Lead Data Visualiser

Aurec Human Capital Group; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Job summary

Aurec Human Capital Group is seeking a Senior BI/Analytics professional to design, build and deploy enterprise dashboards for a prominent Federal Government entity in Canberra. You will lead workshops, define data modelling standards and ensure governance across the reporting landscape.

Flexible/hybrid Canberra location with an initial 12-month contract plus extension potential, working with modern tools like Power BI, DAX and SQL in a secure government environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex data visualisation and reporting initiatives in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of star schema modelling and release management.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business requirements into intuitive UX/UI designs for non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy high-quality corporate dashboards and interactive reports using Power BI and advanced visualisation tools.
• Architect and implement robust ETL and data preparation processes (dataflows, pipelines, notebooks) within Microsoft Fabric.
• Facilitate requirements-gathering workshops with diverse business stakeholders to translate strategic needs into actionable analytics solutions.
• Define, implement, and enforce organisation-wide data modelling standards, DAX best practices, and reporting governance framework.
• Evaluate data quality, identify structural constraints, and provide expert design advice to ensure accurate, meaningful presentation of information.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary technology leaders and business groups to establish a scalable, unified reporting repository.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

UX/UI design

Tools

Power BI

DAX

Power Query

RLS

Microsoft Fabric

OneLake

Lakehouses

Deployment pipelines

SQL

ETL

Job description

About the Opportunity

• Join a high-performing digital transformation initiative delivering strategic data and analytics solutions for a prominent Federal Government entity.

• Drive the evolution of enterprise reporting capabilities, turning complex data into intuitive, high-impact visual insights that inform key strategic decisions across the organisation.

What's on Offer

• Contract/Engagement: Initial 12 month contract + 12 month extension option.

• Location & Flexibility: Canberra ACT (Flexible/Hybrid working arrangements available).

Role & Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy high-quality corporate dashboards and interactive reports using Power BI and advanced visualisation tools.

• Architect and implement robust ETL and data preparation processes (dataflows, pipelines, notebooks) within Microsoft Fabric.

• Facilitate requirements-gathering workshops with diverse business stakeholders to translate strategic needs into actionable analytics solutions.

• Define, implement, and enforce organisation-wide data modelling standards, DAX best practices, and reporting governance framework.

• Evaluate data quality, identify structural constraints, and provide expert design advice to ensure accurate, meaningful presentation of information.

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary technology leaders and business groups to establish a scalable, unified reporting repository.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this position, you will ideally bring:

• Technical Toolkit: Strong expertise in Power BI (DAX, Power Query, RLS), Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouses, deployment pipelines), SQL, and enterprise ETL/data transformation principles.

• Experience: Demonstrated track record leading complex data visualisation and reporting initiatives in enterprise environments, including hands-on experience with star schema modeling and release management.

• Core Capabilities: Superior stakeholder engagement skills with a proven ability to translate ambiguous business requirements into intuitive UX/UI design for non-technical audiences.

Eligibility & Clearance Requirements

• Security Clearance: Due to the secure nature of this environment, candidates must be an Australian Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.

For a confidential discussion or to learn more about our Federal Government project pipeline, please contact the Aurec team at / [phone].