Senior Data Analyst — Justice Data & Insights (Hybrid)

Blacktown City Council; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, autonomous work environment

Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assiat

Competitive pay and conditions

Job summary

Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) in NSW seeks a Senior Data Analyst to lead complex analytical projects that inform criminal justice policy. The role combines strong technical data skills with sound judgement and clear communication across government, aiming for evidence-based decision-making.

The position focuses on extracting, linking, cleaning, and analysing datasets using SQL and Google BigQuery, mentoring analysts, and developing analytical tools, while complying with

Qualifications

• Experienced data professional with strong SQL and data analysis skills.
• Ability to work with complex datasets to produce accurate analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; understanding of data governance.

Responsibilities

• Extract, link, clean, and analyse complex datasets.
• Lead analytical projects from scoping to delivery using large datasets in BigQuery.
• Communicate findings in clear formats for technical and non-technical audiences; mentor junior analysts.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

BigQuery

Stakeholder communication

Education

Tertiary qualifications in statistics / computer science / engineering / economics / criminology

Tools

Google BigQuery

Job description

Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) in NSW seeks a Senior Data Analyst to lead complex analytical projects that inform criminal justice policy. The role combines strong technical data skills with sound judgement and clear communication across government, aiming for evidence-based decision-making.

The position focuses on extracting, linking, cleaning, and analysing datasets using SQL and Google BigQuery, mentoring analysts, and developing analytical tools, while complying with