MicroStrategy - BI Platform Administrator

Micro. Strategy

• BI Platform Administrator Hybrid
• Reston, VA Elite Technical is seeking a Micro. Strategy Administrator to support specialized security and modernization of enterprise business intelligence (BI) platforms. This role focuses on the administration, integration, and optimization of Micro. Strategy environments, with a strong emphasis on cloud-based solutions and seamless interoperability with AWS, Power BI, and other modern data technologies. The position is not a developer or analyst role, but rather a hands-on, cross-functional administrator dedicated to ensuring high availability, performance, and security of BI systems.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Administration & Optimization Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain Micro. Strategy environments across on-premises and cloud (AWS) platforms. Monitor system health, analyze logs, and proactively resolve issues to ensure optimal performance and availability. Benchmark systems, identify and address bottlenecks in hybrid environments, and implement best practices for scalability and reliability.

Automate routine administrative tasks using shell scripting, Python, Ansible, or Terraform. Cloud & Integration Manage and support Micro. Strategy deployments in AWS (including Customer Managed Cloud, EKS, Redshift, Aurora Postgres, and Quick. Sight). Oversee integration with Power BI, supporting report delivery and cross-platform data flows.

Collaborate with Platform, Database engineers, and infrastructure teams to provision, secure, and optimize new database technologies. Security & Compliance Implement and manage robust security models, including LDAP/Active Directory integration, user role creation, and project-level access controls. Ensure compliance with enterprise security guidelines and participate in audits as required.

Incident Response & Support Respond to high-priority production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and drive resolution across teams. Provide deployment, upgrade, and troubleshooting support for multiple enterprise projects, maintaining required service levels. Collaboration & Communication Work effectively in fast-paced, multi-tasking enterprise and virtual environments.

Partner with business, analytics, and engineering teams to deliver secure, governed, and high-performing BI solutions. Document system configurations, procedures, and operational guidelines.

Required Skills

5+ years of hands-on experience administering and supporting Micro. Strategy environments. 5+ years of experience with Power BI, including report setup and workspace management.

• Strong experience with AWS cloud services (e.g., Quick. Sight, EKS, Redshift), and automation tools (Ansible, Terraform). Proficiency in Linux/Unix environments, including shell scripting, SQL, and PL/SQL. Deep understanding of Micro. Strategy architecture, security, and administration tools (Developer, Object Manager, Command Manager, Workstation). Experience with Micro. Strategy Customer Managed Cloud and AWS Quick. Sight is highly desirable. Excellent communication, debugging, monitoring, and troubleshooting skills. Micro. Strategy and AWS certifications are a plus. Additional Comments Location: Local to Reston, VA
• DMV only. Hybrid work schedule (checking on the frequency to be on-site) Interview: Video then F2F in Reston, VA Focus is on BI Reporting
• Need a BI Reporting Administrator (not developer) Must haves: Admin Exp around Micro. Strategy, CMC (Customer Manage Cloud), AWS (EKS & Quite. Site), PowerBI f/ Automation exp Linux/Unix Required Python would be a big plus The majority of Micro. Strategy is in AWS, a small amount of applications are on-prem still (financial info mostly), but the plan is to be entirely off-prem shortly