About Us Acora are a progressive full-stack full-service business technology services partner, built for the AI era. Combining the capabilities of a Managed Service Provider (MSP), Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), IT Consulting, Professional Services and Development company, Acora helps customers achieve breakthrough results - often quicker and at lower risk than they thought possible.
We believe in a better working world, where our customers are confident to fully embrace the AI opportunity and generate economic impact.
Our Values
- Be the best you can be
- We do what we say
- Together we win
Description
Lead BI Engineer responsible for cross-project platform architecture, governance and technical oversight. Operates as a senior technical authority across BI platform engineering, ensuring scalability, security, cost-efficiency and reliability. Drives consistency, reusable patterns and best-practice engineering across multiple teams and engagements.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design of complex BI platform architecture, including capacity strategy, environment topology, security model and CI/CD approach
- Own cross-project platform governance, ensuring consistency of security, capacity and deployment standards across teams
- Influence platform and infrastructure decisions across BI, Data Engineering and Architecture teams
- Operate across multiple projects, providing senior platform oversight and acting as an escalation point for complex capacity, security or reliability issues
- Define reusable platform engineering patterns (infrastructure-as-code, deployment pipelines, monitoring frameworks)
- Identify and resolve cross-workstream platform risks, dependencies and cost inefficiencies
- Shape delivery approaches in partnership with BI Developers, BI Analysts, Data Engineers and Architects
- Support stakeholder alignment across business and technical teams on platform capability, capacity and security decisions
- Mentor and guide BI Engineers across teams, improving platform engineering quality and capability
Key Skills
- Deep expertise designing and operating large-scale BI/analytics platforms (Fabric, Power BI, Databricks, Synapse)
- Strong knowledge of capacity planning, cost optimisation and scaling strategies
- Expert understanding of platform security, governance and compliance controls
- Proven experience with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices for BI environments
- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex platform engineering problems across systems and teams
- Strong communication and stakeholder-influence skills, able to guide senior decision-makers
- Leadership through influence, driving consistency and best practice across multiple teams
Personal Specification
- Confident communicator able to represent Acora's platform standards in client environments
- Operates effectively across multiple projects and ambiguous environments
- Strong ownership mindset with high accountability
- Structured problem-solver with commercial awareness
- Demonstrates leadership through expertise rather than formal authority
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Lead BI Engineer employer: Acora Limited
Acora Limited is an exceptional employer for a Level 3 SOC Analyst, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises collaboration and innovation in the heart of the United Kingdom. Employees benefit from ongoing professional development opportunities, a supportive environment that encourages growth, and the chance to work on cutting-edge security challenges while building strong client relationships. With a commitment to employee well-being and a focus on meaningful contributions, Acora stands out as a rewarding place to advance your career in cybersecurity.
