Data Analyst

Paxus; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Paxus is partnering with a major Federal Government organisation to engage one Senior Data Analyst to support the design, analysis and delivery of trusted statistics and data-driven insights for operational and decision-making outcomes.

This role involves working across data analysis, business/process analysis, stakeholder engagement, documentation and delivery support within a complex enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering BI reporting and data analysis in complex environments.
• Ability to elicit requirements and document functional/non-functional needs.
• Strong data communication for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with data quality and data governance activities.
• Experience with workshops and stakeholder sessions.

Responsibilities

• Analyse business processes, systems, data flows and needs to identify improvements.
• Elicit, document and validate requirements.
• Produce process maps, workflow diagrams, use cases and user stories.
• Analyse data from multiple sources to identify trends and risks.
• Support systems analysis and impact assessments.
• Create and maintain documentation.
• Support testing activities (planning, UAT, defect management).
• Support data quality and governance activities.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder sessions, communicating insights clearly.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Business intelligence reporting

Root cause analysis

Data visualization

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements elicitation

Programming basics

Data analysis

SQL

Python

UML

Tools

SQL

Python

UML

Job description

Paxus is partnering with a major Federal Government organisationto engage one (1) Senior Data Analystto support the design, analysis and delivery of trusted statistics and data-driven insights for operational and decision-making outcomes.

This is a great opportunity for a hands-on analyst who can work across data analysis, business/process analysis, stakeholder engagement, documentation and delivery supportin a complex enterprise environment.

• Estimated start date:Monday, 2 November 2026
• Initial contract:to 30 June 2027with up to 2 x 12 months
• Hours:up to 40 hours/week
• Onsite expectation:Full-time onsite for the first month (or until up to speed), then minimum 2 days per week onsite in Canberra

What you’ll be doing

You will work with business and technical stakeholders to understand requirements, analyse data and systems, and support delivery of improvements. Key responsibilities include:

• Analysing business processes, systems, data flows and operational needs to identify improvement opportunities
• Eliciting, documenting and validating business, functional and non-functional requirements
• Producing analysis artefacts such as process maps, workflow diagrams, use cases and user stories
• Analysing data from multiple sources to identify trends, risks, issues and opportunities
• Supporting systems analysis and impact assessments for changes/enhancements
• Creating and maintaining high-quality documentation (requirements, process models, reporting materials, etc.)
• Supporting testing activities (test planning, UAT support, defect management)
• Supporting data quality and data governance activities to improve consistency/integrity
• Facilitating workshops and stakeholder sessions, building consensus and communicating insights clearly
• Contributing to continuous improvement and knowledge transfer, with documentation stored per recordkeeping policies

Depending on project needs, deliverables can include:

• Technical specifications and designs (including matrices)
• Workflows, events and sequence diagrams
• UML diagrams
• Unit test plans

Essential skills / experience (aligned to capability expectations)

• Business intelligence reporting support using standard tools, including data preparation from existing sources
• Business situation analysis in ambiguous/complex environments, including root cause analysis and actionable recommendations
• Strong data communication skills: translating insights for technical and non-technical audiences, and confidently challenging/validating results
• Ability to identify and structure research questions and define measures/approaches to answer them
• Scripting/programming capability for simple programs (design, code, test, document, refactor) with good engineering and security practices
• Ability to interpret and create basic visualisations (charts/graphs) and explain them clearly
• Requirements elicitation and workshop facilitation with cross-functional stakeholders (data/intelligence/risk/operations)
• Data and systems analysis across processes, integrations and enterprise environments (process maps, use cases, impact assessments)
• Supporting delivery and governance: requirements management, testing support, risk/issue identification, documentation, and working in multi-disciplinary teams

Application requirements (important)

• A one-page pitch is requiredaddressing all stated criteria ( max 5,000 characters).

Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.