Lead Power BI Developer
Job in
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, 95053, USA
Listed on 2026-02-18
Listing for:
Aaura Softwares
Full Time, Seasonal/Temporary
position Listed on 2026-02-18
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Data Science Manager, Data Warehousing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Title:
Lead Power BI Developer / Lead BI Engineer
Experience: 12+
Employment Type:
Full-time
We are looking for a Lead Power BI Developer who will own the BI reporting and analytics platform, drive design standards, and lead a team of BI developers and analysts. You will work closely with business stakeholders and data engineering teams to deliver scalable, high-performance BI solutions that enable data-driven decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:- Lead the design, development, and delivery of Power BI dashboards and reports
- Own BI architecture, data modeling standards, and reporting best practices
- Review and guide team on DAX, Power Query, and data modeling approaches
- Partner with business stakeholders to gather requirements and define KPIs
- Work closely with Data Engineering on data pipelines, data quality, and data models
- Ensure performance optimization of reports, datasets, and semantic models
- Define and enforce governance, security (RLS), and deployment standards in Power BI
- Mentor and manage Power BI developers and analysts
- Drive adoption of Power BI across the organization and improve self-service BI
- Oversee release management, UAT support, and production support
- Document architecture, standards, and BI solutions
Skills & Experience:
8+ years in BI / Analytics, with 4+ years of hands‑on Power BI experience
Deep expertise in:- Power BI (Desktop, Service, Gateways, Work spaces)
- DAX, Power Query (M)
- Data modeling (star/snowflake schemas, semantic models)
- Strong understanding of data warehousing, ETL/ELT, and analytics architecture
- Experience leading BI teams or acting as a technical lead
- Experience working with senior stakeholders and translating business needs into BI solutions
- Experience with performance tuning and large-scale Power BI deployments
- Knowledge of security, governance, and best practices in Power BI
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, or Databricks
- Experience with CI/CD for Power BI and semantic models
- Exposure to Python or other scripting for data preparation
- Experience in enterprise BI environments
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to think in terms of architecture, not just reports
- High standards for quality, performance, and usability
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