Senior Data Scientist

4 days ago


Canberra, ACT, Australia Calleo Australia Full time

Long Term Contract
Federal Government (NV1 or NV2 clearance)
Canberra Location (Remote work can be considered)

Job Details

The federal government department is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to join their team.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Maintain and develop data systems to support the department's 'data informed diplomacy' objectives, including:
  • Scoping and development of relevant data sources, open source and official
  • Scoping and building data models, working with a PowerBI developer
  • Maintaining and extending scripts/tools for ETL, data wrangling, data cleaning, and robust data syncing, utilising Python and other tools
  • Data analysis and visualisation
  • Maintain and develop AI tools to support policy analysis, including:
  • Maintaining and extending a project for summarisation and analysis of open-source (news) and official material (Python, OpenAI, Azure)
  • Expanding or forking the tool for other use cases, subject to stakeholder engagement
  • Fulfilling documentation requirements
  • Providing other data services relevant to the objectives of the Southeast Asia Data Analytics Section as required

Technical Skills

Microsoft Excel, R, Python, SQL, AI APIs/libraries (e.g., Azure, OpenAI).

Desirable: PowerBI and DAX

Additional Requirements

Due to the nature of the role, applicants must be Australian Citizens with an active NV1 or NV2 security clearance.

How to apply

Apply directly or for more information, please email Zainab at zainab.afzaal@calleo.com.au.

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Calleo is an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from all people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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