Staff Engineer (Power BI) ---Power BI Administrator
We are seeking a Staff Power BI Engineer to join our Analytics and BI-COE team. This is a hands-on technical role responsible for the architecture, administration, and strategic enablement of the Power BI and ThoughtSpot platforms across the organization.
The ideal candidate will drive platform administration, scalability, governance, report development, and adoption, while partnering closely with engineering, data, and business teams to enable data-driven decision-making at scale.
This role owns the end-to-end analytics experience, with a strong emphasis on Power BI platform administration, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), GCP BigQuery (BQ), cloud-native architecture, and high-performance SQL, enabling scalable, governed, and reliable analytics across client.
Please note: This is primarily a Power BI administrator role, with Power BI development and ThoughtSpot administration, development skills considered a strong plus.
Primary Skills
- PowerBI Admin
- SQL
- ThoughtSpot
- GCP/BigQuery
Job requirements
- Experience Range:
- With at least 5 years of experience in data analytics, including 5–8 years specifically administering and developing Power BI and ThoughtSpot platforms
- Key Responsibilities:
- 1. Lead the end-to-end administration, governance, and operations of the Power BI platform, ensuring scalability, security, reliability, and optimal performance
- 2. Administer and manage Power BI tenant settings, licensing models, workspaces, and Premium capacities to support enterprise requirements
- 3. Monitor and troubleshoot Power BI Premium capacity utilization and performance using the Premium Capacity Metrics app and related tools, ensuring efficient resource allocation
- 4. Design, install, configure, and manage Power BI Gateways and enterprise data connections to ensure seamless data access
- 5. Develop Power BI reports and semantic models based on business requirements, optimizing for usability and performance
- 6. Debug and optimize Power BI report and semantic model performance using Tabular Editor, DAX Studio, and other third-party tools; deliver actionable recommendations to report developers
- 7. Automate platform administration, monitoring, and governance using PowerShell or Python scripts and Power BI REST APIs to improve operational efficiency
- 8. Administer and manage ThoughtSpot SaaS environments, including tenant configurations, feature enablement, user and group management, and RBAC; monitor platform health and coordinate upgrades
- Required Skills:
- 1. Expert-level proficiency in Power BI administration and report development
- 2. Advanced skills in Power BI Premium capacity management and monitoring
- 3. Deep expertise in Power BI platform architecture, including tenant settings, licensing, gateways, and semantic model development
- 4. Hands-on experience with Power BI REST APIs for automation
- 5. Advanced proficiency in PowerShell for platform automation and operational management
- 6. Expert-level skills in ThoughtSpot development, including TML for environment migrations and content promotion
- Preferred Skills:
- 1. Experience with Microsoft Fabric and its concepts and capabilities
- 2. Proficiency in Python for automation and scripting
- 3. Experience diagnosing and resolving complex Power BI performance and reliability issues
- 4. Knowledge of ThoughtSpot Spotter 3 governance and enablement
- 5. Experience supporting operational needs during US Pacific Time business hours
- Desired Qualifications:
- 1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Analytics, or a closely related discipline
- 2. Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate
- 3. ThoughtSpot Certified Professional or equivalent certification Additional Information: Location: Bangalore. Work arrangement: 4 days a week in office (Manayata Tech Park).