Data Analyst

Agrifutures; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government in Brisbane is seeking an experienced Data Analyst to support a major technology program, delivering data, reporting and intelligence capabilities across a large-scale transformation initiative.

You will work with Business Analysts, Data Architects and stakeholders to turn complex datasets into actionable insights and decision-support products, develop Power BI dashboards and ensure data quality and governance across projects.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in data analysis, BI, reporting or analytics.
• Moderate to advanced Power BI capability.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Strong DAX, Power Query and SQL skills.
• Experience with data platforms such as Fabric, Dataflows and Lakehouse concepts.
• Familiarity with Databricks and Spark SQL.
• Understanding of Power BI Row-Level Security.
• Strong data modelling and visualisation capability.

Responsibilities

• Analyse data from multiple sources to identify trends, risks, patterns and opportunities
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports, visualisations and performance measures
• Translate business requirements into data and reporting specifications
• Validate data quality, accuracy, completeness and consistency
• Provide expertise across data modelling, business intelligence and data governance
• Support UAT, report validation and implementation activities
• Present analytical findings and insights to business stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, analytics and business processes

Skills

Data analysis

Power BI

SQL

Excel

DAX

Data modelling

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Databricks

Spark SQL

Microsoft Fabric

Dataflows

Lakehouse concepts

Job description

Data Analyst

Brisbane | Queensland Government | Hybrid | Contract

We are seeking an experienced Data Analyst to support a major Queensland Government technology program, delivering data, reporting and intelligence capabilities across a large-scale transformation initiative.

This role will work closely with Business Analysts, Data Architects, Data Engineers and business stakeholders to turn complex datasets into actionable insights and decision-support products.

Key responsibilities:

• Analyse data from multiple sources to identify trends, risks, patterns and opportunities


• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports, visualisations and performance measures


• Translate business requirements into data and reporting specifications


• Validate data quality, accuracy, completeness and consistency


• Provide expertise across data modelling, business intelligence and data governance


• Support UAT, report validation and implementation activities


• Present analytical findings and insights to business stakeholders


• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, analytics and business processes

Technical requirements:

• Strong experience in data analysis, BI, reporting or analytics


• Moderate to advanced Power BI capability


• Advanced Microsoft Excel


• Strong DAX, Power Query and SQL skills


• Experience working with Microsoft Fabric, Semantic Models, Dataflows and Lakehouse concepts


• Experience with Databricks and Spark SQL


• Understanding of Power BI Row-Level Security


• Strong data modelling and visualisation capability

Microsoft certifications including Power BI Data Analyst Associate, Azure Data Fundamentals or Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate will be highly regarded.

This is an opportunity to work on a significant government technology program where data and analytics will play a central role in operational intelligence and evidence-based decision-making.