2232 Data Professionals
2232 Data Professionals
Design, build and deploy data models, analytic frameworks, data storage and transformation processes and systems, and apply analytical techniques and tools to gather, process, analyse, interpret and present data for strategic planning and decision-making.
Statisticians are excluded from this unit group. Statisticians are included in Occupation 223133 Statistician.
OSCA skill level
The occupations in this unit group have a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.
- Skill Level 1: Bachelor Degree, higher qualification, or at least five years of relevant experience
223231 Data Analyst
Gathers, processes, analyses and interprets data using data analytical tools. Communicates findings through reports and data visualisations, such as charts and infographics.
Skill level: 1
Main tasks
- Sets up processes to securely collect, store, process and validate data
- Evaluates the accuracy and reliability of data
- Analyses and interprets data to produce relevant statistics to describe and infer trends and patterns, solve problems and answer data-related queries
- Applies data analytics and visualisation techniques to gain business insights
- Prepares presentations and/or writes reports to communicate findings and support strategic decision-making
- Implements and/or follows data management processes to ensure data is used ethically and in compliance with data governance standards and strategies
- May write custom scripts and code in programming language to conduct analytical tasks
223232 Data Architect
Designs, develops and manages complex data models within an organisation.
Skill level: 1
Main tasks
- Develops and maintains a data architecture strategy aligned with business objectives and data management principles
- Assesses appropriate technologies for data management, storage, analysis and disposal for the organisation
- Designs conceptual data models and implements metadata standards to provide a clear understanding of organisational data assets
- Defines data flow, data usage and data integration processes within an organisation
- Designs, develops and implements physical databases or data warehouses to support requirements for transactional data, business intelligence and data analytics
- Assesses proposed changes to object or data structures, and evaluates alternative options
223233 Data Engineer
Designs, builds, operationalises and maintains the systems and processes for storing, transforming and analysing datasets.
Skill level: 1
Main tasks
- Builds, tests and maintains data pipelines to support analytics and data processing systems
- Develops and optimises processes and tools for data extraction, transformation and loading
- Identifies, designs and implements process improvements, including automating manual processing, optimising data delivery, and redesigning infrastructure for optimum scalability
- Implements secure data handling and storage procedures, protects data privacy, and ensures compliance with regulations and best practices
223234 Data Scientist
Applies analytical techniques and scientific procedures to datasets by creating algorithms and using statistical models. Builds and deploys analytics frameworks, such as machine learning, to obtain information for strategic planning and decision-making.
Skill level: 1
Main tasks
- Prepares data for analysis, cleans data, and recognises and overcomes data anomalies
- Applies analytics techniques that incorporate mathematical, statistical, programming and database skills
- Builds and deploys machine learning and artificial intelligence frameworks
- Applies models to data, and evaluates and adjusts models to discover trends and extract insights
- Presents data-driven findings and outcomes to key decision-makers and stakeholders
- Provides strategic input and innovation to organisational data science initiatives