About your new role

Are you passionate about data and enabling enterprise-scale analytics? As Platform Administrator (Power BI), you’ll play a key role in managing the City of Gold Coast’s integrated Microsoft data ecosystem, ensuring secure, high-performance access to insights across Fabric, Power BI, and Microsoft Purview. This role empowers the City's data-driven future while upholding best-practice governance and platform optimisation.

In this role, you will:

Administer and optimise the Microsoft analytics platform, including Fabric lakehouses, Power BI workspaces, data warehouses, pipelines, and Purview.

Establish and maintain data governance using Microsoft Purview, ensuring data cataloguing, lineage tracking, and compliance.

Manage access control and authentication across analytics tools, ensuring secure, auditable data use.

Support business units through self-service enablement and curated data models in Power BI.

Monitor performance and resource utilisation to improve scalability and reliability.

Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to align platform functionality with the City's data strategy.

Champion training, documentation, and platform innovation across the organisation.

We're looking for people who have:

A tertiary qualification in IT, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or equivalent experience.

Certification in Power BI (e.g., PL-300: Power BI Data Analyst Associate).

Proven experience managing enterprise-scale Microsoft data and analytics environments.

Deep understanding of Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and Microsoft Purview.

Strong skills in data governance, platform performance tuning, and stakeholder engagement.

Be part of shaping the Gold Coast's future

The Gold Coast is inspired by lifestyle and driven by opportunity. We are the second largest Council in Australia.

We care about being the most flexible government organisation in Australia and have a range of benefits to help you create the right balance:

Flexiblework arrangements, including hybrid/work-from-home options.

Personal and professional development courses.

Access to 350+ fitness facilities through Fitness Passport.

Four free confidential counselling sessions a year for you or an immediate family member.

One free nutritionist and financial advice session per year.

We pride ourselves on being a high-performing, customer-focused organisation committed to diversity and inclusion.

How to apply

For more information, view the position brief by clicking the paperclip icon in the top right corner of this screen.

Click 'Apply' to submit your online application. Upload your Resume with a Cover Letter (of no more than 2 pages) outlining how your skills, experience, and personal attributes will help you succeed in this role.

Documents must be less than 2MB, and PDF format is preferred. If you encounter technical issues when applying, please email [email protected]

Our selection process may include a one-way video interview via Criteria, face-to-face or virtual interviews via Microsoft Teams, reference checks via Xref, and additional checks including police checks, employment history, qualifications, pre-employment medical reviews, and drug and alcohol testing.

Contact Person
Tim Harding

Contact

[email protected]

Closing Date
Sunday, 10 August 2025

Please note applications for all our vacancies close at 10.30pm on the listed closing date.

The City of Gold Coast is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons are encouraged to apply.