Welcome to This Australian Life. 

From the millions of Australians we protect, to those that make it happen every day at TAL, people really are what we’re all about. We want to grow with you. Achieve with you. And support you to do your best work. That's why we're focused on developing leadership, promoting diversity, rewarding excellence, and retaining great talent.

We're always looking for people who want to go further with us. People who do what’s right, aim high, and work smart.  Why not see where we can go?

The BI developer role is part of the Data and Analytics team at TAL. As a BI Developer, you will be working within the business, engaging with business and IT to create, and modify TAL reports to incorporate new data, align business rules, and create robust interfaces and reports. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining ETL/ELT connections from multiple sources and developing tables and views based on business logic and user requirements. You will be responsible for the development and maintenance of effective business intelligence and data warehouse solutions and will help develop a comprehensive and automated information reporting system that is accurate, flexible, dynamic and timely. You will be applying your stakeholder management and business analysis skillset in conjunction with your strong technical knowledge to help build appropriate solutions.

In this role you will: 

• Project and Task Management - Working efficiently with stakeholders to understand the business needs and translate it into key objectives.
• Data Warehousing & Modelling - Developing, designing, and maintaining data warehousing solutions for storing operational and performance data.
• Designing, creating, and maintaining integrations needed into/out of data warehousing solution.
• Develop end to end reporting solution including ingestion, ETL and PowerBI reporting solutions.
• Source system data discovery, and data analysis.
• Liaison, and collaboration with DnA and IT.
• Full solution testing, including system, performance and UAT.
• Deployment preparation and go live activities.
• Maintaining well organized documentation of developed solutions.
• Managing risks relating to the services you and your team provide through the development and ongoing management of standard operating procedures for key information products.
• Contribute to and maintain the D&A risk and issues register. 

Essential

• Good understanding of database architecture and associated reporting tools (Power BI).
• Good understanding of SQL scripting (T-SQL).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent understanding of ETL (SSIS).
• At least 5 years of BI Development work.
• Proven ability to drive projects to completion in a challenging environment.
• Ability to quickly learn and understand complex data structures and environments.

Desirable

• Life Insurance knowledge.
• Demonstrable ability and attributes such as; assertiveness, resilience, and flexibility in times of change.
• Previous experience working within an agile environment.        

You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems. 

As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.

At TAL we value diversity in all its forms and are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable culture for all our people. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, individuals from all backgrounds, including those with caring responsibilities, people living with disability, and individuals from the CALD and LGBTQI+ communities to apply. Even if you don’t check every box in the criteria above, we encourage you to apply today or get in touch with us here. 

To provide you with the best experience, we can accommodate you at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team at any time.

TAL is recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice.  We are proud to be a member of Diversity Council Australia and the Australian Network on Disability. For information on our reconciliation journey, take a look at our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.

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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.

If you are already a TAL employee please apply via the SmartRecruiters button in Workday and navigate to the Employee Portal. This is important to ensure that your application is recorded accurately.