Power BI Administrator - Sheffield/Birmingham and Remote - £400 per day PAYE CONTRACT

We are recruiting for a Power BI Administrator on contract to work for a leading Banking Group. The role will be based 2/3 days per week in either their Birmingham or Sheffield offices and the rest of time remote.

The Power BI Admin role will work closely with engineers within the CSA Data Insight & Visualisation Team. You will be responsible for managing, optimizing, and securing our Power BI environment, driving best practices, and supporting our analytics platform. There is ample room for growth in the role, with opportunities to develop skills across multiple domains, starting from a strong foundation in one or more core technical areas eg data visualisation and data engineering. For this role, cybersecurity-specific knowledge is preferred but not essential. Mentor junior members of the team on best practices and aiming to help improve the team's overall performance.

The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills, an eagerness to learn, a keen interest in Cybersecurity, the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, and an aptitude for picking up new tools and techniques on the job, building on existing skillsets as a foundation.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize Power BI
• Manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and fabric-cicd
• Working knowledge of Power BI/Fabric REST APIs
• Manage permissions, security groups, and workspace access
• Monitor and optimize capacity using Fabric Capacity metrics
• Knowledge of Activity Logs and Log Analytics for auditing and troubleshooting
• Lead proof-of-concept (POC) initiatives, design and enact architectural design patterns, and drive adoption of best practices
• Stay current with new features, updates, and industry trends through blogs, conferences, and user groups
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver robust solutions

Experience:

The successful candidate will possess:

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C#, or similar preferred.