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Power BI Lead/Manager
Astra Zeneca
Location : Wilmington, DE (onsite 4 day a week)
Duration 12-24mth
Must Have:
- Lead technical project delivery teams
- Power BI.
- PySpark
- Pharma Industry exp
We are seeking a highly skilled Power BI Manager with extensive experience in leading technical project delivery teams and managing Power BI development within a data-driven environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Power BI, PySpark, and data engineering, along with the ability to guide a team of BI engineers through complex projects. This role requires a mix of leadership, hands-on technical expertise, and strategic insight to optimize BI solutions and enhance business intelligence capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage technical project delivery teams, including BI and data engineers, by assigning tasks, tracking progress, and providing hands-on technical guidance.
- Oversee Power BI development and architecture, ensuring best practices, performance optimization, and enterprise-level implementation.
- Provide strategic direction on data modeling, visualization, and report development to drive business insights.
- Work with PySpark and data engineering teams to optimize data pipelines and enhance Power BI integration.
- Optimize Power BI performance using tools such as DAX Studio, ALM Toolkit, Tabular Editor, and capacity metrics analysis.
- Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines and Git for version control and streamlined deployment.
- Drive the adoption of cutting-edge Power BI features, including TMDL (Tabular Model Definition Language) and external tool integrations.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve Power BI-related challenges, ensuring high availability and reliability.
Required Qualifications:
- Extensive experience in Power BI development, administration, and optimization.
- Proven team management and leadership experience in BI and data engineering projects.
- Strong background in data engineering, including PySpark and scalable data processing techniques.
- Hands-on expertise in Power BI performance tuning, capacity planning, and optimization strategies.
- Experience with enterprise-level Power BI implementations, including advanced data modeling and visualization techniques.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Git version control, and automated deployment strategies.
- Familiarity with TMDL (Tabular Model Definition Language) and Power BI external tools is a major plus.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in large-scale BI environments with complex datasets.
- In-depth knowledge of Power BI connection modes, including Direct Query and Direct Lake.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, consulting-oriented environment.
