AVP - Lead Software Engineer - PBI

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity. 

Skills and Competencies

• Deep Power Platform expertise (Power Automate, Power Apps, Copilot Studio), including troubleshooting complex technical issues. 
• Experience with custom connectors, data gateways, environment strategy, and platform-wide solution governance.
• Strong Power BI development and administration skills: DAX, M, semantic modeling, dataset optimization, RLS/OLS, governance. 
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric components: 
  o Lakehouse / OneLake 
  o Data Engineering & Data Factory pipelines
  o Dataflows Gen2 and semantic models o Real-Time Analytics (KQL database)
  o AI experiences & ML integration 
• Ability to shape BI and Fabric strategy, enforce best practices, and guide teams on scalable architectures.
• Experience with API integrations, Azure services, networking fundamentals, and enterprise data solutions.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, C#, Python for data automation and custom development. 
• Familiarity with GitHub, DevOps practices, CI/CD automation. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with customer support experience. 
• Excellent communication and mentoring capabilities.
• Deep expertise in artificial intelligence, with a track record of implementing advanced AI solutions to drive strategic transformation and operational efficiency. Strong experience using AI tools to lead innovation initiatives. Demonstrated leadership in managing AI-related risks, ensuring ethical governance, and fostering a culture of responsible AI adoption across the organization

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Support and monitor Copilot Studio and Power Platform solutions with a focus on enterprise-grade reliability, troubleshooting, service operations, and customer responsiveness. 
• Assist in administration of Moody’s Power Platform tenant, including environment strategy, DLP governance, application lifecycle management, user access, and security controls.
• Configure and manage on-premises data gateways, Fabric gateways, and hybrid data connectivity tools. 
• Support agent/app lifecycle management, solution deployments, and platform health.
• Administer and oversee the Microsoft Fabric tenant, including workspaces, capacities, pipelines, Lakehouse environments, dataflows, semantic models, and governance configurations. 
• Manage Power BI / Fabric enterprise architecture, including dataset optimization, gateway administration, RLS/OLS governance, and workspace strategies.
• Implement Fabric monitoring, observability, lineage, and operational processes across data engineering, real-time analytics, and data science workloads.
• Partner with data engineering teams to standardize Lakehouse patterns, medallion architecture, OneLake governance, and data lifecycle management. 
• Ensure Power BI / Fabric solutions align with Moody’s enterprise data strategy, privacy guidelines, and compliance frameworks. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build secure, scalable solutions across Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio).
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, KPIs, and advanced BI artifacts using Power BI and Fabric semantic models.
• Integrate Power Platform and Fabric with external systems and APIs, including custom connector development and data pipelines
• Utilize GitHub and Fabric CI/CD pipelines for version control, solution lifecycle management, deployment automation, rollback, and cross-environment promotion. 
• Apply automated testing, dataset validation, and performance monitoring to ensure high-quality Power