Senior BI Front End Architect

Job Description :Looking for a rewarding career? Johnson Brothers is a leading family-owned distributor of wine, spirits, and beer, delivering exceptional service since 1953. We proudly represent the world’s top beverage brands and are committed to excellence, innovation, and growth. Johnson Brothers offers exciting opportunities in a variety of areas. Join our passionate team and help shape the future of the beverage industry!Role SummaryThe Senior BI Front End Architect designs and implements our enterprise Power BI and Microsoft Fabric platform. You will consolidate multiple reporting environments into a single governed ecosystem, elevate UX/UI through standardized design, and optimize performance across all devices. While focused on front-end architecture, you'll apply deep data acquisition knowledge to ensure semantic models accurately reflect business data from source systems. This individual contributor role actively coaches BI developers to uplift team capabilities.Primary ResponsibilitiesIntegration & OptimizationConsolidate existing reporting environments into a cohesivePower BI + Fabricplatform (workspaces, semantic models, and apps).Establish front‑end governance: workspace taxonomy, naming standards, deployment pipelines, and versioning.Define and enforce thethin report over certified semantic modelspattern.Act as the primary liaison between the BI team and Data Engineering, providing requirements for data models and pipelines based on business reporting needs.Partner with business stakeholders and analytics teams to identify, prototype, and integrate AI/ML insights into reporting solutions.UX/UI EvolutionCreate and maintain adesign systemfor Power BI (themes, layout patterns, typography, color, accessibility).Standardize navigation (app structure, report landing pages, bookmarks) andmobile‑first layouts.Build reusable visual templates and measure libraries to accelerate consistent delivery.Performance OptimizationOwn report performance:DAX optimization, model sizing, aggregation/Hybrid tables, Incremental Refresh, and Visual/Query reduction.Monitor and tuneFabric/Power BI capacityusing Capacity Metrics; set SLIs/SLOs for open time and interaction latency.Establish performance test gates in CI/CD (Performance Analyzer baselines, dataset refresh thresholds).Mentorship & EnablementCoach BI teams on DAX patterns, modeling, and UX standards; run design and code reviews to ensure consistency across the organization.Document standards, anti‑patterns, and “cookbook” guidance for repeatable delivery.Quality & GovernancePartner with data engineering to alignsecurity (RLS/OLS), lineage, and metadata.Implement BI deployment processes including ALM Toolkit, Git, and change management.Technical Stack & ToolsCore:Microsoft Fabric, Power BI Desktop/Service, DAX, Power Query (M),Tabular Editor,ALM Toolkit, DAX Studio.Data/Integration:Fabric Pipelines & Dataflows Gen2, Azure SQL/Synapse, OneLake, Power BI Deployment Pipelines, Azure DevOps.Monitoring & Ops:Power BI/ FabricCapacity Metrics, Usage Metrics, Purview (lineage), Azure Monitor/Log Analytics.UX/Visualization:Power BI themes (JSON), custom visuals governance, accessibility guidelines (WCAG), mobile layout optimizer.Experience Required8+ yearsin BI/analytics with4+ yearsleading Power BI front‑end architecture at enterprise scale.Proven ability to collaborate with data engineering teams and a strong understanding of end-to-end data acquisition flows from source systems (e.g., ERP, CRM)Demonstrated success consolidating disparate BI estates into aunified Fabric/Power BIplatform.Deep expertise inDAX performance tuning, model design, UX patterns, and capacity optimization.Hands‑on CI/CD for BI (Git, Deployment Pipelines, ALM Toolkit) and production operations (refresh SLAs, incident handling).Stakeholder InteractionTranslate executive and functional requirements intotask‑focused, decision‑readyreporting.Collaborate with data engineering, security, and governance to align modeling, lineage, and access.Conduct design reviews, office hours, and enablement sessions; serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders.Key DifferentiatorsBlendsdesign thinkingwith technical depth—delivers delightful, consistent experiences without sacrificing performance.Translates complex data from source systems into simple, trusted, and decision-ready insights.Provenmentor/coach, raising the bar for front‑end standards and code quality.Mastery ofcapacity + cost/perf trade‑offsin Fabric/Power BI at scale.Preferred Certifications or Equivalent Demonstrated ExpertiseCertifications aren’t a proxy for capability, but they help validate depth in our stack.Strongly PreferredMicrosoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP‑600)Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL‑300)Nice to HaveMicrosoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP‑203)Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ‑305)orAzure Administrator Associate (AZ‑104)Power Platform Solution Architect Expert (PL‑600)Recognized UX credentials (e.g.,NN/g UX Certification) orI

Created: 2025-11-14