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BI Devops Lead

Melbourne Permanent Work from Home or Hybrid View Job Description
As a BI DevOps Lead in the public sector, based in Melbourne, you will have the rare opportunity to establish and influence how Business Intelligence is governed, deployed, and scaled across the organisation. You'll play a pivotal role in defining governance frameworks, maturing DevOps practices, and building the foundations for a scalable, high-performing BI environment.
  • Permanent position based in Melbourne.
  • Opportunity to shape the future of enterprise analytics from the ground up

About Our Client

This organisation operates within the public sector and is located in Melbourne. In response to the significant growth of Power BI adoption and increasing demand for trusted, enterprise-grade reporting and analytics solutions our client is looking for a BI DevOps specialist.

Job Description

  • Lead the governance, release management, and deployment of Power BI reports, dashboards, datasets, semantic models, and analytics solutions.
  • Establish and mature BI DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, version control, testing, and deployment processes.
  • Act as the gatekeeper for BI production releases, ensuring solutions meet quality, security, and compliance requirements.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to BI Developers, Analysts, and broader data teams.
  • Drive consistency and standardisation across reports, dashboards, datasets, and analytical assets.
  • Collaborate closely with Data Engineers, DBAs, Architects, Business Analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver enterprise reporting solutions.
  • Develop and maintain release governance, change management, and production support processes.
  • Assess the current BI landscape and identify opportunities to improve platform maturity, governance, and delivery capability.



The Successful Applicant

A successful BI DevOps Lead should have:

  • Extensive experience developing enterprise-scale Power BI solutions, including dashboards, reports, semantic models, DAX, Power Query, and data modelling.
  • A proven track record of moving beyond report development to establish governance, standards, and operating models for BI platforms.
  • Strong experience implementing DevOps and CI/CD practices within Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Azure DevOps, or similar analytics environments.
  • Experience managing release processes, deployment pipelines, version control, testing, quality assurance, and production support.
  • Experience guiding and influencing development teams, providing technical leadership, code reviews, mentoring, and architectural direction.
  • The ability to balance governance and control with business agility, ensuring high-quality outcomes without slowing delivery.
  • Collaborative team player, proactive, influential, and comfortable driving change without relying on direct authority.



What's on Offer

  • Permanent position based in Melbourne.
  • Opportunity to shape the future of enterprise analytics from the ground up.



If you're ready to take on the role of BI DevOps Lead in the public sector, we encourage you to apply!

Contact
Jeya Umashankar
Quote job ref
JN-102026-7116237
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Job summary

Function
Information Technology
Specialisation
Data Analysis & Development
Industry
Technology & Telecoms
Location
Melbourne
Job Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jeya Umashankar
Consultant phone
Job Reference
JN-102026-7116237
Work from Home
Work from Home or Hybrid

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Michael Page acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of the land we operate on.