Power BI Administrator
EmpiricPower BI Administrator
Digital Team |
Freelance Opportunity | Stockholm | Remote EU
What You'll Own
Platform Leadership
- Take the lead on administering Power BI Service environment — tenant settings, workspaces, capacities, and gateways
- Keep a pulse on platform health and usage, and manage licensing across Power BI Premium, Microsoft Fabric, and Pro
Security & Governance
- Design and maintain governance frameworks that keep data safe without slowing teams down
- Own Row-Level Security (RLS), Object-Level Security (OLS), and workspace permissions
- Run access reviews and entitlement audits that actually matter
Connectivity & Performance
- Be the expert who solves tricky data refresh and gateway issues
- Optimise capacity and performance so reports run fast and reliably
- Collaborate with database, infrastructure, and network teams to keep everything connected
Enablement & Support
- Provide top-tier L2/L3 support that makes users feel confident, not frustrated
- Train and empower report developers and business users
- Build documentation and knowledge resources that make everyone's life easier
Change & Compliance
- Manage deployment pipelines and environment promotions
- Keep backup, recovery, and business continuity rock-solid
- Support audits with confidence, not scrambling
What You Bring
- 6–8 years working with Microsoft Power BI, with real depth in administration (not just report-building)
- Hands-on mastery of Power BI Service, tenant settings, workspaces, capacities, and gateways
- Strong grounding in Power BI Premium, Microsoft Fabric, and Pro licensing
- A security-first mindset — comfortable implementing RLS, OLS, and access governance
- Battle-tested experience with On-Premises Data Gateway troubleshooting
- A knack for diagnosing performance and connectivity issues before they become problems
- Experience supporting users at L2/L3 level with patience and clarity
- Familiarity with deployment pipelines and release management
- Excellent communication skills — you can talk to engineers and business stakeholders with equal ease
Why This Role
You'll have real ownership over a platform that touches the whole business — not just keeping the lights on, but actively shaping how people work with data every day. If you like solving meaningful problems, mentoring others, and being the calm expert in the room when something breaks, this is your seat.
Key Skills: Microsoft Power BI · Power BI Service · Tenant Administration · Power BI Premium · Microsoft Fabric · RLS · OLS · Workspace Administration · On-Premises Data Gateway · Capacity Management · Governance · Security · Deployment Pipelines · L2/L3 Support