Principal BI Engineer

Position Details:

Title:

Business Intelligence Principal Engineer Department:
Information Technology

Reports to:

Manager, Business Intelligence

Location:

Dearborn, MIJob Classification:
Remote

FLSA Status:
Exempt Job Band:
Professional

Job Summary
The Business Intelligence Principal Engineer will lead technical direction for development and architecture in the successful delivery of large scale, complex, advanced analytics platforms. The BI Principal Engineer will ensure that all data sources merge together harmoniously to create a cohesive corporate wide analytics platform. This will enable the company's efforts to build the information systems and business infrastructure necessary to support a best in class organization.

This is a key role in Carhartt's data and analytics strategy.
Inspired by Hard Work
At Carhartt, the values of hard work-dependability, honesty, and trust-are rooted in the legacy of our founder, Hamilton Carhartt. His commitment to serving hardworking people continues to inspire everything we do. Guided by his legacy and our mission-We serve and protect all hardworking people by building durable products-we remain dedicated to upholding these principles in every decision we make and every product we create.
Associate Responsibilities

Provide technical direction for software development and architecture in analytical software design to ensure consistency of structure and approach to all applications across the code base.

Provide guidance to software developers to ensure alignment of enterprise processes and systems to Carhartt's strategic vision.

Provide technical direction for design, implementation, integration and testing of software applications to ensure software development standards.

Define best practices for semantic model reviews while also working to ensure all production content is reviewed on a regular cadence to allow for refactoring for efficient performance.

Identify and resolve software applications and system integration issues, including identifying gaps.

Ensure software system implications are communicated to the business.

Coach, mentor, and inspire software development resources-internal and external.  Provide big picture vision to development teams.

Research and benchmark industry best practices in advanced analytics and develop new strategies/solutions that can be implemented.

Lead development teams through various phases of software development life cycle.

Develop, review and support training classes related to metadata management and data governance.

Assist in preparation of business case to justify customization (if required).

Work closely with other IT Leads to facilitate project progress and to ensure data integration.

Contribute to overall IT strategy and develops application roadmaps.

Research industry trends, benchmark and determine best practices.

Required Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent years of experience.
Industry certifications preferred.

Required Skills & Experience

Minimum of 10 years of software development experience. Business intelligence, data warehousing, semantic model development and systems experience inclusive of:

8 years experience designing and architecting software solutions
3-5 years working with Power BI, DAX & Power Query

Experience creating complex Tabular models / Semantic models that adhere to star schema best practices.
Strong knowledge of Power BI capabilities and features including DAX, Power Query, Data Flows, Incremental Refresh;
Row Level Security, Visualization Best Practices, Composite Models, Auto Aggregations, etc.

Experience with concepts such as TMSL, PBIP, CI/CD, Power BI Pipeline.
Experience in using Tabular Editor 3 for semantic model development is preferred.

Experience with Azure Data Factory, Power Automate, Power Apps & Paginated Report Builder.

Experience with upskilling for a Community of Practice within a Center of Excellence.
Strong knowledge in software development practices and methodologies as well as data warehousing methodologies, principles, and platforms.
Knowledge of Microsoft Fabric with a vision for production and managed self-service opportunities.
Familiar with agile…