Job Description

Company Overview

Global Technology Services is a rapidly expanding organization situated in Medellín, Colombia. We pride ourselves on possessing one of the most influential networks within software development and IT services for the entertainment, financial, and logistics sectors. Our corporate projections offer many opportunities for professionals to elevate their careers and experience substantial growth. Joining our team means engaging with expansive engineering teams across Latin America and the United States, contributing to cutting-edge developments in multiple industries.

We’re looking for a highly skilled Senior Power BI Architect with deep expertise in enterprise Power BI environments, Microsoft Fabric, capacity planning, workspace governance, monitoring, and data architecture.

Position Title: Power BI Architect

Category: Data Engineering & Analytics

Seniority: Senior

Location: Medellin

What you will be doing:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Power BI & Microsoft Fabric Architect to assess the current Power BI environment and lead its migration to Microsoft Fabric. This hands-on role will focus on architecture, capacity planning, workspace governance, monitoring, performance, and data-ingestion strategies. Your responsibilities include:

• Assess the current Power BI architecture, capacities, workspaces, licensing, monitoring, and data-ingestion processes.
• Design a scalable Microsoft Fabric architecture and recommend the appropriate capacity and licensing model.
• Develop capacity-sizing, scaling, and cost-optimization recommendations.
• Define workspace architecture, access controls, governance standards, and deployment practices.
• Establish monitoring, alerting, and escalation processes for Power BI and Microsoft Fabric.
• Review Snowflake-to-Power BI data flows and recommend appropriate ingestion and refresh strategies.
• Plan and execute the migration to Microsoft Fabric, including risk mitigation and rollback procedures.
• Document the new architecture and transfer operational knowledge to internal teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7–10 years of experience working with Power BI, business intelligence, or enterprise data solutions.
• Expert-level Power BI experience in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI Premium or Embedded.
• Experience with Fabric capacity sizing, performance monitoring, and cost optimization.
• Strong understanding of Power BI workspace architecture, governance, access management, and deployment practices.
• Experience with Power BI monitoring and alerting tools, including Fabric Capacity Metrics, Log Analytics, or similar solutions.
• Experience using Snowflake as a Power BI data source.
• Knowledge of data-ingestion and refresh strategies, including incremental refresh, DirectQuery, and Microsoft Fabric mirroring.
• Strong SQL skills for querying, validating, and troubleshooting data.
• Experience planning or executing enterprise Power BI or Microsoft Fabric migrations.
• Ability to create clear technical documentation, migration plans, and operational procedures.
• Availability to overlap with Austin and Chicago business hours.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple technical priorities.
• High degree of ownership and accountability throughout assessment, migration, and knowledge transfer.
• Collaborative and proactive approach when working with engineering, analytics, and business teams.