Lead AI & ML Scientist for Government Analytics

AAR Consulting Group; Canberra; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AAR Consulting Group seeks a Lead Data Scientist for government projects based in Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide or Hobart. You will lead AI/ML initiatives across the full model lifecycle, turning data into actionable insights to support strategic decisions.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to design robust evaluation frameworks, govern data and models, and drive scalable, cost-aware analytics solutions while maintaining compliance with governance and security requirements.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in data science, CS, statistics or math.
• Proven data science experience.
• Experience applying AI/ML to complex business problems.
• Knowledge of data modelling, analytics tools and visualization methods.
• Ability to obtain Baseline Security Clearance (Australian citizen).

Responsibilities

• Lead AI/ML solution design optimizing grounding, latency and cost.
• Lead data acquisition, integration, transformation and feature engineering.
• Design robust evaluation frameworks for qualitative and quantitative assessment.
• Deploy, monitor and continually improve analytics/AI/ML solutions across the model lifecycle.
• Lead advanced analyses to identify trends and actionable insights.
• Define modelling approaches and select ML techniques for complex problems.
• Engage stakeholders to understand business needs and shape analytical solutions.
• Maintain governance and documentation; provide QA reviews.
• Lead and manage team operations.
• Evolve AI/ML techniques for complex business problems.

Skills

SAS

Teradata

Python

Cloudera ML

Red Hat

Data science

ML concepts

Education

Advanced degree in CS/Statistics/Math

Tools

SAS

Teradata

Python

Red Hat

Cloudera ML

Job description

AAR Consulting Group seeks a Lead Data Scientist for government projects based in Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide or Hobart. You will lead AI/ML initiatives across the full model lifecycle, turning data into actionable insights to support strategic decisions.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to design robust evaluation frameworks, govern data and models, and drive scalable, cost-aware analytics solutions while maintaining compliance with governance and security requirements.