Data Scientist

ignite
📍 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 💼 Contract 🕒 Posted February 25, 2026

Job Description

Location : Sydney, Canberra.
Duration : 12-month contract with 1x12 month extension.
Eligibility : Australian citizenship with NV1 Security Clearance required.
In office and working from home arrangements can be discussed.

The Role:

Seeking a Data Scientist for a contract opportunity, where you will work with one or more multi-disciplinary teams to deliver digital services within the department.

The successful candidate will bring an inquisitive and collaborative mindset to the team, building understanding of technical concepts in our non-technical team members, and taking an open and pragmatic approach to solving problems.

Key duties:

• Aid teams in maximizing existing data and exploring new data sources.
• Identify suitable data sources for user requirements and integrate them into user-centric digital product features using various techniques like analysis, visualiz...

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Job Details

  • Location Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • Job Type Contract
  • Category Mathematical Science Occupations
  • Posted Date February 25, 2026
  • Application Deadline April 06, 2026