Analytics Developer

Qantas Group; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Qantas Group Staff Travel discount

Job summary

Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd in Melbourne is seeking an Analytics Developer to build and support data products in Airbus Skywise (Palantir Foundry) and Microsoft Power BI. You will develop dashboards, applications and data pipelines to deliver timely insights for Engineering teams.

You will liaise with engineering stakeholders, design data models, and maintain data ingestion from Skywise/Foundry, Oracle, and SharePoint sources.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field.
• 1–2 years' experience in analytics development, BI or data engineering. Internships, graduate programmes or relevant project work welcome.
• Hands-on experience with Power BI, including Power Query and DAX.
• Working knowledge of SQL.
• Exposure to Python/PySpark and Palantir Foundry is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with engineering stakeholders to identify opportunities for analytics and translate requirements into scalable applications and reports.
• Design, build, and optimise data models, measures and calculations using dataflows and semantic models with Power Query (M) and DAX.
• Build Skywise/Foundry datasets, transforms and applications.
• Build and maintain data ingestion from Skywise/Foundry, Oracle (TRAX) databases and SharePoint sources.
• Write SQL queries and Python/PySpark transforms to clean, join and shape data.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) with end users before releasing to production.
• Document data models, pipelines, business logic and report dependencies.

Skills

Power BI

Power Query

DAX

SQL

Python

PySpark

Palantir Foundry

Skywise

Git

Agile

Education

Bachelors in CS/DS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Skywise Foundry

Palantir Foundry

SharePoint

Job description

• Business Function: Information Technology
• Parent Business Function: Digital, IT & Analytics
• Time Type: Full time
• Worker Sub-Type: Permanent
• Entity: Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd

Company Description

We’re Jetstar. You may know us for our famous low fares, but did you also know that we’ve flown more than 400 million customers since we launched in Australia in 2004? In fact, each week we operate around 3,000 flights to nearly 40 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. We also operate a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, including state-of-the-art Airbus A320/21 NEO aircraft and the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787-8s. Every day we enable more people to takeoff to more places, more often.

Impressive numbers? What's even more impressive is the team of extraordinary people taking off together day in day out, flight after flight.

Our people are the real jet stars!

Job Description

• Permanent, full time position based at our Jetstar HQ in Melbourne
• Flexible working options available

Jetstar thrives on innovation! We are always looking to employ ambitious and proactive professionals to help our business work smarter and more efficiently. You will be encouraged to think innovatively whilst developing and maintaining best practice

The Analytics Developer is a role focuses on building and supporting data products in Airbus Skywise (Palantir Foundry) and Microsoft Power BI. Working closely with senior team members, the role will develop dashboards, applications and data pipelines that give Engineering teams accurate, timely insights.

Role responsibilities:

• Liaise with engineering stakeholders to identify opportunities for analytics and translate business requirements into scalable applications and reports.
• Design, build, and optimise data models, measures, and calculations using dataflows and semantic models with Power Query (M) and DAX.
• Build Skywise/Foundry datasets, transforms and applications
• Build and maintain data ingestion from Skywise/Foundry, Oracle (TRAX) databases and SharePoint sources
• Write SQL queries and Python/PySpark transforms to clean, join and shape data
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) with end users before releasing to production
• Document data models, pipelines, business logic and report dependencies

You’ll have:

• Tertiary qualification (or currently completing one) in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field
• 1-2 years' experience in analytics development, BI or data engineering. Internships, graduate programmes or relevant project work are welcome
• Hands-on experience with Power BI, including Power Query and DAX
• Working knowledge of SQL
• Exposure to Python/PySpark and Palantir Foundry is highly regarded
• Familiarity with version control (e.g. Git) and Agile ways of working is advantageous
• An interest in aviation, engineering or maintenance data is a plus
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with good attention to detail
• Curious, eager to learn and open to feedback
• Clear written and verbal communication, including explaining technical topics in plain English
• Takes ownership and follows work through to completion
• Works well both on their own and as part of a cross-functional team
• Good at organising competing priorities and asking for help when needed

Your life at Jetstar is unlike any other

Live the travel dream: You and your nominated travel companions can take-off more with our famous Qantas Group Staff Travel discount.

Make work feel like a holiday: Join a fun, driven team where work feels like a holiday. Our people take every opportunity to take-off together and find ways to help their teammates soar.

There’s a place for everyone at Jetstar: For us, travel and meeting new people go hand in hand. We invite our people to get involved in various Employee Network Groups that play an important role in creating our inclusive and supportive culture that we are fiercely proud of. We believe that teams with a diversity of ideas and experiences are more creative, innovative and solve problems quickly. We welcome applications from anyone who wants to take-off with us. If you have support or access requirements, just reach out and let us know what you need.

We’re Jetstar. Let’s take-off together!

Applications will close by 30 October 2026