Data Analyst

3 weeks ago


Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Ministry Of Business, Innovation And Employment Full time

About the Role



The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to join its Identity team. This is a permanent, full-time position based in Wellington or Christchurch, with consideration for other locations for the right candidate.





  • Job Summary: We are looking for a skilled Data Scientist to work with our team to develop and optimize identity matching engines, identify business problems and risks, and provide complex statistical analysis and recommendations for the maintenance, upgrade, or improvement of biometric or biographic matching systems.

  • Key Responsibilities:



    • Test, tune, monitor, develop, and optimize the behavior of the identity matching engines.

    • Identify business problems and/or business risks and develop innovative solutions for implementation.

    • Provide complex statistical analysis of and recommendations for the maintenance, upgrade, or improvement of biometric or biographic matching systems.

    • Help monitor the stability of Identity systems and troubleshoot issues with the system as they arise.

    • Support the quality assurance process in Identity.

    • Advance forecasting of identity resolution volumes.



  • Requirements:



    • Competent in the use of data querying, analytical, and modeling tools, both in SQL and R.

    • Experienced in using advanced analytic methods to conduct complex analyses of large amounts of data.

    • Experienced in working across multiple analysis disciplines and processes.

    • Experienced in using analytics modeling or statistical analysis in a risk and/or operational research environment.

    • Capable of translating complex and technical information into information easily understood by non-technical staff.

    • Professionally active and aware of recent developments in methodologies and practices.

    • Versed or interested in record management, biographic matching, biometric matching, identification sciences, and identity management.

    • Tertiary qualification to at least master's level, preferably in statistics, data science, econometrics, computer science, operations research, quantitative social-behavioral science, or a similar discipline or equivalent work experience.

    • Able to build productive working relationships.

    • Able to understand and process new information quickly.

    • Have excellent organizational and time management skills.



About MBIE



MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders. We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities, and works to ensure quality housing is more affordable. We recognize the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and are committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi through enduring, meaningful, and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organizations, and the Crown.



How to Apply



Please submit your application via our online process, including a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role. For further information, please contact Nik Sharma at nikhil.sharma@mbie.govt.nz, quoting ref MBIE/14581. Applications close on 5 November 2024.



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