Overview
Location: Dubai, UAE | Department: Business Insights | Type: Full-Time
Role Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented BI Support Analyst to manage the day-to-day operations and support of our enterprise data platform. The role focuses on ensuring reliable pipelines, report refreshes, strong SLA adherence, access governance, and safe production releases. You will play a key role in observability, incident and problem management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement across tools such as Power BI, Databricks, and Azure Data Factory.
Responsibilities
- Maintain reliability for data pipelines and report refreshes, ensuring high uptime and data quality.
- Deliver validated ad-hoc data extracts and automated reports, ensuring accuracy and clarity.
- Manage and resolve operational tickets via ServiceNow and Azure DevOps within SLA timelines.
- Communicate proactively with stakeholders through timely updates, incident summaries, and reports.
- Enforce least-privilege access to data assets, maintaining audit trails and supporting access reviews.
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring issues and document solutions in the Known Error Database.
- Safeguard production changes by performing checks, smoke tests, and rollback planning.
- Participate in agile ceremonies, planning, documentation, and efficient delivery of BI projects.
- Maintain SOPs for monitoring, incident handling, and access workflows, and keep knowledge bases updated.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Analytics, Information Systems, or related field.
- 2-5 years experience in BI support or analytics engineering support in SLA-driven environments.
- Strong expertise in Power BI (report building, data modeling, DAX, RLS, gateways, usage/capacity monitoring).
- Hands-on experience with Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure DevOps, and ServiceNow.
- Knowledge of Python is an advantage.
- Cloud certifications or Power BI/SQL/Databricks/Azure certifications preferred.
- Strong communication skills in English with cultural awareness for stakeholder engagement.
- High attention to detail, adaptability, and problem-solving mindset.
- Accountability and ownership of deliverables.
- Strong time management and ability to prioritize tasks.
- Clear communication and stakeholder alignment.
- Critical thinking and adaptability in high-pressure situations.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in reporting.
- Achievement orientation with enthusiasm for continuous improvement.
- High-pressure, multitasking environment with occasional after-hours support for critical incidents.