage Microsoft Fabric datasets using Direct Lake mode, optimizing performance through design considerations and platform constraints.
• Apply Medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) and data mesh concepts while ensuring semantic models align with data pipelines and governance frameworks throughout their lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain key metric definitions, validation routines, and traceability using SQL and predefined business rules.
• Drive governance best practices for semantic models and datasets, ensuring scalability, consistency, and maintainability while fostering adoption within the BI ecosystem.
• Define and manage the testing strategy, incorporating quality standards, User Acceptance Testing frameworks, and validation of business functions and reporting outputs.
• Partner with business stakeholders and analysts to translate requirements into semantic models and visualizations, ensuring clarity on outcomes and success measures.
• Provide Agile delivery leadership within sprint ceremonies and cross‑functional planning to deliver prioritized analytics outcomes.
• Leverage AI tools, contribute to AI‑powered analytics solutions, and adhere to firm AI governance standards, including responsible use, classification, and deployment controls.
• Advocate enterprise processes, procedures, security standards, and a knowledge‑first approach, serving as an example for the Enterprise Applications team.

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience; possess or obtain relevant Microsoft certifications including PL‑300 and DP‑600.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Medallion architecture and data mesh concepts, with experience implementing and governing Microsoft Fabric semantic models and enterprise analytics standards.
• Maintain a secure, professional workspace and be available to travel up to 10% for offices, vendors, conferences, or seminars.
• Be available for scheduled release windows and production support events, occurring 2–4 times per quarter, including evenings or weekends.
• Demonstrate advanced DAX expertise and Power BI development skills, including semantic modeling, visualization creation, and performance optimization.
• Translate business needs into functional analytics requirements, communicating technical concepts clearly to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Possess exceptional SQL skills for querying and validation, with experience validating KPIs and metrics against business rules and source systems.
• Demonstrate exceptional stakeholder communication and ability to lead delivery within an Agile model (e.g., Jira, Azure Dev Ops, Confluence).
• Collaborate, engage, and communicate…