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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Semantic Model Developer/Programmer Analyst IV (Power BI / Fabric / Tabular) - Workforce Op - **Company:** UTMB Health - **Location:** Galveston, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Query Performance, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Information Systems, Databases, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Warehousing, DevOps, Dimensional Modeling, Python (Programming Language), Metadata Repositories, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Object-Oriented Software Development, Performance Tuning, Power BI, SQL Databases, SQL Server Analysis Services, Tableau (Software), Transact-SQL, Delivery Pipeline, Snowflake, Git, Powerquery, Microsoft Fabric, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Performance Monitor, Star Schema, Machine Learning Operations, Software Version Control, Alteryx, Databricks - **Published:** August 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3355980803&tx=FL939FFR&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field; 4 years of related experience., * Master's degree in a related field plus three (3) years of related experience, or bachelor's degree in a related field plus five (5) years of related experience. Related fields include Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Engineering, or a comparable discipline. Related experience means business intelligence, data warehousing, or analytics development, including hands-on development of enterprise semantic/tabular data models in Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, or SQL Server Analysis Services. * Experience in an academic medical center, health system, or higher-education institution * Familiarity with clinical, academic, research, or financial data domains * Experience supporting enterprise-scale BI platforms serving multiple stakeholder groups * Experience with data governance, data catalogs, or metric standardization * Experience with source control and CI/CD promotion for BI artifacts (Git / Azure DevOps, Fabric deployment pipelines) * Experience with Tabular Editor scripting / C# automation * Experience preparing analytics data structures for AI or machine learning workflows * Microsoft certification: PL-300, DP-600, or DP-700, * Advanced DAX, including complex calculations, calculation groups, and performance tuning * Strong T-SQL and experience building analytical views in an enterprise data warehouse * Hands-on experience with Tabular Editor (v2 or v3) for semantic model development * Demonstrated experience deploying and managing semantic models on Power BI Premium or Microsoft Fabric capacity, including refresh and performance management * Proven experience designing and implementing Row-Level Security, including dynamic and attribute-based patterns * Solid working knowledge of dimensional modeling and semantic layer design * Working familiarity with Tabular Object Model (TOM) concepts * Ability to work independently on complex technical initiatives and communicate effectively with analysts, senior stakeholders, and executive leadership * Strong technical documentation skills, Semantic modeling ## Description To provide technical guidance and direction in the development, implementation, and maintenance of information systems at the medical branch., The Senior Semantic Model Developer designs, develops, secures, and deploys enterprise-grade semantic data models on Microsoft Fabric capacity. This position delivers the trusted, high-performance analytical models that support institutional reporting, analytics, and AI initiatives across an academic medical enterprise. Work is hands-on with SQL Server data warehouses, Tabular Editor, DAX, and row-level security, in partnership with data engineering, reporting, analytics, and AI teams. 1. Design, develop, and maintain enterprise semantic models using Tabular Editor, deployed to Microsoft Fabric / Power BI Premium capacity. 2. Develop measures, KPIs, calculation groups, and supporting metadata using advanced DAX, including query performance optimization. 3. Apply dimensional modeling and enterprise BI standards - star schema, conformed dimensions, and reusable certified measures. 4. Design and optimize SQL views and analytical objects in the enterprise data warehouse to support semantic models. 5. Design and implement Row-Level Security using role-based and attribute-based patterns, and manage security group mappings in line with institutional governance standards. 6. Manage the full model lifecycle - development, version control, testing, deployment, refresh management, and performance monitoring. 7. Support CI/CD-style promotion of models across Development, Test, and Production environments in collaboration with platform teams. 8. Partner with report developers, analysts, and data scientists to ensure correct and efficient use of enterprise models. 9. Contribute to enterprise initiatives including centralized KPI repositories, governed metrics, and AI-ready semantic layers. 10. Produce and maintain documentation and development standards for the semantic layer. 11. Adhere to institutional data privacy, security, and compliance policies, including HIPAA and FERPA requirements applicable to institutional data., Tabular Editor 2 / 3, Power BI Desktop, DAX Studio Required Platform Microsoft Fabric, Power BI Service (Premium / Fabric capacity) Required Languages DAX, T-SQL, M / Power Query Required Databases Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Required Model APIs Tabular Object Model (TOM), XMLA endpoint Required Security Entra ID security groups, Row-Level Security Required Source control / DevOps Git, Azure DevOps, Fabric deployment pipelines Preferred Governance Data catalog / metric standardization tooling Preferred Other Python, Databricks, Snowflake, Alteryx, Tableau ## Related Videos - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Beyond SQL Generation: How to Teach Agents What Your Database Actually Means](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100127-beyond-sql-generation-how-to-teach-agents-what-your-database-actually-means) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) ## Related Articles - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)