Analytics Engineer

Overview

Analytics Engineer role at Standards Australia.

About the Role

This is a unique role that combines the responsibilities of a Data Analyst and a Data Engineer. The Analytics Engineer will be extremely creative and have a strong understanding of the end-to-end data process. This includes acquiring data from source systems, transforming data to meet business needs, and visualising and analysing data to provide insights that enhance business operations.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes to support data integration and analytics needs
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver actionable insights
• Create and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports, and visualisations to communicate data insights effectively to non-technical stakeholders
• Develop and maintain data models, schemas, and documentation to support data governance and data quality initiatives
• Optimise data processing workflows for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and maintain data security standards
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for data-related issues and queries
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in data engineering and analytics

About you

• Experience with Azure tech stack (Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Azure Functions, Power Automate, and Logic Apps, Cosmos DB)
• Experience with Power BI, GIT and Python
• Demonstrate clear commercial outcomes of the work and projects you've delivered
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer, AWS Certified Big Data) are a plus
• Aptitude for understanding business objectives and processes and translating them into business and technical analysis of relevant data
• Visualisation experience in sales/e-commerce/online shop - desirable
• Good business acumen, with keen desire to work across the organisation to analyse and improve the business
• Experience with unstructured data and data bases such as COSMOS DB or MarkLogic is a plus
• Demonstrated experience in building efficient scalable ETL/ELT pipelines from different sources including APIs, databases (e.g., Big Query), or unstructured sources (e.g. blob storage)
• Good understanding of data repository systems (business intelligence infrastructures)
• Hands-on demonstrated experience in automating data pipelines and their deployment through CI/CD is advantageous
• Demonstrated experience in investigating, recommending and integrating/deploying third party solutions, including Vendor/Partner collaboration in areas including Data Governance, Reporting Tools, Data Lakes, distributed Compute and Visualisation

Culture & Benefits

Standards Australia is proud to have been awarded the Employer of Choice Award for two consecutive years, 2023 and 2024. Our iCARE values form the basis of all we do - Integrity, Courage, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. We offer a range of People Perks that support flexibility, wellbeing, career growth, and recognition—helping you thrive at work and beyond.

What's next?

If Standards Australia sounds like the place for you, please submit your CV outlining your experience and suitability to this role. Eligible applicants must be Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or have legal rights to work in Australia. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted within 15 business days of their application.

At Standards Australia, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to fostering a working environment that values diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Our mission is to empower our communities, and in doing so, we strive to create an organisation that genuinely reflects and respects the diversity of the communities we serve; putting people at the heart of all we do. We welcome applications from people of all cultural and linguistic groups, people of all ages and genders, people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability, and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. Should you need any adjustments to be made to our recruitment process, please contact [email protected]