Senior BI Developer

The Senior BI developer position in the Business Intelligence team plays a leading key role in developing, supporting, and enhancing operational reporting using Cognos Analytics and Power BI.

Your role as Senior BI Developer

• Responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of dashboard development and maintenance. This includes designing, developing, and deploying interactive Power BI dashboards and reports that align with business requirements and industry best practices
• Optimise existing solutions to ensure high performance and scalability, implement version control, maintain thorough documentation, and conduct rigorous quality assurance testing on all deliverables
• Design and implement robust models using DAX, Power Query, and the M language, ensuring optimal performance through appropriate relationships and calculations
• Ability to work with On-Premise IBM Netezza, Databricks, SQL databases, APIs, cloud platforms, and flat files. Throughout this pipeline, you will be the primary guardian of data quality, integrity, and security
• Stakeholder management and training are also central to this position. You will collaborate closely with business partners to gather requirements, translating complex analytical needs into technical specifications and visual solutions
• Provide training and support to end-users, present insights to both technical and non-technical audiences, and advise the business on the specific capabilities and limitations of the Power BI platform

What you’ll bring… 

• Candidates should possess substantial professional experience in business intelligence or data analytics, specifically demonstrating an expert-level, hands-on background in Power BI development and a proven track record of delivering complex BI solutions
• Technical mastery of Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service is essential, underpinned by strong expertise in DAX and Power Query/M Code
• You must demonstrate advanced data modelling skills, including proficiency with star and snowflake schemas, dimensional modelling, and SQL database management systems such as SQL Server or Azure SQL
• A foundational understanding of data warehouse concepts and architecture is required
• In addition to technical skills, we seek individuals with strong analytical problem-solving abilities and a meticulous commitment to data accuracy
• Experience working within Agile or Scrum methodologies is beneficial for this role
• Knowledge of Python or R for advanced analytics, a strong grasp of UX principles for data visualization, and experience with row-level security or gateway configuration are highly desirable.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices for BI deployments is also a plus

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…