The role focuses primarily on Power BI development and platform administration, alongside a strong understanding of data warehousing, dimensional modeling, and ETL/ELT processes. You will collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to deliver maintainable reporting solutions and support the evolution of the company's data architecture.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports using DAX and Power Query (M).
- Build and optimize data models to ensure reporting accuracy and performance.
- Administer the Power BI environment, including datasets, workspaces, gateways, and service accounts.
- Manage Power BI access, licensing, refresh failures, and platform-related issues.
- Implement and maintain Row-Level Security (RLS) and data governance controls to meet security and audit requirements.
- Document dashboard logic, data sources, business definitions, and reporting processes.
- Gather and clarify reporting requirements with business stakeholders and translate them into maintainable BI solutions.
- Work with SQL and relational databases to support reporting and data analysis.
- Apply data warehouse concepts and dimensional modeling principles, including star and snowflake schemas.
- Understand ETL/ELT processes and how data pipelines feed BI reporting layers.
- Support the evolution of Power BI architecture as new data sources and semantic models are introduced through the Data Warehouse initiative.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 5+ years of hands-on Power BI development experience.
- Strong proficiency in DAX, Power Query (M), and data modeling.
- Strong SQL and Advanced SQL skills, with experience working with relational databases.
- Solid understanding of data warehouse concepts and dimensional modeling, including star and snowflake schemas.
- Working knowledge of ETL/ELT processes and their integration with BI reporting.
- Practical experience implementing Row-Level Security (RLS) and data governance practices.
- Experience with Power BI platform administration, including workspaces, datasets, gateways, and refresh management.
- Strong analytical, documentation, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Fluency in both Arabic and English, spoken and written.
Preferred Qualifications
- Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst certification (PL-300) or equivalent.
- Exposure to Microsoft Azure or Microsoft Fabric.
- Experience working in a BI environment undergoing a Data Warehouse implementation or platform migration.