[Hiring] Senior Fabric Administrator @CAI

Role Description

We are looking for a motivated Senior Fabric Administrator who ensures enterprise-level stability, scalability, and compliance across Fabric capacities, workspaces, and connected services. If you have experience with data architects, data engineering, analytics engineering, BI architects, and governance teams to sustain a governed self-service analytics ecosystem and deliver operational excellence through proactive monitoring, auditing, and performance optimization and are looking for your next career move, apply now.

This position will be full-time and remote – India.

What You’ll Do

• Administer and maintain Microsoft Fabric capacities, tenants, and workspaces to support secure and reliable analytics operations.
• Oversee platform governance, workspace provisioning, naming conventions, and capacity allocation in alignment with enterprise standards.
• Manage and enhance Fabric audit logs, usage telemetry, and admin monitoring dashboards for visibility, compliance, and operational insights.
• Develop and maintain Power BI Pro license utilization reports to identify inactive users and coordinate with governance teams to reclaim unused licenses for cost efficiency.
• Implement proactive alerting and automated health checks for capacity utilization, gateway performance, and workspace compliance.
• Lead the maintenance, upgrade, and configuration of the on-premises data gateway to sustain seamless on-premises and cloud data connectivity.
• Administer RBAC, object-level, and workspace security through Microsoft Entra ID, ensuring governance compliance across Fabric and Power BI environments.
• Manage and resolve user community tickets and service requests in alignment with defined SLAs, escalating or collaborating with Microsoft as needed.
• Monitor capacity consumption and optimize workloads across multiple Fabric SKUs to maintain cost and performance balance.
• Collaborate with other teams to integrate Fabric telemetry into enterprise monitoring and analytics dashboards (e.g., Log Analytics, Sentinel, Power BI).
• Support CI/CD pipelines, deployment pipelines, and version control integration for Fabric artifacts.
• Develop and maintain operational documentation, standard operating procedures, and runbooks for platform maintenance and incident response.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to associate administrators and analysts, promoting operational excellence and professional development.
• Develop and maintain internal knowledge base articles, how-to guides, and technical enablement materials for Power BI users and the analytics community.
• Demonstrate deep technical knowledge of Power BI Desktop, Power BI Report Builder, Power Query (M), DAX, and semantic modeling to support and guide report developers and analytics engineers.
• Support integration of Power BI with Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, and the Power BI mobile app to drive collaboration and cross-platform analytics adoption.
• Participate in roadmap discussions, tenant feature reviews, and platform improvement initiatives with the BI governance and architecture teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 8–12 years of relevant experience in analytics or platform administration.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience administering Microsoft Power BI Service or Fabric in enterprise-scale deployments.
• Strong technical expertise in Power BI Desktop, Power BI Report Builder, DAX, Power Query (M), and semantic model design.
• In-depth understanding of Fabric architecture, capacity management, and Lakehouse integration.
• Experience managing Fabric audit logs, activity monitoring, and Power BI Admin APIs for operational and compliance reporting.
• Experience with PowerShell scripting, REST APIs, and automation of administrative tasks in Fabric and Power BI Service.
• Familiarity with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Power BI Admin APIs for audit and capacity monitoring.
• Proven ability to configure and maintain the on-premises data gateway, including updates, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, and workspace access control across Fabric and Power BI.
• Experience managing license utilization, capacity consumption, and SLA-driven support operations.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and Git integration for Power BI and Fabric artifacts.
• Strong understanding of data governance, sensitivity labeling, and compliance in Microsoft environments.
• Ability to create and maintain enablement documentation, internal community articles, and user training materials.
• Demonstrated leadership in mentoring junior administrators, coordinating platform improvements, and promoting user enablement.
• Microsoft Certified Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate DP-600 and Microsoft Certified Power BI Data Analyst Associate PL-300 is required.

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions.
• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.
• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected] or (888) 824 – 8111.