CarMax · 1 month ago
Sr. Business Intelligence Platform Engineer
CarMax is the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, recognized for its commitment to diversity and employee growth. The BI Platform Engineer will be responsible for the administration and optimization of business intelligence platforms, leveraging AI capabilities to enhance operations and drive data democratization across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Administer, monitor, and optimize Power BI and Tableau platforms across cloud and on-prem environments
Implement and manage user access, security roles, and governance policies to ensure data protection and compliance
Manage PowerBI Fabric capacities, gateway, workspaces and licensing
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support dashboard development, data source integration, and performance tuning
Automate platform maintenance tasks including upgrades, patching, backups, access provisioning and license management
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for BI content deployment and version control
Integrate AI tools to automate platform monitoring, anomaly detection, and performance optimization
Provide technical support and troubleshooting for BI platform issues and user inquiries
Drive adoption of BI tools through training, documentation, and enablement initiatives
Monitor platform usage and performance metrics to identify opportunities for optimization and cost savings
Stay current with BI platform updates, features, and industry best practices
Partner with data governance and security teams to ensure compliance with enterprise standards
Participate in major incident response and root cause analysis for BI-related outages or performance issues
Mentor junior team members and promote best practices in BI platform administration and engineering
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience administering Power BI and Tableau platforms
Strong understanding of BI architecture, data modeling, and dashboard performance optimization
Experience in PowerBI Fabric and migration from PBIRS to Fabric
Experience in Tableau and migration to Tableau cloud
Experience with Azure services including Azure SQL, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Active Directory
Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash for automation
Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
Familiarity with enterprise data lake/warehouse environments (EDL/EDW)
Strong troubleshooting skills and experience with platform monitoring tools
Strong documentation, communication, and presentation skills
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
Experience in cloud cost-savings plans, reviews, and reserved instances
Ability to positively influence team norms, culture, and technical vision
Excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt to the audience
Experience in a fast-paced, highly collaborative agile team within a Product-oriented organization
Effective problem-solving, analytical thinking, and a cloud-native and DevOps mindset
Preferred
Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
Power BI and Tableau certifications
Snowflake SnowPro, Azure, Databricks certifications
Experience with cloud services such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Event Hub, Functions, Batch, Key Vault, and Log Analytics
Strong experience with popular database programming languages such as SQL, PL/SQL, Stored Procedures
Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, and other modern data platforms
Knowledge of REST APIs and scripting for platform automation
Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, and self-service BI enablement
Company
CarMax
CarMax provides an online platform for searching new and used cars, researching models, and comparing vehicles.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$98.19M2021-06-08Post Ipo Equity· $98.19M
1997-01-05IPO
Leadership Team
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2026-01-07
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