Business Intelligence & AI Platform Administrator

Nextdeavor • San Jose, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

You will administer and evolve enterprise BI, analytics, and AI platforms to enable self-service reporting and conversational/agentic analytics. You will partner with Data Engineering, AI teams, and business stakeholders (Sales, Finance, HR, Operations) to ensure Databricks-led lakehouse architectures feed trusted semantic layers.

Requirements

• 5–8 years administering enterprise BI/analytics platforms with hands-on Power BI and Tableau experience (Fabric a plus)
• Deep Databricks experience: clusters, jobs, Unity Catalog, Databricks SQL, and lakehouse architecture
• Experience using Databricks to enable AI/ML and agentic workflows (model serving, RAG, agent frameworks)
• Experience enabling conversational/agentic analytics (Power BI Copilot/Q&A, Tableau Pulse/Ask Data) and governing AI agents
• Solid understanding of LLMs, RAG, vector search, and agent frameworks
• Strong SQL, dimensional/semantic modeling, metadata management, and data warehousing skills
• Proficiency with Python (and/or R, Jupyter), scripting for automation, and cloud experience (AWS and/or Azure)
• Working knowledge of SAP HANA and querying experience with SQL Server, MySQL, and AWS Redshift
• Experience with platform upgrades/migrations and working in Agile, cross-functional teams
• Strong troubleshooting, end-user support, and BI security/governance skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience integrating BI/analytics with Slack, Microsoft Teams, Claude, or custom portals via MCP or similar
• Experience with Azure OpenAI, Databricks AI/ML, Alteryx, or data governance tools
• Certifications in Databricks, Fabric, Power BI, Tableau, AWS, or SAP HANA
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

• Own the Databricks Lakehouse (clusters, jobs, SQL warehouses, Unity Catalog) and integrate it as the primary data source for BI and AI workloads
• Enable AI workflows in Databricks: data prep, semantic/serving layers, model serving, RAG, and agent frameworks that power natural-language analytics
• Design and govern semantic models, certified datasets, metrics, definitions, and a data glossary for self-service analytics
• Administer Power BI, Tableau, and Microsoft Fabric (capacity, gateways, security, content lifecycle, licensing) and integrate conversational analytics tools
• Integrate BI and conversational experiences into collaboration surfaces (Slack, Microsoft Teams, Claude, custom portals) so users can query data where they work
• Maintain connectivity, security, and performance across SAP HANA, SQL Server, MySQL, AWS Redshift, and other sources
• Monitor platform health, lead upgrades and onboarding of new technologies, and provide technical support and training to analysts and business users

Benefits

• health, vision and dental benefits for contract employees
• Paid sick leave eligibility is contingent on state of residence
• Optional 401k Plan (excludes employer match)
• Opportunity to get your foot in the door at a well-established corporation, with potential for extended or permanent full-time employment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed