Senior Data Analyst

Job description

• Australian Citizenship Required

DFP Recruitment is seeking an APS6 Senior Data Analyst to join a Federal Government client.

The Senior Data Analyst undertakes complex analytical and technical work under limited direction, applying data and reporting expertise to support evidence-based decision-making and deliver high-quality outcomes. As a senior member of a multidisciplinary team, the role contributes to problem solving, provides guidance and mentoring to junior staff, and ensures work is delivered in accordance with the organisations policies, standards and methodologies.

Key responsibilities

• Active participation in small, multi-disciplinary teams, in the design, build, deployment and maintenance of data assets and data products in the NDIAs cloud data platform.
• Presentation of complex technical options, decisions and results tailored to audiences with different levels of technical and data literacy.
• Data wrangling, profiling and quality assessment of new or changed data sources and new data integrations
• Translation of business rules and requirements into coded transformations
• Design and prototype development of new data attributes and products
• Data validation testing including defect and anomaly remediation
• Shared accountability for data products that are robust and error free
• Maintaining code base and documentation standards, and sharing knowledge across analyst teams

Essential criteria

• Extensive data analysis experience with a strong ability to prototype high quality solutions from complex disparate datasets.
• Advanced programming expertise (6+ years) across SQL, SAS, R, and/or Python.
• Proven ability to work independently with a clear purpose and deliver high-quality outcomes with limited supervision under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work as part of a team with active collaboration, sharing of skills and capacity, and shared accountability for team outcomes
• Experience working within an industrialised Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) environment and understanding of data pipelines, modelling and data and reporting platform architectures
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including the ability to translate business discussions into data flows and process documentation while collaborating effectively in team settings.

Desirable criteria

• Experience with Snowflake, or other cloud data platforms and SAS Viya platforms.
• Familiarity with Fabric Power BI reporting platform
• Adaptability and willingness to learn new analytics platforms and tools as required.

To Apply

If this sounds like the role for you, please submit an updated copy of your resume in MS Word format by hitting APPLY NOW or contact Humaira at HHashmi@dfp.com.au  / 02 9200 3672.
 

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