Senior BI Platform and Analytics Engineer
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Senior BI Platform and Analytics EngineerKBR Delivering Solutions Changing the World
KBR is a global leader in delivering science technology and engineering solutions to governments and top tier commercial clients to overcome tomorrows challenges always maintaining our commitment to Zero Harm. With a full portfolio of services proprietary technologies and expertise our approximately 37000 employees are ready to handle projects and missions throughout their entire lifecycle from planning and design to sustainability and maintenance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space our clients trust us to deliver the impossible on a daily basis.
KBR is seeking a Senior BI Platform and Analytics Engineer to join our IT team. This role is responsible for providing leadership in the administration governance and technical architecture of enterprise reporting and analytics platforms including Microsoft Power BI SSAS SSRS and supporting data infrastructure. Serves as the primary platform owner ensuring stability security and long-term health of reporting environments while delivering scalable enterprise-grade analytics solutions. Works closely with security infrastructure data engineering and business teams to ensure reporting platforms are compliant reliable and aligned with organizational needs. Supports integration with modern data platforms such as data warehouses data lakes and Power BI Dataflows ensuring consistent data consumption patterns and adherence to enterprise standards and lineage requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the installation configuration administration and patching of enterprise BI and reporting platforms ensuring operational stability and performance
- Administer and maintain SSAS SSRS Power BI Gateway servers and Power BI Service tenant settings and capacities
- Act as the primary liaison between BI security and infrastructure teams to ensure compliance with enterprise security and governance standards
- Lead development maintenance and support of enterprise BI solutions across Power BI SSAS Tabular and SSRS
- Design and maintain enterprise semantic models and SSAS Tabular models ensuring scalability consistency and performance
- Develop and support Power BI datasets dashboards and reports including paginated reports for operational and executive use
- Integrate and enable analytics using enterprise data warehouses Azure Data Lakes and Power BI Dataflows ensuring adherence to data standards and lineage requirements
- Apply appropriate data architecture patterns (lakehouse vs. warehouse) to support efficient and scalable analytics consumption
- Develop and maintain automation solutions using PowerShell and Power Automate to support platform deployment monitoring data integration alerting and administrative processes across on-premises and Azure environments
- Standardize operational processes to reduce risk and improve platform reliability and efficiency
- Lead Power BI tenant-to-tenant migration initiatives including workspace dataset report and app migration
- Perform gateway validation and reconfiguration security model alignment and tenant setting adjustments
- Analyze dependencies refactor artifacts and validate data accuracy refresh reliability performance and access controls post-migration
- Collaborate with Azure AD security and infrastructure teams to manage tenant-level dependencies including service principals permissions and governance controls
- Participate in requirements gathering solution design and architecture planning; oversee development QA deployment and training activities
- Define and drive BI standards governance frameworks and best practices; evaluate technologies and perform proof-of-concepts
- Monitor and troubleshoot platform and reporting issues perform root cause analysis and provide after-hours support as needed
- Develop and maintain technical documentation including architecture processes and standards
- Mentor and guide team members support workload planning and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of BI solutions
- Drive continuous improvement of platform capabilities automation and operational processes
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Computer Information Systems or a related field or equivalent practical experience
- 7 years of experience with Microsoft Power BI including development administration and governance
- 7 years of experience supporting enterprise BI/data warehouse environments
- 5 years of experience with SSAS (Tabular) and SSRS
- Strong experience administering enterprise BI platforms including Power BI Service gateways SSAS and SSRS
- Proven experience with environment setup configuration patching and platform lifecycle management
- Experience working with security and identity teams including Azure AD service principals and access governance
- Strong expertise in automation including PowerShell scripting and Power Automate for workflow automation monitoring alerting and administration across on-premises and Azure environments
- Extensive experience designing and developing complex semantic models and SSAS Tabular models
- Strong experience building Power BI datasets reports dashboards and paginated reports
- Experience leveraging modern data platforms including Azure Data Lake/Lakehouse architecture and Power BI Dataflows
- Strong understanding of enterprise data warehouse concepts data modeling and data consumption patterns
- Experience planning and executing Power BI tenant-to-tenant migrations including artifact migration gateway configuration and security alignment
- Familiarity with migration tools APIs scripting and deployment pipelines for Power BI
- Strong SQL skills including query development tuning and performance optimization
- Experience working with SQL Server Oracle and related database technologies
- Excellent analytical problem-solving and organizational skills
- Strong verbal written and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and business audiences
- Strong customer service orientation and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
We are IT
We are strategic enablers of the business delivering scalable secure and innovative technology solutions that drive operational excellence and support enterprise growth. We partner closely with functions across the organization to modernize systems unlock data-driven insights and enhance the digital employee experience. Our global footprint and commitment to transformation position us at the forefront of leveraging technology to create lasting business value.
Benefits: KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include a 401K plan with company match medical dental vision life insurance AD&D flexible spending account disability paid time off or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
Required Experience:
Senior IC