Senior Power BI Developer

Job Description — Power BI Senior Developer Aboutthe Role

We'relooking for an experienced Power BI Developer to join our BI/Data Analytics team, supporting a large-scale enterprise semantic model built on Microsoft Fabric and Snowflake
. You'll work on a mission-critical reporting platform serving sales, labor, attendance, and financial reconciliation acrossthe organization, with a strong focus on performance optimization, data modeling best practices, and scalable report development.

• Design, build,and maintain
  Power BI semantic models
  using
  TMDL
  and
  PBIP(Git-integrated) project format
  — no reliance on manual.pbix-only workflows.
• Develop and optimize
  DAX measures
  , calculated columns, hierarchies, and relationships across large (multi-GB, 80M+ row) fact tables.
• Implement and maintain
  incremental refresh policies
  (rolling window/incremental partitioning) to manage large historical datasets efficiently.
• Diagnose and resolve
  refresh failures, memory/capacity issues, and performance bottlenecks
  (Verti Paq Analyzer, DAX Studio, Fabric Capacity Metrics).
• Design andapply
  surrogate key strategies
  to reduce model size and improve query/relationship performance on high-cardinality columns.
• Build and maintain
  Power BI reports
  following established design/SSA standards (report chrome, slicers, drill-through, bookmarks,conditional formatting).
• Collaborate with
  data engineering
  teams on
  Snowflake/dbt
  pipelines feeding the semantic model; troubleshoot source-to-model data reconciliation issues.
• Manage deployments across
  DEV/PROD work spaces
  via
  deployment pipelines
  and
  Git-based version control
  (branching,PRs, code review).
• Use
  Power Shell/ REST APIs
  (Enhanced Refresh API, XMLA endpoint) to automate refresh operations, monitor refresh history, and script recovery/reload procedures.
• Perform
  rootcause analysis
  on data discrepancies, broken relationships,blank/missing values, and reporting anomalies; document findings clearly for stakeholders.
• Manage
  Row-Level Security (RLS), workspace/app permissions, and capacity (SKU) planning for Fabric/Premium.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable model andreport designs; write clear documentation and user stories (Jira/Agile).

• 6+ years hands-on experience with
  Power BI
  (Desktop, Service,Premium/Fabric capacities).
• Strong proficiency in
  DAX
  and
  Power Query (M),including complex measures, time intelligence, and native query optimization.
• Deep understanding of
  semantic model design
  : star schema,relationships, cardinality, Verti Paq storage engine, and performance tuning techniques.
• Experience with
  incremental refresh
  , large fact table management,and
  memory/capacity troubleshooting
  in Premium/Fabric environments.
• Working knowledge of
  Snowflake
  (SQL, views, warehouses) and ideally
  dbt
  forsource data transformations.
• Experience with
  Git-based Power BI development
  (PBIP/TMDL format),branching strategies, and pull request workflows.
• Familiarity with
  Power Shell
  and
  Power BI REST APIs
  for refresh automation and administration.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills — ability to trace issues from report visuals throughDAX/relationships back to source data.

• Experience with
  Microsoft Fabric
  (Lakehouse, Fabric Capacity Metrics, One Lake).
• Exposure to
  DAXStudio / Tabular Editor / Verti Paq Analyzer
  .
• Familiarity with
  Jira/Agile
  delivery processes.

Kanini Software Solutions, Inc. does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, gender, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, family status, disability status, or any other protected class. We support workplace diversity. If you have a disability, please let us know if there is anything we can do to improve the interview process for you; we’re happy to accommodate.

Kanini Software Solutions, Inc., 25 Century Blvd., Ste. 602, Nashville, TN 37214.