Power BI Cloud Architect

Join a forward-thinking organization committed to becoming fully data-driven, utilizing a centralized data warehouse for its reporting and analysis needs. They are looking for a skilled professional ready to take on a significant role in modernizing this platform.

As an ideal candidate, you are an experienced
Power BI Architect
who is adept at navigating the rapidly evolving technology landscape. Your expertise will be key in guiding the migration to Microsoft Azure Cloud, implementing powerful tools like Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.

• You design the Power BI architecture in the Azure Cloud, establishing workspaces, shared datasets, and management protocols.
• You implement and configure the Power BI platform, aligning it with the data warehouse and integrating necessary Azure services.
• You ensure security measures comply with organizational governance frameworks and data classification standards.
• You monitor performance metrics such as execution time, dataset usage, and report activities.
• You implement multilingual capabilities, manage report publishing, versioning, and lifecycle.
• You define and establish standards for dataset modeling and DAX development to enhance optimization.
• You document the architecture and train IT teams to ensure smooth operation and knowledge transfer.

What are we looking for?

• You hold a
  Master's degree in Computer Science
  or equivalent experience.
• You have
  7+ years of hands-on experience
  designing and implementing
  Power BI platforms in Azure
  .
• You have deep expertise with
  Power BI Desktop & Service
  , including shared datasets, tabular models, and enterprise governance.
• You have strong experience with
  Azure Data Services
  and cloud-based data warehouses.
• You are fluent in
  advanced DAX, Power Query, and SQL
  , and you know how to optimise performance at scale.
• You understand data-warehouse modelling concepts such as
  Kimball/star schemas
  and how to align semantic models with them.
• You have hands-on experience with
  security, RLS, monitoring, publishing, and lifecycle management
  in Power BI.
• You are comfortable setting up
  CI/CD for Power BI
  (Azure DevOps or GitHub).
• You communicate clearly and can explain architectural choices to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• You are fluent in
  Dutch or French
  , with a good passive understanding of the other language.

Nice to have

• Experience with
  Microsoft Fabric
  as an ETL or integration layer.
• Familiarity with
  metadata management tools
  and data governance frameworks.
• Experience documenting architectures using tools such as
  Enterprise Architect
  .
• Exposure to
  SAP BI
  environments.

What do we offer?

Location:
Brussels (hybrid)

Start date:
19/01/2026

Duration:
±30 mandays (within a 2-month window)

Work regime:
Full-time or part-time

Contract:
Freelance or Permanent