We're partnering with a rapidly evolving leader in the Telecommunications sector, dedicated to optimising network performance, improving customer experience, and driving strategic growth through data insights. For the right candidate with the necessary skills and experience, we are pleased to offer 482 visa sponsorship.
This client requires a Senior Power BI Developer to act as a subject matter expert and technical leader for their entire reporting suite. You will be instrumental in transforming complex data models into highly performant, visually compelling, and actionable Power BI dashboards. This role demands mastery of DAX, report optimisation techniques, and the ability to define and enforce governance practises across the Power BI service.
What You'll Do
- Lead the development and architecture of the enterprise Power BI reporting solution, ensuring best practises in data visualization, UX, and security are applied.
- Develop highly complex and optimised DAX measures and calculated tables to address sophisticated business logic and drive high report performance.
- Own the full lifecycle of Power BI artefacts, from initial data source connection and transformation (using Power Query/M) through to final deployment and governance in the Power BI Service.
- Collaborate closely with data architects and business analysts to design semantic models (datasets) that are scalable, reliable, and meet the analytical needs of various business units.
- Define and implement governance practises for the Power BI environment, managing workspaces, premium capacities, deployment pipelines, and access controls.
- Mentor and guide junior developers and self-service users on Power BI development, data modelling, and report optimisation techniques.
- Proactively troubleshoot and resolve performance bottlenecks in reports and underlying data models.
What You'll Bring
- 6+ years of progressive professional experience as a BI Developer, with at least 2 years operating in a Senior or Lead capacity specifically focused on Microsoft Power BI.
- Expert-level proficiency in DAX for creating advanced, high-performance measures and managing calculation contexts.
- Deep experience in data modelling principles, including star and snowflake schemas, specifically within the Power BI desktop environment.
- Strong proficiency in SQL for data extraction and verification.
- Proven experience managing the Power BI Service, including Premium capacity administration, gateway configuration, and setting up deployment programmes (pipelines).
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex visualization concepts and analytical findings.
- Knowledge of cloud data services (e.g., Azure Synapse, AWS Redshift) as data sources is highly desirable.
