Hybrid Analytics Engineer: Power BI & Databricks

vavemga; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Canopius in Manchester is seeking an analytics engineer to build, extend and maintain the analytics and reporting capabilities that underpin decision making. You will use Power BI and Databricks to deliver trusted insights and extend existing reporting systems.

You will work with data and business stakeholders to translate problems into clear requirements, deliver reliable solutions, and help migrate legacy reporting onto modern platforms while applying strong analytics engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Hands-on development experience with Power BI, including DAX and paginated reports.
• Strong understanding of analytics engineering principles, semantic/dimensional modelling and cloud-based data platforms.
• Experience building clear, reliable and user-friendly reports and dashboards that support business decision making.
• Good SQL skills for querying, analysing and transforming data; familiarity with development lifecycle practices.
• Experience in Agile or Scrum environments and effective cross-functional teamwork.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop analytics engineering and reporting solutions that help business users access trusted insight and make informed decisions.
• Design, build and maintain semantic models, datasets and reporting solutions using Power BI, paginated reports and Databricks, applying agreed team standards and development practices.
• Support report and dataset performance improvement by reviewing data models, DAX calculations, queries and refresh approaches, escalating more complex optimisation needs where required.
• Apply data validation, reconciliation and testing approaches to ensure analytics outputs are accurate and aligned to approved sources.
• Document solutions clearly, including data sources, logic, refresh schedules, access requirements and support considerations.
• Follow team standards for modelling conventions, naming, testing, deployment and version control, contributing suggestions for improvement where appropriate.

Skills

Power BI

Data modelling

SQL

Data visualization

Communication

Agile working

Tools

Azure DevOps

Git

Databricks

Tabular Editor

Job description

Canopius in Manchester is seeking an analytics engineer to build, extend and maintain the analytics and reporting capabilities that underpin decision making. You will use Power BI and Databricks to deliver trusted insights and extend existing reporting systems.

You will work with data and business stakeholders to translate problems into clear requirements, deliver reliable solutions, and help migrate legacy reporting onto modern platforms while applying strong analytics engineering practices.