Senior Data Analyst

At Optus, we don’t sit back and let the future happen to us – we’re out there making it. By expanding into new technology and relentlessly improving every day, we’re creating a better tomorrow for all Australians.

We believe in the strength of a vibrant, diverse and inclusive workforce where backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people help us innovate and create strong connections with our customers.

The Senior Data Analyst plays a vital role within Optus’ Data Centre of Excellence, providing strategic insights and recommendations to guide business decisions, improve customer outcomes, achieve targets, and identify growth opportunities. Operating within the Risk & CX Analytics chapter, this role champions the value of analytics and proactively applies it to drive impactful results across the organisation.

Focused on Data Loss Prevention (DLP), the Senior Data Analyst will analyse and extract insights from Microsoft Purview, assessing user activity metadata across critical egress points like email, USB, and web. Through the creation of dashboards and reports, the role ensures insight into potential threats and identifies areas of concern to improve data security and mitigate risks. Working within a multi-functional team, the Senior Data Analyst contributes to analytics strategies and delivers insights that strengthen organisational protection and performance.

The day to day

• Analyse Data Loss Prevention (DLP) insights using Microsoft Purview, focusing on user activity across key egress points such as email, USB, and web.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to identify potential security threats, mitigate risks, and improve data protection.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to address business challenges, translate them into actionable analysis plans, and implement proactive data security strategies.
• Mentor Data Analysts in querying, analysis, and presenting findings, while delivering structured recommendations to senior business partners.
• Drive innovation in data and analytics, identifying growth opportunities, engaging customers, and contributing to business insights and trading performance delivery.

Why you are our next Senior Data Analyst

• Relevant professional qualifications in a STEM field (e.g. Mathematics, Computer Science, Finance, Engineering, Statistics)
• Long tenure and demonstrated ability in a large, sophisticated organisations, with a background in digital environments and the telecom industry preferred.
• Expertise in advanced data visualisation techniques and tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, Qlik) and strong insight generation and problem-solving skills to tackle complex challenges.
• Proficient in data wrangling, performance tuning (e.g., SQL, Alteryx), and handling both structured and unstructured data sources, including relational databases and cloud-based solutions.
• Solid understanding of Agile and Waterfall methodologies, team workflow management using tools like JIRA, and foundational knowledge of Data Science concepts.
• Good communication and influencing skills, paired with sound business, financial, and commercial foresight.

What’s in it for you?

• 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit!
• Inclusive paid parental leave, up to 14 weeks for the primary care giver
• All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the ‘Parents at Work portal’
• Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue – even earn a MBA micro-credential via OptusU (University)
• Connect at work through one of our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans and Yarn Network
• Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office
• Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon!

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At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email [email protected] or call 1800 309 170 and we will be in touch.

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity.

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