Power BI / Microsoft Fabric Specialist (Senior) at Fidelity Services Group

About the Role

• We are seeking a Senior Power BI & Microsoft Fabric Specialist with strong end-to-end analytics and modern data platform experience.
• The successful candidate will be comfortable operating across data engineering, semantic modelling, report development and executive-level analytics, delivering scalable and business-focused solutions within a Microsoft Fabric environment.
• This role requires a highly analytical professional who can bridge the gap between business requirements and technical implementation while driving best practices in analytics, reporting and data management.

Minimum Requirements

• Matric / Grade 12 Certificate.
• Microsoft Power BI Certification.
• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, Informatics, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Operations Research or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience as a BI Analyst, BI Developer, Data Analyst, SQL Developer, Insights Analyst or similar role.
• Advanced Power BI expertise, including:
• DAX development
• Semantic model design
• Report and dashboard development
• Performance optimisation
• Row-Level Security (RLS) and Object-Level Security (OLS)
• Deployment pipelines
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Fabric.

Hands-on experience with:

• Lakehouses
• Warehouses
• OneLake
• Data Pipelines
• Dataflows Gen2
• Notebooks
• Understanding of Direct Lake, DirectQuery and Import connectivity modes.
• Advanced Power BI data modelling skills beyond standard report development and visualisation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills.

Additional Requirements

• Clear criminal record.
• Valid driver's licence and own reliable transport.
• Must reside in Gauteng.

Key Performance Areas

Data Platform & Engineering

• Design, develop and maintain scalable Microsoft Fabric and Power BI solutions.
• Apply lakehouse and modern data platform concepts, including Delta Tables, Medallion Architecture, ETL/ELT, schema evolution and analytics solutions built directly on lake storage.
• Develop and support data engineering solutions using SQL, Spark/PySpark, APIs, Azure SQL integrations and data quality controls.

Data Modelling & Performance Optimisation

• Apply database and query engine fundamentals.
• Optimise performance across SQL, DAX, Spark SQL, Power BI and Microsoft Fabric workloads.

Analytics & Business Intelligence

• Translate business requirements into scalable data models and analytical solutions.
• Define and maintain KPIs and business metrics.
• Deliver executive-ready dashboards, reports and insights.
• Ensure solutions align with governance, security and compliance standards.

AI & Innovation

• Leverage Microsoft Copilot and AI capabilities across data ingestion, modelling, analytics and user adoption.
• Evaluate emerging Microsoft Fabric and AI capabilities to drive business value and innovation.

Governance & Platform Administration

• Support data governance initiatives and security best practices.
• Monitor and optimise Fabric capacity utilisation and platform performance.
• Contribute to analytics development standards and best practices.

Advantageous Qualifications

• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600).
• Experience with Azure services and cloud-based data platforms.
• Experience with enterprise data governance frameworks and analytics platform administration.

Deadline:23rd September,2026