W2 Contract | Power BI Lead Developer - Hybrid - Monrovia, CA

Role: Power BI Lead Developer

Location : Monrovia, CA (3 Days Onsite in a week)

Duration : 12 months+

Skills: Power BI, Power BI Dashboard, ETL/ ELT, DAX, Power Query, Performance Tunning,Microsoft Fabric, BI/data analytics, BI solutions, Data Modeling.

Experience: 8+ Years
Required Certification: Microsoft BI/Fabric certifications (PL-300, DP-600)                                                                                                                                                   

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end design and development of Power BI dashboards, reports, and data models
• Collaborate with data engineers to design efficient ETL/ELT pipelines feeding BI models (SQL Server / Oracle)
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and scalable BI solutions
• Optimize report performance
• Own data governance, security, and compliance for BI assets
• Manage Power BI Service administration
• Partner with stakeholders across multiple departments to gather requirements and present insights
• Stay current with the Power BI / Microsoft Fabric roadmap and evaluate new features for adoption

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in BI/data analytics, with 5+ years focused on Power BI development
• Expert-level DAX and Power Query (M) skills
• Strong data modeling experience
• Proficiency in SQL (writing complex queries, stored procedures, performance tuning)
• Experience administering Power BI Service
• Experience working with Microsoft Fabric
• Microsoft BI/Fabric certifications (PL-300, DP-600)
• Proven experience leading or mentoring a team of developers
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including presenting to non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Python
• Experience with CI/CD for BI deployments (Azure DevOps, Git integration)