Senior BI Developer

It’s never been a more exciting time to join Vistra. 

At Vistra our purpose is progress. We believe that our clients have the power to change the world and to do great things for global progress, and we exist to remove the friction that comes from the complexity of global business – to help our clients achieve progress without friction. 

But progress only happens when people come together and take action. And we’re absolutely committed to building a culture where our people can do just that.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Senior BI Developer. Reporting to the Group Executive Director, Business Intelligence, this is a full-time and permanent position based in Sydney.

Key responsibilities:

• ETL Development: Design and develop ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to integrate data from various sources into BI platforms, ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
• Report and Dashboard Creation: Create complex, interactive, and visually compelling reports and dashboards using BI tools like Power BI or Tableau to meet the needs of business stakeholders.
• Data Warehousing & Architecture Design: Lead the design, implementation, and optimisation of data warehouses and data models to support reporting, analytics, and business intelligence needs.
• Business Insights & Data Analysis: Communicate actionable insights, trends and patterns that support decision-making and drive business strategy with senior leadership and other stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business leaders, data scientists, and other teams to understand business requirements and translate them into actionable BI solutions.
• Mentoring: Provide guidance, training, and support to junior BI developers, helping them enhance their technical skills and grow professionally.
• Data Governance: Ensure the accuracy, quality, and security of data by implementing and enforcing data governance standards and best practices.
• Troubleshooting & Issue Resolution: Address and resolve technical issues related to BI tools, data sources, and processes to minimise system downtime and ensure consistent data access.
• Performance Tuning: Optimise the performance of BI systems, including queries, reports, and dashboards, by addressing bottlenecks and improving overall efficiency.
• Knowledge Maintenance: Keep up with the latest BI tools, technologies, and best practices, incorporating them into projects.

Key requirements:

• Relevant certifications in Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Visualisation and/or Database Management
• Any certifications in Data Science, Machine Learning or AI can be a plus.
• Technical Expertise: Strong SQL and/or Python development experience for data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL), and optimising queries for performance.
• Data Engineering: Proficiency in designing, building and maintaining data pipelines and architectures, including integration of data from diverse sources such as APIs, flat files, relational databases and NoSQL databases.
• Data Visualisation: Extensive experience using BI tools like Power BI, Tableau, or similar for designing interactive reports, dashboards and visualisations.
• Data Warehousing: Experience in designing and maintaining data warehouses and data marts, including understanding of star/snowflake schemas, fact and dimension tables, and normalisation techniques.
• Communication: Excel in written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Problem-Solving: Possess strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Collaboration: Demonstrated ability collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
• Mentorship: Experience with mentoring junior developers, providing guidance and conducting code reviews.
• Adaptability: Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Data Governance: Understanding of data governance principles and practices to ensure data quality and compliance.
• Big Data Tools/Platforms: Experience delivering solutions in platforms such as Databricks, Palantir Foundry or Ab Initio.
• Cloud Computing: Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Big Data Technologies: Knowledge of big data tools and frameworks like Spark, Hadoop and Kafka.
• DevOps: Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
• Cybersecurity: Awareness of cybersecurity principles to protect data and automation systems.

Company Benefits:

In our Australian offices, we believe in putting our employees’ well-being first! We offer flexible hybrid working arrangements, a Dress for Your Day policy, monthly social activities, and Celebration leave.

As advocates of continuous learning and professional development, we provide an internal mentorship program and additionally have an internal school of more than 500 courses accessible to our employees 24/7.

Pre-Employment Background Check: Please note that candidates who are offered a position will be required to undergo a pre-employment background check as part of the hiring process.

If you're excited about the opportunity to work with Vistra, we encourage you to apply or have a confidential conversation with a member of our Talent Acquisition team. Our aim is to create a fantastic workplace where everyone can thrive, and we look forward to the possibility of you joining us on this exciting journey!