IT architect PowerBI - CTBC

Job Description

Define, implement, and govern enterprise-scale Power BI architecture and development standards across all business functions globally

• Bridge business reporting needs with scalable, secure, and governed technical solutions using Power BI, in alignment with the overall Azure- & Databricks-based data platform strategy
• Promote standardization, reusability, and maintainability of semantic models, datasets, and reporting components
• Enable enterprise-wide data democratization by establishing shared datasets, certified content, and a strong "Power BI as-code" delivery framework
• Reports to: Head of Data & Analytics
• Collaborates with: Power BI developers, data engineers, DevOps engineers, and business-side data domain owners, lead architect (data and analytics) & lead data engineers.
• Geographic scope: Global (all business functions including operations, sales, engineering, R&D, HR, finance, and procurement)
• Platform scope: Power BI service (including tenant configuration, workspace strategy, enterprise gateway infrastructure, REST APIs, deployment tooling) interfacing closely with Azure Databricks, and related Azure-native services

Main Tasks

- Design and maintain Power BI architectural standards and integration patterns with Azure Databricks and other platform components - Define approaches to shared datasets, semantic models, and certified content - Guide workspace strategy and capacity planning for global scalability and access control

- Define and enforce governance policies (naming conventions, workspace lifecycle, role-based access controls) - Establish reusable patterns and standards for semantic model design and report lifecycle - Support tenant-wide reviews and configuration of security, sharing, and compliance settings

- Promote “Power BI as code” through versioning, deployment automation, and reuse of assets - Provide templates, CI/CD integration patterns, and developer guidelines for internal Power BI teams - Enable the setup and governance of shared semantic models to minimize duplication and manual effort

- Design and support solutions for hybrid connectivity using enterprise gateways - Define secure and performant refresh strategies for hybrid and direct query models - Support DevOps engineers in operational monitoring and incident resolution for gateway-related dependencies

- Serve as technical liaison to business-side data domain owners and reporting teams - Ensure Power BI strategy aligns with broader data platform architecture and governance - Drive adoption of best practices and provide architectural oversight to internal Power BI developers