Senior Power BI Developer

JobDescription — Power BI Senior Developer

Aboutthe Role

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

KeyResponsibilities

• Design, build,and maintain Power BI semantic models using TMDL and PBIP(Git-integrated) project format — no reliance on manual.pbix-only workflows.
  
• Develop andoptimize DAX measures , calculated columns, hierarchies, andrelationships across large (multi-GB, 80M+ row) fact tables.
  
• Implement andmaintain incremental refresh policies (rollingwindow/incremental partitioning) to manage large historical datasetsefficiently.
  
• Diagnose andresolve refresh failures, memory/capacity issues, and performancebottlenecks (VertiPaq Analyzer, DAX Studio, Fabric CapacityMetrics).
  
• Design andapply surrogate key strategies to reduce model size andimprove query/relationship performance on high-cardinality columns.
  
• Build andmaintain Power BI reports following establisheddesign/SSA standards (report chrome, slicers, drill-through, bookmarks,conditional formatting).
  
• Collaboratewith data engineering teams on Snowflake/dbt pipelinesfeeding the semantic model; troubleshoot source-to-model datareconciliation issues.
  
• Managedeployments across DEV/PROD workspaces via deploymentpipelines and Git-based version control (branching,PRs, code review).
  
• Use PowerShell/ REST APIs (Enhanced Refresh API, XMLA endpoint) to automaterefresh operations, monitor refresh history, and script recovery/reloadprocedures.
  
• Perform rootcause analysis on data discrepancies, broken relationships,blank/missing values, and reporting anomalies; document findings clearlyfor stakeholders.
  
• Manage Row-LevelSecurity (RLS) , workspace/app permissions, and capacity (SKU) planningfor Fabric/Premium.
  
• Partner withbusiness stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable model andreport designs; write clear documentation and user stories (Jira/Agile).
  

RequiredSkills & Experience

• 6+ years hands-onexperience with Power BI (Desktop, Service,Premium/Fabric capacities).
  
• Strongproficiency in DAX and Power Query (M) ,including complex measures, time intelligence, and native queryoptimization.
  
• Deepunderstanding of semantic model design : star schema,relationships, cardinality, VertiPaq storage engine, and performancetuning techniques.
  
• Experiencewith incremental refresh , large fact table management,and memory/capacity troubleshooting in Premium/Fabricenvironments.
  
• Working knowledgeof Snowflake (SQL, views, warehouses) and ideally dbt forsource data transformations.
  
• Experiencewith Git-based Power BI development (PBIP/TMDL format),branching strategies, and pull request workflows.
  
• Familiaritywith PowerShell and Power BI REST APIs forrefresh automation and administration.
  
• Strong analyticaland debugging skills — ability to trace issues from report visuals throughDAX/relationships back to source data.
  

Niceto Have

• Experiencewith Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Fabric CapacityMetrics, OneLake).
  
• Exposure to DAXStudio / Tabular Editor / VertiPaq Analyzer .
  
• Familiaritywith 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.