Data Engineer.I
Overview:
At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.
Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.
You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about—locally and globally.
Come make an impact every day at Zebra.
What We're Looking For:
The Power BI Developer and Administrator transforms raw data into actionable business intelligence. This rolerequires a balance of analytical insight, technical proficiency in data modeling/DAX, and the ability to manage
our Power BI service environment.
The successful candidate will collaborate with business stakeholders to understand reporting needs, connect
to multiple enterprise data source systems (not just Excel), and ensure dashboards are built, published, and
maintained securely and efficiently.
Key Responsibilities
1. Power BI Development and Data Modeling
Requirement Gathering: Translate logical business requirements into clear technical specifications and
analytical workflows.
Data Connectivity: Connect directly to backend enterprise systems (SQL databases, cloud warehouses, and
APIs), moving beyond flat Excel files.
Data Modeling: Design efficient, optimized data schemas (Star/Snowflake) and establish clean table
relationships.
DAX & Power Query: Author high-performing DAX queries, calculations, and measures. Perform complex
data transformation and cleansing in Power Query.
Dashboard Design: Build intuitive, user-friendly, and visually clean dashboards that emphasize clear data
storytelling.
2. Power BI Platform Administration
Workspace & Deployment: Set up and manage workspaces, app publishing pipelines, and deployment
environments.
Access Control & Security: Configure Row-Level Security (RLS) and manage workspace user permissions
and sharing.
Gateway & Refresh Management: Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot on-premises/cloud data
gateways and automated refresh schedules.
Performance Optimization: Proactively monitor report performance, identify bottlenecks, and resolve
dataset refresh errors.
Required Skills and Qualifications
Professional Experience: 1 to 2 years of actual, hands-on experience building and administering Power BI
environments.
Strong SQL Skills: Proficient in writing and optimizing SQL queries (joins, aggregations, subqueries) to
extract and manipulate data directly.
Cloud Databases: Experience connecting to and querying modern cloud platforms (such as Snowflake,
Databricks, Azure SQL, BigQuery, or Redshift).
Power BI Fundamentals: Solid core knowledge of Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, data gateways, and
complex DAX measures.
Analytical Reasoning: Strong logical thinking and problem-solving skills to ask clarifying questions and
unpack requirements.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
Microsoft Fabric & GCP: Exposure to Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouses) and experience querying
data within Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery).
Certifications & Tools: Microsoft PL-300 certification or basic familiarity with Power Platform tools (Power
Apps, Power Automate).
Benefits:
We understand the importance of work-life balance and wellbeing, which is why we offer flexibility for our teams including: hybrid work, adaptable hours, Summer Flex Fridays, Focus Fridays, and an annual companywide well-being day to promote revitalization and success.
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