Job Description
Senior Power BI Specialist n
Location:
Brisbane / Carseldine
Contract:
6-12 months initially, with strong potential for extension
Working Arrangement:
Hybrid - minimum 50% office-based, up to 50% WFH
Level:
Senior Specialist / AO7 equivalent
About the Role n
We are seeking an experienced
Senior Power BI Specialist
to join a major Queensland Government environment supporting complex digital, data and transformation initiatives.
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This is more than a standard Power BI Developer role. We are looking for a senior-level
Power BI SME
who can work across the full Power BI lifecycle - from understanding business and stakeholder requirements through to data modelling, solution design, development, performance optimisation, governance and continuous improvement.
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You will work closely with senior stakeholders, data analysts, architects and engineers to transform complex data into meaningful
enterprise reporting, executive dashboards, program insights and actionable information
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What You'll Be Doing n
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Lead the design and development of complex Power BI reporting and analytics solutions.
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Engage with senior stakeholders to understand business questions, decisions and desired outcomes.
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Challenge and refine reporting requirements and recommend effective analytical and visualisation approaches.
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Design and develop sophisticated semantic models, data models and enterprise reporting solutions.
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Develop star schemas and dimensional data models.
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Create advanced DAX measures and calculations.
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Use Power Query / M to transform and prepare data.
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Work with SQL and complex data sources and integrations.
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Develop enterprise dashboards and reporting for executives, programs and project teams.
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Optimise Power BI solutions for performance, scalability and usability.
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Implement Row-Level Security (RLS) and appropriate security
controls.Contribute
to Power BI governance, workspace management and tenant considerations.
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Ensure data quality, validation and reporting accuracy.
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Collaborate with data architects and engineers on broader data and analytics solutions.
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Act as a Power BI SME, providing technical advice across projects and teams.
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Provide guidance and mentoring to Power BI developers and analysts where required.
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About You n
You will have solid hands-on experience across:
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Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service
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Advanced DAX
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Power Query / M
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SQL
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Semantic models and enterprise data modelling
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Star schemas / dimensional modelling
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Dataflows
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Enterprise dashboard development
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Executive and program reporting
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Power BI performance optimisation
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Row-Level Security (RLS)
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Power BI governance
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Workspace and tenant considerations
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Data quality and validation
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Complex data integration
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Stakeholder requirements and technical solution design
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Desirable - Microsoft Data & Analytics n




Experience across the broader Microsoft data and analytics ecosystem will be highly regarded, including:
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Microsoft Fabric
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Semantic models
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Dataflows
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Power BI governance
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Tenant security
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Data governance
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Power Automate, particularly for reporting and data workflow automation
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Fabric and Power Automate are not mandatory
, but experience in these areas would strengthen your application.
What You'll Bring n
The successful candidate will be able to:
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Translate complex business requirements into effective analytical solutions.
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Challenge requirements and identify improved approaches where appropriate.
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Design underlying data models rather than simply consume existing datasets.
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Build sophisticated Power BI solutions end-to-end.
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Diagnose and optimise Power BI performance issues.
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Incorporate security, governance and data quality into solution design.
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Communicate effectively with senior technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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Provide technical leadership, advice and mentoring to other analysts and developers.
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Why Apply? n
This is an excellent opportunity to work on
large-scale data, reporting and transformation initiatives within a major Queensland Government environment
, with the opportunity to influence enterprise analytics solutions and work alongside experienced data, technology and business teams.
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Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability.
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📌 Senior Power Bi Specialist (Queensland)
🏢 Paxus Australia
📍 Queensland