McLaren Strategic Solutions (MSS) · 1 week ago
SSRS / Power BI Engineer – Reporting Modernization
McLaren Strategic Solutions is a leading-edge global technology consulting firm, addressing critical challenges across industries such as retail, financial services, and healthcare. They are seeking an SSRS / Power BI Engineer to support the modernization of enterprise reporting platforms, focusing on translating legacy SSRS reports into modern Power BI solutions.
Responsibilities
Analyze and reverse engineer an existing SSRS reporting estate, including RDLs, shared datasets, data sources, subscriptions, and dependencies
Extract and document report logic from SSRS, including parameters, expressions, grouping, drill-through behavior, subreports, conditional formatting, and embedded code
Translate SSRS datasets and T-SQL logic into Power BI solutions using Power Query, DAX, and optimized data models
Rebuild SSRS pixel-perfect reports as Power BI reports and dashboards or as Power BI paginated reports where strict layout fidelity is required
Partner with GenAI engineering teams to refine prompts, retrieval context, and guardrails that support accurate conversion of report definitions and business rules
Define and implement reporting governance standards, including naming conventions, certified datasets, semantic models, workspace structure, and documentation
Implement security and access controls in Power BI, including row-level security, workspace permissions, and data sensitivity labeling
Validate functional parity between SSRS and Power BI outputs through reconciliations, golden datasets, automated checks, and stakeholder sign-offs
Optimize reporting performance through SQL tuning, data model optimization, aggregation strategies, incremental refresh, and capacity planning
Support UAT, training, and adoption through user enablement, report catalogs, release notes, and post-migration stabilization
Qualification
Required
3+ years of hands-on experience developing SSRS reports in enterprise environments
Hands-on experience with Power BI, including Power Query, DAX, data modeling, and workspace management
Strong proficiency in T-SQL, including complex joins, window functions, CTEs, stored procedures, and performance considerations
Deep understanding of SSRS report design concepts, including parameters, expressions, grouping, sorting, drilldown, and formatting
Experience working with SQL Server objects, including views, stored procedures, and indexing fundamentals
Familiarity with SSRS deployment and operations, including Report Manager or Web Portal, shared data sources, shared datasets, and subscriptions
Strong debugging and validation skills to reconcile data, validate outputs, and resolve defects
Preferred
Experience building Power BI paginated reports using Power BI Report Builder
Exposure to SSAS (Tabular or Multidimensional) as part of a broader BI ecosystem
Experience modernizing or migrating reporting platforms from legacy tools to Power BI
Familiarity with data warehouse concepts such as facts, dimensions, and star schemas
Exposure to SSIS or other ETL tools
Experience with basic automation or scripting for deployments
Familiarity with row-level security patterns and audit requirements