Overview

Lead Visualisation Engineer role at Women in Data

Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits. Closing Date: 15 September 2025.

This role requires on-site presence at Asda House in Leeds three days per week.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical mentorship and direction to visualisation engineers, helping to elevate team capability and maintain engineering standards, while supporting career growth.
• Design, develop, and maintain robust Power BI solutions that address key business needs via scalable semantic models optimised for performance, usability, and governance; leverage Power Platform capabilities to automate solutions.
• Lead best practices in visualisation engineering and Power BI development, including DAX optimisation, query folding, and visual design standards.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Product Managers and Data Analysts to ensure business requirements are translated into scalable, performant data reporting solutions, aligned with data governance, security, and quality standards.
• Balance hands‑on engineering responsibilities with technical leadership to drive high‑quality delivery.
• Monitor and optimise performance of Power BI reports and datasets, identifying bottlenecks and implementing proactive solutions.
• Act as a technical SME within the visualisation domain, supporting community forums and platform adoption across the business.
• Contribute to and help shape the overall data visualisation and reporting strategy at Asda, highlighting opportunities to streamline with a focus on innovation, efficiency, and usability.

About You (Experience & Qualifications)

• Expert‑level Power BI knowledge, with proven experience developing and implementing organisation‑wide data visualisation strategies. Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric concepts is advantageous.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms, particularly Databricks and Microsoft Azure, to support scalable, enterprise‑grade analytics solutions.
• Strong data modelling expertise within Power BI, capable of building robust semantic models and optimising for performance and clarity.
• Experience with supporting tools such as DAX Studio, Tabular Editor, and SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
• Advanced DAX skills, with knowledge of query folding, summarised tables, and techniques for enhancing model efficiency.
• Solid understanding of data ingestion pipelines and architectural design, contributing to reliable and scalable analytics frameworks.
• Skilled in SQL, with a focus on query optimisation and seamless integration into Power BI environments.
• Committed to best practices, aligning solutions with enterprise architecture, data governance policies, and security standards.
• Passionate advocate for data platforms, actively promoting community engagement and adoption across the organisation.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts to non‑technical business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring junior engineers.
• Proactive, resilient, and possessing strong leadership qualities; a collaborative team player.

We welcome flexible working

We welcome applications from candidates seeking part‑time hours, flexible working arrangements, or job share opportunities.

How to apply

If you have any questions about the role, please email clare.tempest@asda.uk.

Additional information

Everything you’ll love: Asda has a hybrid working pattern with a minimum of 3 days per week in one of our Home Offices. Benefits include discretionary bonus, pension (up to 7% matched), car allowance, staff discounts, wellbeing services, and inclusive networks. We are proud supporters of Women in Data and encourage diverse applicants.

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