Business Intelligence Developer

Business Intelligence Developer job description

The Business Intelligence Developer designs, builds, and maintains data models, dashboards, and reporting solutions that enable data-driven decision-making across the organisation. This role ensures BI solutions are scalable, secure, and compliant with New Zealand data governance and privacy standards.

Business Intelligence Developer duties and responsibilities of the job

Key responsibilities of a Business Intelligence Developer include:

Developing and maintaining BI dashboards, reports, and data visualisations using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik

Building and optimising data models to support efficient reporting and analytics

Writing SQL queries and stored procedures for data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL)

Collaborating with analysts, stakeholders, and IT teams to gather reporting requirements

Ensuring solutions align with the NZ Privacy Act, ISO 27001, and internal data governance frameworks

Supporting data quality initiatives and ensuring consistency across reporting outputs

Automating data refreshes and report distribution through scheduled jobs and pipelines

Documenting BI processes, data sources, and architecture for governance and maintenance purposes

Business Intelligence Developer job qualifications and requirements

A degree in computer science, data analytics, or information systems is required.

Requirements include:

3+ years’ experience in BI development or data engineering roles

Proficiency with BI tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, Qlik) and SQL-based data manipulation

Experience developing data models and building scalable BI solutions

Familiarity with New Zealand data privacy and security regulations

Knowledge of ETL tools and cloud data platforms (e.g. Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue)

Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills

Effective communication and documentation capabilities across technical and business teams

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Salary for Business Intelligence Developer

120000 - 145000

25th percentile

120000

The candidate is new to the role or has limited experience and is building necessary skills.

50th percentile

135000

The candidate has moderate experience in the role, meets most requirements or has equivalent transferable skills, and may also have relevant certifications.

75th percentile

145000

The candidate has extensive experience and advanced skills for the role, and may also have specialised certifications.

Salary range based on three percentiles The starting salaries represent gross yearly salaries. They do not include bonuses, benefits or KiwiSaver.

Projected salaries for related positions

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25th percentile

50th percentile

75th percentile

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160000

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155000

180000

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100000

115000

125000

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110000

130000

145000

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120000

140000

160000

Senior Data Scientist

160000

180000

200000

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125000

135000

150000

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160000

180000

200000

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