Western Alliance Bank

Staff Engineer I – Power BI Engineer

Western Alliance Bank

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Phoenix • Arizona, Ohio, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AzurePySparkPythonSQLVault

About the role

  • Responsible for delivery and operations of technologies and platforms required to model, transform, analyze, report, visualize data
  • Partner with data analysts, business analysts, data engineers, report developers to set standards
  • Enforce best practices, train and enable users using the Power BI platform
  • Build, optimize, automate and maintain the Power BI analytics platform, ensuring scalability, security, and performance
  • Implement data analytics principles aimed at business enablement
  • Ensure compliance with IT policies, governance, procedures, and industry standards
  • Manage Power BI workspaces, gateways, datasets
  • Support business teams with secure, efficient report publishing and data refresh strategies
  • Troubleshoot platform issues, optimize performance, and ensure uptime for critical Power BI services
  • Stay current on emerging data analytics technologies, recommending enhancements to improve efficiency and governance

Requirements

  • 5+ years of related experience in data analytics roles which includes administration and development
  • Bachelor's degree in related field required
  • Hands-on experience managing and administering Power BI environments (Capacity management, User access management, gateways, Rest APIs, workspace configuration, DAX optimization, RBAC set up, Disaster Recovery)
  • Hands-on experience with Power BI development (Semantic models, reporting and visualization, DAX)
  • Understanding of Microsoft Azure data services, including Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Key Vault, Azure Monitor
  • Proficiency in SQL, Python, and/or PySpark
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure Devops preferred)
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of general Financial Services or Banking preferred
  • Advanced proven experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously
  • Intermediate to advanced ability to see the big picture and align projects with organizational goals
  • Capable of leading and motivating cross-functional teams
  • Expertise in resolving conflicts and addressing challenges as well as skilled at identifying and mitigating risks at the project level
  • Advanced speaking and writing communication skills
  • Occasional travel might be required
Benefits
  • Competitive salaries
  • Medical and dental insurance
  • Time off
  • 401(k) matching program
  • Tuition assistance program
  • Employee volunteer program
  • Wellness program

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
Power BIDAXSQLPythonPySparkAzure Data LakeAzure Data FactoryAzure SQLAzure Synapse AnalyticsCI/CD pipelines
Soft skills
leadershipproject managementconflict resolutionrisk managementcommunicationteam motivationorganizational alignmentbig picture thinking