Analyst, Data Analytics

IAG; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Work from home

Flexible hybrid options

Insurance discounts

Learning & development

Parental leave

First-rate benefits

Job summary

At IAG, we’re building data-driven decision-making for a leading Australian and New Zealand general insurer. Join as a Data Engineer to design, build, and optimise scalable data solutions using GCP and dbt, enabling smarter business decisions.

You’ll collaborate with the Data Product team to translate requirements into robust pipelines, data models, and automation, while applying Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices to ensure high-quality, secure data.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years in data engineering or analytics engineering with software development background.
• Intermediate skills in SQL, Python, and DBT. Experience with BigQuery and Google Cloud Platform is essential.
• Demonstrated experience with AI-driven data testing, optimisation, and governance tools.
• Well-versed in Agile methodologies and DevOps practices, including CI/CD and version control systems like Git.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Monitor data pipelines and data products to ensure accurate, timely, and accessible data for business users.
• Optimise data models and pipeline orchestration for efficiency and reliability.
• Investigate data quality issues, identify root causes, implement sustainable fixes.
• Manage releases and deployments across higher environments with change governance.
• Communicate release activities and risks clearly to stakeholders; coordinate follow-up actions.
• Create and maintain technical and operational documentation for knowledge sharing and BAU support.

Skills

SQL

Python

DBT

BigQuery

Google Cloud Platform

CI/CD

Git

Agile

DevOps

Tools

DBT

BigQuery

Google Cloud Platform

Git

CI/CD

Job description

At IAG, we’re ready for you. We're the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand. Our family of brands turns the IAG purpose of making your world a safer place into action by helping everyday Aussies and New Zealanders, supporting their ambitions and making insurance accessible.

Join us as a Data Engineer and help make the world a safer place through the power of data. You'll play a critical role in designing, building, and optimising scalable data solutions that enable smarter decision-making across the business. Working closely with stakeholders and our Data Product team, you'll develop and support data pipelines, APIs, and data models using GCP and dbt, ensuring our data products are reliable, secure, high quality, and easy to use. From translating complex business requirements into impactful solutions to automating processes, improving data quality, and driving projects through the full product lifecycle, you'll have the opportunity to make a tangible impact while working with modern technologies and a team passionate about innovation and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Do

Monitor data pipelines and data products to ensure they deliver accurate, timely, and accessible data to business users.

Optimise data models and pipeline orchestration jobs to improve operational efficiency, reliability, and performance.

Investigate data quality and pipeline issues, identify root causes, and implement sustainable solutions.

Manage and execute releases and deployments across higher environments, ensuring changes are thoroughly validated and implemented in accordance with change governance and release management processes.

Communicate release activities, operational updates, risks, and outcomes clearly to stakeholders, providing timely notifications and coordinating any required follow-up actions.

Create and maintain accurate technical, operational, and support documentation to enable effective knowledge sharing, ongoing maintenance, and smooth transition into business-as-usual support.

This is a permanent role and offer a flexible hybrid work model based near any of our major centres across New Zealand and Australia.

What You’ll Bring

2-5 years in data engineering or analytics engineering, with a strong background in software development.

Intermediate skills in SQL, Python, and DBT. Experience with Big Query and the Google Cloud Platform is essential.

Demonstrated experience in implementing AI-driven data testing, optimisation, and governance tools.

Well-versed in Agile methodologies and DevOps practices, including experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems like Git.

Strong analytical and problem solving abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to creating innovative data solutions.

What We Offer

• Boosted superannuation with 13% as standard.
• 20 days annual leave + 5 days MyLeave (extra leave for what’s important to you).
• Work from home and many more flexibility options with myFlex.
• Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance.
• Partner discounts on private health insurance, tech & appliances, and many more.
• Industry-leading 20 weeks paid parental leave.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, the award-winning IAG Academy, study assistance and secondment opportunities.

*employment type eligibility criteria apply

As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day and grow your career beyond the expected. That’s not just words. It’s our people promise. We're ready for you with unexpected opportunities for your career, your work-life and your ability to make a difference. We celebrate all viewpoints shaped by life experiences and culture, and are guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses, and communities. We collaborate on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth and create meaningful change for our customers and employees.