Data Analyst

Overview

In this role you will shape our analytics capability by deploying Microsoft Fabric and Power BI to deliver actionable insights. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to build scalable data solutions and mentor other analysts. You will manage the full data lifecycle, from ingestion to dashboard delivery, across Fabric and Power BI. This is a hands-on position in a cutting-edge defence technology context with a focus on performance, governance and adoption of best practices. You will contribute to a modern analytics platform that informs critical decisions and supports business goals.

Pay / Benefits

• Matched contribution pension
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health and dental insurance options
• Employee discount and personal accident insurance
• Armed Forces Covenant and Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering opportunities

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports aligned with business needs
• Build and optimize semantic data models using star schema and DAX optimization
• Develop and manage data pipelines in Microsoft Fabric (Dataflows Gen2, Lakehouse, Warehouse)
• Translate stakeholder requirements into scalable data solutions and communicate insights to diverse audiences
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity and performance; contribute to Fabric architecture, governance and reusable standards
• Provide expert coaching, mentoring and identify opportunities to improve performance, usability, scalability and adoption of best practices

Key requirements

• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking with ability to derive actionable insights
• Extensive experience with Power BI (report design, DAX, data modelling)
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric or related Azure data services (Synapse, Data Factory)
• Proficiency in SQL, data transformation and dimensional data modeling
• Understanding of data warehousing, lakehouse concepts, version control and deployment practices
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement, balancing hands-on delivery with leadership

• stakeholder management
• mentoring
• clear communication
• Power BI
• DAX
• SQL

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