Junior Business Intelligence Developer
Role Overview
The role sits in the Data and AI team within the DCMS Digital, Data and Technology directorate.
The team develops the Corporate Business Intelligence Platform, including a data warehouse and dashboards, to support department-wide decision-making.
The role reports to the Business Intelligence Lead and involves independent work in a small collaborative team.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
The role sits in the Data and AI team within the DCMS Digital, Data and Technology directorate.
The team develops the Corporate Business Intelligence Platform, including a data warehouse and dashboards, to support department-wide decision-making.
The role reports to the Business Intelligence Lead and involves independent work in a small collaborative team.
Responsibilities
- Assist in developing and maintaining the Corporate BI Platform, its data warehouse, and dashboarding tools.
- Help design and deliver reports, dashboards, and data processes that provide timely, reliable, accessible information.
- Support data integration and improve corporate data quality, accessibility, and usability.
- Help adapt and replicate reporting, analytical, and automation processes during the transition from a Google-based environment to Microsoft 365.
- Contribute to expanding the platform to additional business data sources and supporting wider business challenges with data, automation, and emerging technologies.
Essential requirements
- Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and dimensional data modelling principles.
- Ability to use SQL to extract, transform, and analyse data across complex datasets.
- Experience building reports, dashboards, or data visualisations using BI tools such as Power BI, Looker Studio, Tableau, or similar.
- Ability to gather and analyse stakeholder requirements to deliver reporting solutions that meet user needs.
- Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts and insights to non-technical audiences.
Desirable skills
- Understanding of data integration, data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and data movement between systems.
- Experience with workflow automation tools such as Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Automate and Power Apps, or Google Apps Script.
Location
- The role is located in Manchester, North West England.
Salary and contract
- Salary is £36,734–£40,344; no pay cadence is stated.
- The fixed-term appointment is for two years; loan or secondment arrangements are also listed.
- Job grade is Higher Executive Officer.
Working pattern
- Listed working patterns include full-time, job share, and flexible working.
Department context
DCMS is preparing for an integrated finance and HR business suite (ERP) that will feed into corporate BI processes.
The team currently uses Looker Studio as its primary reporting platform and is undertaking a migration to Power BI.
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