BI Platforms (Power BI & Cognos) Engineer

Engineer responsible for modernizing and operating Cognos and Power BI platforms using Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub, and Microsoft Fabric.
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.

5-9 years overall experience

3+ years in BI platform, cloud, or analytics engineering roles
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