Senior Data & Business Intelligence Developer - Durban

Recruiter:

Talent Evolution

Job Ref:

PTA001780/EO

Date posted:

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Location:

Durban, South Africa

Salary:

R45 000 Monthly

SUMMARY:
Our client is seeking a Senior Data & Business Intelligence Developer who can transform complex, multi-source data into meaningful insights that drive decision-making. In this role, you’ll combine strong technical expertise with analytical thinking, working closely with business stakeholders to design, build, and deliver high-value BI solutions. You will leverage your skills in SQL, data modeling, and mathematical manipulation to extract insight from large datasets and present it through engaging, user-friendly reports and dashboards.

This position requires both technical depth and business acumen, with a focus on creating trusted, actionable intelligence across the organization.

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis & Solution Design

- Partner with stakeholders to understand business challenges, performance drivers, and information needs.
- Translate business questions into technical requirements, KPIs, and performance metrics.
- Conduct data discovery, quality assessments, and gap analysis to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Prototype analytical approaches to uncover trends, correlations, and predictive patterns.

Data & BI Development

- Design and build scalable data models and ETL processes across multiple data sources.
- Develop intuitive BI reports and dashboards using SQL, PowerPivot, Power BI and Qlik Sense
- Apply mathematical and statistical techniques to derive insights, improve forecasting, and support decision-making.
- Ensure reports are designed with clarity, usability, and storytelling in mind.

Collaboration & Mentorship

- Facilitate solution walkthroughs and demos to validate outputs with stakeholders.
- Mentor junior team members, sharing knowledge of data modeling, BI best practices, and analytical techniques.
- Contribute to the development of reusable BI components, templates, and data assets.

Governance, Maintenance & Support

- Adhere to data governance and security frameworks.
- Perform regular audits and optimizations to ensure data accuracy and system performance.
- Troubleshoot and resolve BI solution issues, providing ongoing support to business users.

Required Qualifications & Skills

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (Honours preferred).
- 5+ years of experience working with SQL and relational databases.
- Proven track record in designing and delivering BI solutions.
- Strong skills in handling large, complex datasets and applying mathematical or statistical methods to extract insights.
- Experience in stakeholder engagement, requirements gathering, and translating needs into actionable BI outputs.
- Excellent problem-solving ability with a focus on creating practical, business-focused solutions.
- Strong communication skills, able to simplify and present technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.

Desirable Skills

- Experience in a logistics or supply chain environment.
- Exposure to Enterprise Resource Planning solutions like Syspro, SAP, etc.
- Knowledge of data governance frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, POPIA).

Should you not receive a response within 10 working days, please consider your application as unsuccessful

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