Remote Aviation Data Analyst: Insights & Optimization

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 780,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Professional development opportunities

Exposure to aviation analytics

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an analytical Remote Aviation Data Analyst to join a globally distributed team. This role focuses on deriving insights from aviation datasets to support decision-making and improve safety, while thriving in a fully remote setup.

You will work with flight data, maintenance logs and performance metrics to identify trends, build models, and present findings with clear visualizations to stakeholders across departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in a quantitative field such as data science, statistics, CS or aerospace engineering.
• Proven experience as a Data Analyst with expertise in analyzing complex datasets.
• Proficiency in Python, R, SQL and data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and analyze large volumes of aviation data from diverse sources.
• Develop data models, algorithms, and statistical techniques to uncover insights.
• Create visualizations and reports to communicate findings to stakeholders across departments.
• Identify opportunities for operational improvement, cost reduction and safety enhancement based on data analysis.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations and management to define data requirements and KPIs.
• Maintain data integrity and ensure privacy compliance while working remotely.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Data analysis

Tableau

Power BI

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science or related quantitative field

Master's degree in Data Science or related quantitative field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an analytical Remote Aviation Data Analyst to join a globally distributed team. This role focuses on deriving insights from aviation datasets to support decision-making and improve safety, while thriving in a fully remote setup.

You will work with flight data, maintenance logs and performance metrics to identify trends, build models, and present findings with clear visualizations to stakeholders across departments.