Senior Business Intelligence Developer
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Senior BI Developer £55,000 – £65,000 + Bonus | Manchester or Fareham (Hybrid after probation) Gravitas is supporting a growing financial services organisation in the search for a Senior BI Developer to take full ownership of their business intelligence estate. This is a crucial role for an experienced BI professional who can translate complex data into meaningful insights, develop high‑quality Power BI assets, and act as the bridge between a modern Databricks‑based data platform and business stakeholders. If you’re passionate about designing clean, scalable BI solutions that genuinely influence decision-making—and you’re confident working with senior stakeholders in a regulated environment—this is an excellent opportunity to elevate your impact. What You’ll Be Doing • Own, develop, and maintain the organisation’s Power BI estate, including dashboards, semantic models, paginated reports, and Power BI Service administration. • Build robust semantic models that connect Power BI directly to Databricks lakehouses and SQL Server. • Create SSRS and paginated reports to support operational, financial, and regulatory reporting needs. • Work closely with the data engineering team to ensure BI outputs align with upstream pipelines and business logic. • Partner with stakeholders across Operations, Finance, Compliance, and Portfolio Management to translate requirements into clear, accurate, insightful reporting. • Promote Power BI self-service across the business, providing training and guidance to users. • Contribute to data governance efforts, including data lineage, documentation, and data dictionary maintenance. • Support ad hoc analysis and provide input into board reporting packs. • Ensure reporting outputs meet FCA regulatory requirements and internal governance standards. What You Bring Core Experience • 5+ years’ experience in BI development with a strong, demonstrable Power BI portfolio. • Expert-level Power BI capability: data modelling, DAX, paginated reports, workspace and Service administration. • Strong SQL skills and experience working with SQL Server and/or Azure Synapse. • Ability to design and optimise semantic models connected to Databricks. • Experience building SSRS or equivalent formatted reports. • Proven confidence presenting insights to senior, non-technical stakeholders. Nice to Have • Experience with Azure Synapse Analytics or Azure Data Factory. • Familiarity with Databricks notebooks, and basic Python or PySpark exposure. • Experience within financial services or another regulated industry. • Understanding of data governance, data quality, and lineage frameworks. Your Working Style Technical Excellence • Holds high standards in report quality, DAX performance, and data model design. • Maintains a clean, organised, and well-documented Power BI environment. • Keeps up-to-date with the evolving Microsoft BI ecosystem. Commercial Awareness • Understands business context and stakeholder needs. • Communicates insights clearly and designs reporting that drives action. Collaboration • Works effectively with data engineers, analysts, and business teams. • Skilled at gathering and refining requirements and managing expectations. Drive & Initiative • Proactively identifies opportunities to improve BI outputs and coverage. • Takes full ownership of deliverables, ensuring they are delivered to a high standard. What’s on Offer • £55,000 – £65,000 base salary • Discretionary annual bonus • 25–30 days holiday (based on tenure) + birthday day off • Pension scheme with up to 5% matched contributions • Cycle & Tech schemes • Manchester or Fareham office location • Office‑based during probation, then hybrid working
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100%
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| Stakeholder Communication | llm_soft |
100%
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| Analytical Thinking | llm_soft |
100%
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| Self-Management | llm_soft |
100%
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| Presentation Skills | llm_soft |
100%
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| Documentation | llm_soft |
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| Teamwork | llm_soft |
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| Collaboration | llm_soft |
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| Problem-Solving | llm_soft |
100%
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| Critical Thinking | llm_soft |
100%
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| Technical Writing | llm_soft |
80%
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| Adaptability | llm_soft |
80%
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| Decision-Making | llm_soft |
80%
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