ITS Data and Analytics Engineer

About the Role

An exciting opportunity is available for a Data Analyst / Data Engineer to join a collaborative technology team working across operational data, analytics and data engineering.

The core of the role is Data Analysis, with hands-on Data Engineering responsibilities. You'll work with complex operational datasets to generate insights, improve how data is captured and used, build and maintain data pipelines, and develop dashboards and reporting solutions.

This is an 18-month fixed-term contract with potential to extend, and would particularly suit a Data Analyst who has been developing their Data Engineering capability and wants to continue that progression.

You Should Have

• Approximately 3–5 years' commercial experience across Data Analysis and/or Data Engineering
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Strong SQL skills
• Experience working with large and complex datasets
• Hands-on ETL and data pipeline experience
• Commercial cloud experience, ideally AWS
• Practical understanding of geospatial or spatial data
• Strong dashboard, visualisation and reporting experience
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Technical Requirements

Must Have

• Data Analysis
• SQL
• Data Engineering, ETL and data pipelines
• AWS experience, ideally including Redshift and/or DynamoDB, or strong Azure experience
• Geospatial data concepts such as GeoJSON, coordinates, mapping or LineStrings
• Tableau, QuickSight, Power BI or equivalent visualisation tools

Nice to Have

• ITS, Operational Technology, transport or traffic data experience
• GIS or spatial analytics experience
• Python or R
• Azure Data Factory or Databricks
• Knowledge of transport data standards

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse operational data to identify trends, anomalies and opportunities
• Build and maintain data pipelines and automated integration processes
• Acquire, transform, cleanse and validate data from multiple operational systems
• Improve the availability and usability of data for downstream analysis
• Develop dashboards, visualisations and operational reporting
• Support data quality, governance and metadata activities
• Assist with requirements definition and data modelling
• Contribute to the continued uplift of data and analytics solutions
• Translate business and operational requirements into practical analytical solutions

Culture

• Positive and collaborative team environment
• Mix of project and operational work
• Work alongside a range of technical and operational stakeholders
• Opportunity to work with highly tangible, real-world operational data

Career Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a Data Analyst looking to continue developing into Data Engineering, while gaining exposure to cloud platforms, geospatial data and operational technology.

You'll work across both analytics and engineering, with the opportunity to see how your data pipelines, reporting and insights contribute to real-world operational decision-making.

Working Arrangements

• CBD location
• Predominantly office-based
• Some work-from-home flexibility available
• Flexible start and finish times

How to Apply

If this opportunity resonates with you, please apply.

For further details, contact Matt on 0468 083 540 or [email protected].