Business Intelligence Specialist

Goodstart is Australia’s largest early learning provider. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families. Our people are our foundation, together we are working to ensure children have the learning, development and wellbeing outcomes they need for school and life.

**Role**: Business Intelligence Specialist
**Location**: Murarrie, Brisbane Queensland
**Employment Type**: Permanent - Full time - predominantly working from home

Goodstart is Australia’s largest provider of early learning and care. Founded with a vision for all Australia’s children to have the best possible start in life, as a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia’s children and their families. We are entirely Australian owned employing over 15,000 people and caring for over 71,000 children.

We are seeking an experienced Business Intelligence Developer to join our friendly IT team. The Business Intelligence Developer is highly skilled in SQL and has broad experience across the BI landscape. Joining the team in driving the future of our data management and analytics, utilising a blend of Microsoft SQL Server, SAP BI, Azure Fabric, and Power BI technologies.
Your expertise will support the transformation of complex data sets into streamlined, efficient models ready for integration into Microsoft Fabric, marking a significant leap towards modernising our data landscape. This role demands a proactive approach to fostering relationships with internal stakeholders and your strengths in communication and stakeholder management, will help ensure that our Business Intelligence solutions not only meet but exceed business requirements.

**Key responsibilities**:
Establishing Vision and Strategy for Business Intelligence (BI): Collaborate closely with the Head of Data Architecture & Engineering and stakeholders to define a clear vision and strategy for BI that aligns with the business's strategic direction and objectives
**Implementing Data Management Policies and Standards**: Ensure the establishment and enforcement of robust information management policies to maintain consistent data definitions and standards. This includes maintaining accurate business process and information models, as well as enforcing appropriate data architectures to support BI initiatives effectively
Ensure operational effectivity and successful processing of data transformations, ensuring the integrity of the Data Lake and Enterprise Data Warehouse, along with the continuous availability of the Business Intelligence suite

**You’ll bring to the table**:
A minimum of 5 years, experience in a BI development/consulting role or demonstratable exceptional skills complementary to this role
Exceptional SQL skills, with hands on experience developing complex modelling solutions (with preference to SQL Server).
Demonstratable experience developing BI semantic models and visualisations (with preference to Microsoft PowerBI and SSRS)
Proven experience developing ETL procedures (with preference to Azure Data Factory), including the ingestion and modelling of bigdata datasets, using API/Python processes.
Strong desire to expand knowledge into modern data landscapes, you must be self-motivated, driven, with exceptional timekeeping skills, as this is predominantly a self-managed, WFH role.
Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate technology issues and solutions in a manner non-technical people can understand, as well as building effective business relationships.
Experience in RAD and Agile methodologies.

**Desirable**:
Degree qualification in Information Technology or Business Studies.
Microsoft Fabric experience
SAP HANA experience
SAP BI Suite (Business Objects/Web Intelligence)
SAP Data Services

**What Goodstart can offer you**:
Be empowered to drive continuous change and find new and innovative ways of working to achieve goals.
Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes.
Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.
Receive ongoing support for training and professional development.
Be a part of a team and work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, inclusion and purpose.
Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits.
Access to discounted childcare.
Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA.
Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more

How to apply

Supporting our people and protecting our children
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