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Vertus Partners

Power BI Developer & Data Modelling Specialist - Banking

Hybrid

Birmingham, United kingdom

£ 600 /hour

Freelance

18-03-2026

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Skills

Communication Jira SQL Data Warehousing ServiceNow CI/CD Monitoring Problem-solving power bi Confluence Analytics Power Automate DAX

Job Specifications

We are currently recruiting for a Power BI developer to join a leading bank and play a pivotal role in shaping the organisation's data landscape. This is an exciting opportunity to design robust BI foundations, deliver impactful insights, and lead the evolution toward AI-ready reporting.

You will be responsible for designing high-quality Power BI datasets, developing scalable data models, and delivering insightful dashboards that support critical business processes. Beyond reporting, you'll help establish a trusted, governed data ecosystem, integrate BI with ServiceNow, and drive forward AI-enabled analytics capabilities.

Responsibilities:

Build a World-Class Data Foundation

Develop certified datasets, semantic models, and clear data lineage
Establish a governed and trusted "Data Pillar" across the organisation
Improve resilience, performance, and reliability of BI assets

Deliver Insightful Reporting

Design and build interactive dashboards and paginated reports
Ensure high usability, accuracy, and visual clarity

Advanced Data Modelling & Engineering

Create scalable Power BI data models and relationships
Develop high-performance datasets in Power BI Service
Transform data using Power Query (M) and SQL pipelines

DAX & Analytics Excellence

Write efficient, reusable DAX measures
Implement time intelligence and complex business logic

Drive Innovation with AI & Automation

Enable AI-ready datasets for Copilot and Gen AI use cases
Identify opportunities for automation, anomaly detection, and forecasting
Leverage Power Automate to streamline workflows
Optimise BI development using AI-assisted tooling

Integration & Governance

Integrate Power BI with ServiceNow to surface dataset health and ownership
Standardise development practices (templates, CI/CD, testing, documentation)
Manage Power BI Service (workspaces, refresh, monitoring, performance)

Stakeholder Collaboration

Translate business requirements into scalable BI solutions
Work closely with engineers, SMEs, and product teams
Document models, logic, and data lineage clearly

Essential Skills

Must have experience working in a bank
Strong expertise in Power BI (Desktop & Service), DAX, and Power Query (M)
Solid SQL skills (joins, CTEs, window functions)
Experience with data modelling and data warehousing principles
Proven experience building ETL/data pipelines
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication - able to simplify complex data concepts

Desirable

Experience with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence)
Familiarity with ServiceNow, particularly GRC data

Please submit your CV immediately in order to be considered for this role.

About the Company

Welcome to Vertus Partners. We are a market leading Financial Services and Technology recruitment consultancy, recognised for best practice and customer experience. Through honest, collaborative and effective relationships we have developed a track record as a leading supplier to some of the world's best known Financial Institutions, as well as a host of FinTech and Digital organisations, providing Contract and Permanent resources across the following areas: * IT & Digital * Quant & Data Science * Business Change & Tra... Know more