Microsoft Business Intelligence Developer

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients.  We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications.  We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals. 

As a Microsoft Business Intelligence Developer at Sword, you'll play a crucial role in designing, developing, and implementing BI solutions that ensure data-driven decision-making. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, create data models, and develop reports and dashboards that empower users.

This role can be undertaken on a remote basis with potential occasional travel to any of our offices across the UK.

About the role: 

• Engage with Business Analysis and Product Management teams to design and develop use cases in Azure DevOps.
• Translate the ADO use cases into designs.
• Engage with Data Architecture and Data Engineering teams to develop the reports and analytics to agreed data and technical standards.
• Prepare and analyse large datasets to deliver relevant insights.
• Provide technical assistance with training and support for the new reports and analytics

• Experienced practitioner in the implementation of reports and analytics using the Microsoft platform, including; Azure, Fabric, Power BI, Azure DevOps.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of logical and physical data modelling concepts.
• Knowledge of data transformation and analysis techniques.
• Practical experience using an Agile delivery methodology.
• Ability to analyse datasets to derive meaningful insight.
• Ability to deliver innovative visualisations/reports within a business context and support the BI Business Analyst to communicate them to stakeholders.

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.

We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:

Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.

Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance.  We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.

A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more…..

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement.  If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience.  We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.