Power BI Developer – Hybrid, Federal Long-Term Project

Data Division; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Division in Canberra is seeking a Power BI Developer to build reporting solutions translating data sources into insights to drive recommendations for a Federal Government Department. The role is a full-time hourly contract starting December 2026 with hybrid working options and location flexibility across ACT and neighboring states.

The successful candidate will develop dashboards in Power BI, ensure data governance practices (Purview/M365), and translate stakeholder requirements into

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience analysing complex data, preparing and validating information from multiple sources, and translating findings into clear insights and recommendations.
• Experience developing professional dashboards, reports and visualisations using Power BI.
• Practical experience supporting data governance, information management, compliance, classification or reporting activities in Microsoft Purview or a Microsoft 365 environment.
• Lead the analysis of complex and varied datasets to identify trends, patterns, risks, issues and opportunities using appropriate analytical methods to produce accurate, repeatable and evidence-based findings.
• Integrate and reconcile data from multiple sources, including data cleansing, validation and quality checks.
• Translate complex analysis into clear insights, recommendations and practical actions for decision makers, supported by well-documented analytical approaches, assumptions, definitions, business rules and data limitations.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated experience analysing complex data, preparing and validating information from multiple sources, and translating findings into clear insights and recommendations.
• Experience developing professional dashboards, reports and visualisations using Microsoft Power BI.
• Practical experience supporting data governance, information management, compliance, classification or reporting activities in Microsoft Purview or a Microsoft 365 environment.
• Lead the analysis of complex and varied datasets to identify trends, patterns, risks, issues and opportunities using appropriate analytical methods to produce accurate, repeatable and evidence-based findings.
• Integrate and reconcile data from multiple sources, including data cleansing, validation and quality checks.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Qlik

Cognos

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Data Division in Canberra is seeking a Power BI Developer to build reporting solutions translating data sources into insights to drive recommendations for a Federal Government Department. The role is a full-time hourly contract starting December 2026 with hybrid working options and location flexibility across ACT and neighboring states.

The successful candidate will develop dashboards in Power BI, ensure data governance practices (Purview/M365), and translate stakeholder requirements into