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Where fairness drives every decision. Help us deliver world-class, independent complaints resolution for Australians. As a not-for-profit and progressive financial ombudsman, we’re championing positive change. Achieving our purpose takes progressive thinking, accountability and resilience. At AFCA, our inclusive leadership values every voice. We offer our people flexible work options, thoughtful benefits and opportunities to deepen expertise. Flourish in a diverse, caring culture. Feel the difference of belonging to an organisation intentionally designed to put people first.\n This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of data science, machine learning and solution engineering. 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You'll help bridge the gap between analytical concepts and production implementation, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure and aligned with responsible AI principles.\nThis is initially a 12-month contract position.\nWhat you'll be doing:\nDesign, build and deploy end-to-end AI and machine learning solutions\nTranslate business problems into analytical approaches, model designs and technical solutions\nExplore and analyse structured and unstructured data to identify trends, patterns and insights\nDevelop, evaluate and optimise machine learning models for classification, prediction and decision support\nPartner with data and platform engineers to integrate models into enterprise systems and workflows\nContribute to AI engineering, MLOps, DevOps and CI/CD practices\nSupport testing, deployment, monitoring and continuous improvement of AI solutions\nEmbed responsible AI principles including fairness, transparency, privacy and explainability\nDocument models, analytical methods and solution designs to support governance and sustainability\nCommunicate complex analytical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences\n We're looking for someone who combines strong technical capability with excellent stakeholder engagement skills.\nYou'll have:\nExperience designing, building and delivering AI, machine learning or advanced analytics solutions in production environments\nStrong knowledge of statistics, machine learning techniques, model evaluation and experimental design\nExperience working with both structured and unstructured datasets\nStrong programming skills in Python and SQL, with experience using version control and modern engineering practices\nExperience with cloud-based data and AI platforms, ideally Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric and Databricks\nExposure to model deployment, monitoring, CI/CD pipelines and MLOps practices\nKnowledge of data governance, security, privacy and responsible AI principles\nThe ability to translate business needs into practical technical solutions\nStrong communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills\nNice to have:\nExperience with Generative AI, Natural Language Processing (NLP) or optimisation techniques\nExperience integrating AI solutions with enterprise applications, APIs and workflow platforms\nKnowledge of model observability, model risk management and AI governance practices\nRelevant qualifications in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering or similar disciplines\nExperience working within a complex, regulated or transformation-focused environment\n BOSS Best Places to Work 2024 -credited for its culture, engagement and flexible working arrangements.\n Most Inclusive Workplace 2024 - Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards.\nEmployer of Choice Public Sector and NFP - Australian HR Awards 2023\nBronze AWEI Accreditation 2024 - Recognised for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion.\nAccredited Family Friendly Workplace - Supporting work-life balance and inclusivity.\nHybrid working - Flexible arrangements with state-of-the-art offices designed for collaboration and wellbeing.\nInclusive leave options - Flexible public holidays, 20 weeks paid parental leave, gender affirmation leave, women’s health leave, and paid time off over Christmas.\nFinancial benefits - Not-for-profit salary packaging to boost take-home pay.\nTo apply\nIf you’re passionate about fairness and believe your skills align with this role, we encourage you to apply-even if you don’t meet every single criterion.\nWe welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. 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