Senior Power BI Developer
Flexible engagement: day rate contract or fixed-term appointment, with scope to extend or convert to permanent.
About the opportunity
We are partnering with a well-known Australian retail organisation that is investing heavily in data, analytics and modern reporting.
They are looking for a Senior Power BI Developer to take ownership of a high-profile enterprise reporting program and help shape the future of their Power BI environment.
This is a hands-on delivery role suited to someone who can build excellent Power BI solutions, make sound platform decisions, and work directly with senior business stakeholders.
The immediate focus is migrating critical enterprise reporting from legacy BI tools into Power BI, while improving governance, performance and self-service analytics capability.
Location:Sydney
Engagement:Open to day rate contract or fixed-term appointment
Duration:Initial 12-month engagement, with option to extend or convert to permanent
About the organisation
The organisation is a large, values-led Australian retailer with a significant physical footprint and a strong reputation for quality, customer experience and sustainability.
The business is part-way through a major data transformation program, including modernisation of its analytics platform, migration to Microsoft Fabric and broader adoption of Power BI across the enterprise.
What you'll be doing
Lead enterprise reporting delivery
Design and deliver enterprise dashboards and reports across finance, retail operations and supply chain domains
Migrate priority reporting from legacy BI tools into Power BI
Partner with senior stakeholders to clarify requirements, shape solutions and drive delivery
Own technical decisions across report design, data modelling, governance and platform quality
Own and improve the Power BI platform
Establish and improve Power BI governance, security, RLS, deployment pipelines and performance standards
Build robust semantic models, dashboards and reports using advanced DAX and strong data modelling practices
Support consolidation of legacy paginated and operational reports into Power BI where appropriate
Collaborate across data and analytics
Work closely with data engineers and platform teams to ensure Power BI requirements are reflected in upstream models and data products




Contribute to practical AI and Copilot proof-of-concepts where they enhance reporting, insight generation or user experience
Enable self-service analytics
Mentor Power BI users and citizen developers across the business
Create standards, documentation and practical guidance that improve report quality and consistency
Help users transition from legacy reporting tools to trusted, well-governed Power BI solutions
What this role is not
Not a pure change management role.You will support adoption, but your value is in delivering high-quality BI solutions.
Not a data engineering role.You will partner closely with data engineers, but your focus is Power BI, modelling and reporting.
Not a people leadership role.You may mentor others, but this is primarily a senior individual contributor position.
Not an enterprise architecture role.You will influence BI architecture, but broader data strategy and platform ownership sit with the wider data leadership team.
What you'll bring
Essential experience
5-7 years hands-on Power BI development (Desktop, Service, Premium)
Expert DAX and data modelling; write complex, performant formulas
Advanced RLS implementation and governance
Strong SQL; comfortable optimizing queries and troubleshooting data issues
Hands-on Fabric and semantic model experience (not theoretical; you've deployed)
Dashboard design; understand visualization best practices
Paginated report experience (SSRS or Power BI format)
Stakeholder
You've owned and delivered a reporting platform or enterprise BI project
You gather requirements, translate to technical solutions, explain architecture
You're comfortable with senior leaders; you can say "no" clearly
Strong written communication
Preferred (Not required)
Retail or FMCG sector background
Experience migrating from legacy BI platforms (QlikView, Cognos, SSRS)
Exposure to Power BI Copilot or AI-driven analytics (demo/proof-of-concept)
Familiarity with Azure Data Engineering concepts




Experience running communities or mentoring developers
THE PERSON WE'RE LOOKING FOR
You are a hands-on Power BI specialist who has delivered enterprise reporting solutions in complex environments.
You care about clean models, reliable data, strong governance and reports that people actually use.
You are comfortable working with senior stakeholders, asking the right questions, and turning ambiguous business requirements into practical technical outcomes.
You are confident enough to own technical decisions, pragmatic enough to work within business constraints, and collaborative enough to bring users and data teams with you.
You may have worked in retail, FMCG, supply chain or another fast-moving, data-rich environment, but sector background is less key than your ability to deliver.
You are curious about emerging AI capabilities, but realistic about what can be tested, adopted and scaled in an enterprise setting.
You communicate clearly in writing and in person, and you can explain technical trade-offs to non-technical audiences.
SUCCESS IN YEAR 1 MEANS
Enterprise Reporting Project delivered: key dashboards live, stakeholders using them
Power BI platform is secure and governed: policies in place, RLS working, no breaches
SSRS consolidation is ~80% complete: legacy reports migrated or retired
Citizen developer community established: forum running, 10+ developers contributing
Self-service analytics is credible: users trust the data
Platform is optimized: performance bottlenecks resolved
AI exploration is documented: recommendations for future adoption shared
What's on offer
A business-critical Power BI delivery role with genuine ownership from day one
Choice of engagement model: day rate contract or fixed-term appointment
Initial 12-month scope, with option to extend or convert to permanent based on fit and business needs
Major analytics transformation program backed by senior stakeholders
Opportunity to modernise reporting across a large, data-rich operating environment
Hands-on work across Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, semantic models, governance and self-service analytics
Hybrid working model based in Sydney
Clear delivery scope, strong internal sponsorship and room to influence BI best practice
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