South Africa: BI Developer – Remote – up to R960k per annum posted by E-Merge

Senior BI Developer with strong business intelligence and data engineering expertise to join our dynamic and growing Data Science team. As a BI Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the end-to-end BI lifecycle – from data flows and models to cubes, reports, and dashboards – across both client-facing and internal initiatives.

The ideal candidate will bring deep technical proficiency in BI, SQL, and Power BI, along with the senior-level expertise to drive innovation, define best practices, and establish BI architectural patterns that scale. You will collaborate closely with clients, Data Engineering, and internal stakeholders to deliver high-quality BI solutions that unlock value from data collaborations.

Responsibilities:

• End-to-End BI Development: Design and implement BI solutions across the full lifecycle: data ingestion flows (via Synapse pipelines and stored procedures), semantic models, OLAP cubes, and Power BI dashboards and templates.
• Architecture & Standards: Define and enforce BI architectural patterns, governance practices, and reusable frameworks for scalable and high-performing BI solutions.
• Innovation & Best Practices: Stay at the forefront of modern BI approaches (e.g., lakehouse, Spark, Delta Lake, Azure Fabric) and bring new ideas to evolve BI practices.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work with Data Engineering teams on pipeline requirements and design, ensuring BI models are optimized for analytics.
• Performance Optimization: Tune queries, models, and reports to handle large-scale datasets efficiently within Synapse and Power BI.
• Mentorship: Share knowledge with junior team members and contribute to upskilling the broader Data Science and BI function.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field (Postgraduate degree preferred).
• 7+ years’ experience in BI development, including end-to-end ownership of BI lifecycles.
• Strong proficiency in Power BI (DAX, data modelling, report development, templates, deployment).
• Experience in other BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Qlik, Looker) is highly advantageous.
• Advanced SQL with expertise in Azure Synapse Analytics (dedicated/serverless SQL pools, stored procedures, performance tuning).
• Experience with OLAP cubes, semantic models, and data warehousing concepts.
• Familiarity with ETL/ELT processes (preferably Synapse Pipelines) and close collaboration with Data Engineering teams.
• Proven ability to design BI architectural patterns and enforce governance best practices.
• Exposure to Azure Fabric, Databricks, or similar lakehouse technologies.

The Reference Number for this position is NG60828 which is a Permanent Remote position based offering a cost to company of up to R960k per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Nokuthula at *****@*****.co.za or call her on (***)***-**** to discuss this and other opportunities.

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