Senior Lead Database Engineer - Power BI Administrator

Sr Lead Database Engineer

Job Description:

The Power BI Administrator/Engineer will serve as an important member of LabCorp’s Analytics team focused on supporting Tier 1 Business Intelligence (BI) analytic server administration. This person is part of a team of application administrators and will be responsible for the administration and support of internal-facing servers. Additionally, the selected candidate will be responsible for supporting Power BI developers/development, application integration and to end-user setup and administration.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Administer Power BI software and servers in 24x7 highly available production environment
• Plans and manages software/hardware updates and upgrades; implements in a timely manner
• Resolves Power BI and user issues within the service level agreements
• Provides support to user community on various Power BI/Power BI Server and Desktop issues
• Document and publish Power BI workbooks and data extracts / Power BI workflows/ apps/macros
• Work with Power BI workflows to automate, optimizing efficiency and ease of use for process owners. Workflows may include: API calls to external data sources, external ODBC data sources, handling of errors and outlier cases, use of various macro types, potential Python coding
• Support end-to-end BI product lifecycle
• Configure and manage project permissions; provides periodic reports on Power BI and Server usage
• Proactively collects and monitors server and performance metrics, conducts performance tuning and capacity management
• Setup and maintain Power BI configuration
• Establish connectivity between Power BI workbooks and server and leverage job scheduling
• Make recommendations on server configuration and optimize for the enterprise.
• Able to parse and understand the logging generated and use that to analyze the performance of the server.
• Create and maintain documentation for Power BI policies, procedures and best practices
• Interact with other internal departments such as database administrators, web technologies, Identity Management and outside consultants to deliver scalable and highly effective analytic solutions for the business
• Participate in and contribute to the implementation of best industry practices
• Work with IT and business users to resolve issues

Required Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or an analytical discipline or equivalent experience
• Proven experience with Power BI server administration
• 10+ years overall IT experience
• 5+ years Power BI Administration preferably in a high availability architecture
• Must be able to demonstrate ability to lead system and application upgrades
• Proficient with troubleshooting techniques to determine root cause analysis and formulate solution
• Proficient in scripting skills such as Python or PowerShell
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Works under minimal supervision with a high degree of self-motivation, commitment and integrity
• Willingness to learn new technologies at an accelerated pace
• Provides clear communication to senior management on issue identification and resolution
• Leverage in-depth business knowledge to translate complex business analysis and reporting requirements into technical designs
• Practical skills in deploying large scale environment processing millions of records per day in a high-availability environment

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law. 

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Experience Level

Senior Level