Systems Support Developer/Analyst (BI Developer)

Cardiff University - University IT - Managerial, Professional and Specialist Staff – MPSS

Us

We want to make Cardiff University an institution that is respected the world over. Our vision is to be a world-leading, research-excellent, educationally outstanding university, driven by creativity and curiosity, which fulfils its social, cultural, and economic obligations to Cardiff, Wales, the UK and the world. We expect to improve our standing as one of the top 100 universities in the world and the top 20 in the UK.

Opportunity

An opportunity has arisen within the Business Intelligence development team. The BI Development team designs, builds and maintains the University’s core business intelligence and data warehousing capabilities, delivering reliable, secure and well governed data structures that underpin reporting, analytics and statutory returns. The team develops and supports end to end BI solutions across the Microsoft stack—including ETL, data models, semantic layers and Power BI—and is now leading the transition to Microsoft Fabric as the modern data platform. Working closely with analysts, service teams and senior stakeholders, the team ensures high quality, trusted data is available to support operational decision making, regulatory compliance, digital transformation initiatives and strategic planning across the institution.

You

As a passionate and knowledgeable Business Intelligence specialist, you will provide specialist and expert advice to colleagues within university IT and the wider university. You will support the team leader by providing advice, insight and guidance in BI product stack trends and developments. You will be a skilled developer with an understanding on Kimball methodology, experienced in the Microsoft stack of tools, proficient in the lifecycle of BI reporting, from ETL tools, database development, data cube (tabular) development, to report development in Power BI.

What we offer

Cardiff University can offer many attractive benefits to its employees, including a competitive salary, 37 days annual leave per annum and a generous pension scheme. More information on what we can offer can be found at https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs/what-we-can-offer.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and open ended.

Salary: £41,064 - £46,049 per annum (Grade 6)

Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances.

Closing date: Sunday, 29 March 2026

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.