Power BI Architect

Our key client is seeking an experienced, client-facing Power BI Technical Architect to shape, lead and assure the design and delivery of enterprise-grade business intelligence, reporting and analytics solutions across the BMfS programme.

Please note - SC clearance is required (minimum BPSS to start; the candidate must be eligible to apply for SC)

Travel: Hybrid role, predominantly remote, with some travel to client sites. This is estimated at an average of one day per week to London and/or Bristol/Bath and/or Birmingham with occasional additional travel during specific delivery phases. The team are located across the country, so they meet up either on the client site or at London/Birmingham offices at least 3 times a month.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced, client-facing Power BI Technical Architect to shape, lead and assure the design and delivery of enterprise-grade business intelligence, reporting and analytics solutions across the BMfS programme.

Our client is the client's prime Digital Delivery Partner, delivering digital products and data services within a wider business and digital transformation programme.You will define the technical architecture for Power BI and associated Microsoft data-platform services, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, preformant and supportable. You will provide hands-on technical leadership across data modelling, semantic models, reporting, governance and deployment, working closely with product, data engineering, security, DevSecOps and delivery teams.This role requires strong experience of Microsoft Power BI, Azure data services and modern data-platform patterns, alongside the ability to translate business and user needs into practical, governed analytics solutions.

Key Responsibilities - full job spec will be provided on discussion.

Architecture Leadership & Strategy

Power BI & Data Platform Delivery

Governance, Security & Compliance

Delivery Assurance & Collaboration

Stakeholder Engagement & Capability Development

Key Skills and ExperienceEssential

• Proven experience as a Power BI Technical Architect, Solution Architect or senior Power BI technical lead in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience integrating Power BI with Azure and enterprise data platforms, such as Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics or equivalent.
• Deep hands-on expertise in Power BI, including semantic models/datasets, DAX, Power Query, dataflows, workspace/app design, deployment pipelines and administration.
• Strong experience designing dimensional data models, reusable reporting layers and performant analytical solutions.
• Strong understanding of Power BI governance, security and administration, including row-level security, tenant/workspace controls, data classification and audit requirements.
• Experience implementing CI/CD and source-control practices for Power BI and data-platform assets.
• Knowledge of data quality, metadata, lineage and data-governance principles.
• Experience delivering in Agile environments and using tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Demonstrated ability to work across cross-functional and distributed teams.
• Strong facilitation, communication, stakeholder-management and influencing skills.
• Experience delivering within the UK Government Digital Service lifecycle or another public-sector engagement.

Highly Desirable

• Experience delivering data and analytics services for Gov or within a secure government environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure DevOps, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, SQL Server and data-lakehouse patterns.
• Knowledge of secure-by-design, JSP453, DevSecOps and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect, Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst or other relevant architecture/data certifications.
• Knowledge of, and familiarity with, stages across the Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Experience of producing High-Level Designs from requirements.
• Experience of Oracle Cloud Environment (OCE)

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