At a Glance
- Tasks: Administer and optimise the Power BI platform for seamless data insights.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking organisation that values innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, flexible work options, and opportunities for growth.
- Other info: Collaborate with diverse teams in a dynamic and supportive environment.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of data analytics and drive impactful decisions.
- Qualifications: Experience with Power BI administration and a knack for problem-solving.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
Key Responsibilities
- Platform Administration & Configuration
- Administer the Power BI tenant, including tenant settings, feature toggles and governance control.
- Manage workspaces, roles, access models and security configuration.
- Configure and maintain on‑premises data gateways and data source connectivity.
- Administer Power BI licensing, capacity assignments and usage policies.
- Capacity, Performance & Availability
- Monitor and manage Power BI Premium / Fabric capacity.
- Track platform health, performance and usage metrics.
- Proactively identify and resolve capacity, refresh and performance issues.
- Support scaling strategies for growing analytical workload.
- Security, Compliance & Governance
- Enforce data security, compliance and tenant‑level governance policies.
- Support auditing, logging and access review.
- Partner with Security and IAM teams on identity, access and compliance requirements.
- Ensure alignment with organizational data governance standards.
- Operations & Maintenance
- Perform routine platform maintenance, monitoring and incident management.
- Troubleshoot platform‑level issues related to refresh, access, gateways and capacity.
- Manage upgrades, feature rollouts and platform change.
- Maintain runbooks, SOPs and operational documentation.
- Stakeholder & Co E Collaboration
- Act as the platform SME for Power BI within the organization.
- Support BI developers and analytics teams with platform best practice.
- Collaborate with Data Engineering, Cloud and IT Ops teams.
- Contribute to Power BI / Fabric platform roadmap discussion.
- Required Skills & Experience
- Technical Skills
- Strong experience administering Power BI Service in an enterprise environment.
- Power BI tenant settings and administration portal.
- Power BI Premium / Fabric capacity management.
- Data gateways and data source connectivity.
- Working knowledge of Azure, Microsoft 365 and security concepts.
- Familiarity with monitoring, ticketing and incident management process.
Experience
- Experience in BI platform administration or analytics platform operation.
- Exposure to large‑scale BI environments with multiple business units.
- Experience working with Center of Excellence (Co E) or shared platform models is a plus.
- Core Competencies
- Strong operational mindset with focus on stability, governance and scalability.
- Analytical and structured problem‑solving.
- Clear communication with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
- Ability to operate in a production, BAU, and support‑oriented role.
Certifications (Preferred)
- Microsoft 365 or Azure administration certifications.
- #J-18808-Ljbffr
We think you need these skills to ace Power BI Platform Administrator
Power BI Administration
Tenant Settings Management
Feature Toggles Configuration
Governance Control
Workspace Management
Security Configuration
On-Premises Data Gateways
