Senior Lead BI Platforms (Power BI & Cognos) Engineer
Role Overview
We are looking for a BI Platform & Cloud Analytics Engineer to design, deploy, and operate enterprise reporting platforms such as IBM Cognos Analytics and Microsoft Power BI / Fabric using cloud-native, automated, and scalable platform technologies. This role bridges BI, Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes, and DevOps, enabling secure, highly available, and modern analytics platforms.
Experience Level
4-12 years overall experience
3+ years in BI platform, cloud, or analytics engineering roles
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Success Criteria
Stable, secure, and scalable BI platforms
Automated deployments with minimal manual intervention
Faster BI release cycles
Successful modernization toward Power BI & Fabric
Key Responsibilities
Deploy, manage, and support Cognos Analytics (VM-based and containerized)
Support Power BI Service, Power BI Gateways, and Microsoft Fabric
Build and manage BI infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
Deploy and operate BI workloads on Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, and ARO
Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub for BI and platform deployments
Manage YAML-based configurations for Kubernetes/OpenShift workloads
Enable hybrid and cloud analytics architectures (On-prem Cloud)
Support Cognos to Power BI / Fabric migration initiatives
Ensure platform security, RBAC, monitoring, and operational stability
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Required Skills
Experience with IBM Cognos Analytics
Strong experience with Power BI Service
Working knowledge of Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Semantic Models)
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes
Experience with Red Hat OpenShift / Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)
Strong experience with Terraform (IaC)
Experience using GitHub for version control and CI/CD
Proficiency in YAML configuration files
Understanding of cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
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Nice to Have
Cognos SDK / extensions
Power BI Deployment Pipelines
BI platform migration experience
Cost optimization / FinOps exposure
SRE or platform operations experience
