• Initial 3-Month Day Rate Contract - Scope for Extension
• Data Science and Machine Learning on Financial Datasets
• Working Directly with a Leading Australian Client

We’re looking for a Data Scientist who’s confident working with Databricks, enjoys experimenting with machine learning techniques, and is comfortable navigating complex financial datasets. If you thrive in consulting-style environments and love turning data into meaningful stories, this role is for you.

What You'll Work On

• Dive into large financial and transactional datasets to uncover trends, patterns and anomalies.
• Build and refine features that capture behavioural, temporal and categorical signals.
• Develop and validate ML and statistical forecasting models — ARIMA, Prophet, XGBoost, LSTM and more.
• Explore ensemble and hybrid methods to boost forecast accuracy.
• Use Databricks for end-to-end model development, experiment tracking and performance monitoring.
• Benchmark model performance and communicate improvements to business teams.
• Collaborate closely with Finance, Data Engineering and Platform teams to ensure scalable delivery.
• Maintain clear documentation to support future implementation phases.

What You Bring

• Strong technical experience with Python, PySpark, SQL and Databricks.
• Deep understanding of time-series forecasting, statistical modelling and ensemble methods.
• Experience with ML libraries such as scikit-learn, statsmodels, TensorFlow/PyTorch, Prophet and MLflow.
• Background working with financial, sales or budgeting datasets, with an understanding of seasonal and fiscal patterns.
• Ability to translate complex data insights into clear narratives for non-technical audiences.
• Skilled in visualising results and linking model outcomes to business impact.
• Hands-on experience building, testing and comparing multiple models across scenarios.
• Familiar with cross-validation, feature selection and performance metrics .
• Curious, detail-oriented and collaborative, with a mindset centred on experimentation and iteration.

To be considered for this role, you must be an Australian Permanent Resident or an Australian Citizen.

If this position is of interest to you, please click ‘Apply’ or you can just send your details to [email protected]

Konnexus specialises in the recruitment of permanent and contract professionals within Data Analytics | AI/ML | Data & Platform Engineering. If this role is not right but you want a new position or a conversation about the market, please call us on 03 9052 5900 and we will pass you on to the right Consultant.