BaptistCare
Data Engineer
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- Full-Time Permanent Role
- Flexible location between BaptistCare Shared Services sites Sydney or Melbourne.
- Be part of a purpose-led organisation making a genuine difference in people's lives.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join our Information & Digital team and play a key role in delivering BaptistCare's data transformation strategy.
Reporting to the Head of Data Platform & Engineering, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines, data models, Lakehouse solutions, and cloud-based data platforms that support enterprise reporting, advanced analytics, and business decision-making across the organisation.
Working with enterprise applications, APIs, databases, legacy systems, and file-based sources, you will help ensure trusted, high-quality data is available to support strategic and operational decision-making. You'll collaborate closely with BI Analysts, Data Scientists, business stakeholders, architects, technology teams, and external vendors/partners to understand requirements, participate in solution design workshops, build reliable data assets, and modernise BaptistCare's data ecosystem.
The role will take end-to-end ownership of data engineering solutions from requirements gathering and design through development, deployment, production support, and continuous optimisation, while ensuring data quality, governance, security, and operational reliability.
About You
- Undergraduate qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline
- Minimum 6+ years' experience in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, or Business Intelligence roles
- Experience developing ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, Azure Synapse, and dbt
- Strong SQL development, data modelling, and data warehousing experience, including experience with large and complex datasets
- Experience implementing Lakehouse solutions, Medallion Architecture, and enterprise data models
- Experience migrating data from legacy systems and databases to Snowflake, with a strong focus on data quality and integrity
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and end-to-end solution ownership capabilities, including troubleshooting production data pipelines
- Strong stakeholder communication skills and experience translating business requirements into technical solutions and participating in solution design workshops
- Experience using Azure DevOps/Azure Repos for source control, CI/CD, and Agile delivery, with a commitment to engineering standards, documentation, and continuous improvement
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes while working in a manner consistent with BaptistCare's Christian identity and organisational values
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- Experience with Snowflake, Azure Data Lake, Microsoft Fabric, or similar cloud data platforms
- Experience with dbt, including modular data modelling, testing, documentation, and engineering best practices
- Experience with Python and/or other data engineering tools
- Experience with Azure Synapse and modern Azure data services
- Experience developing dimensional data models, semantic layers, and curated data products
- Experience with MuleSoft Integration Platform
- Microsoft Azure, Snowflake, and/or dbt certifications
- Experience working with healthcare, aged care, or community services systems
- Understanding of data governance, metadata management, data lineage, security, and data management practices
- Experience working within highly regulated environments
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable ELT pipelines and data integration solutions using Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, Azure Data Lake, and related technologies
- Ingest and integrate data from enterprise applications, APIs, databases, legacy systems, and file-based sources, including migration from on-premises environments
- Build and optimise modern Lakehouse solutions using Medallion Architecture to deliver trusted, reusable, and analytics-ready data assets
- Develop and maintain dbt models, dimensional data models, semantic layers, and curated data products aligned with business requirements and enterprise standards
- Perform data profiling, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation, and implement testing and monitoring to ensure data quality, integrity, and reliability
- Take end-to-end ownership of data engineering solutions from requirements gathering and solution design through development, deployment, production support, and continuous optimisation
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve data pipeline and platform issues, while optimising Snowflake performance, storage utilisation, query efficiency, and overall platform reliability
- Apply data governance, security, metadata management, data lineage, and documentation practices to ensure trusted, compliant, and well-managed enterprise data
- Collaborate with BI Analysts, Data Scientists, business stakeholders, architects, and technical teams to deliver fit-for-purpose data solutions and support Agile sprint commitments
- Utilise Azure DevOps and Azure Repos for source control, CI/CD, and release management, while contributing to engineering standards, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement
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About Us
BaptistCare is a leading purpose-led care organisation, guided by our Christian identity and serving people and communities across Australia for more than 110 years. We support people to live better through aged care, home care, retirement living, community services, disability support, and housing.
We know that life's challenges can make our world feel smaller. With the right people alongside us, it can feel more connected, supported, and hopeful again.
That's what we work towards every day, enriching lives through communities of care. Today, more than 70,000 customers, 12,000 employees, and close to 2,000 volunteers are part of our communities across Australia.
If you would like to be considered for this role, please click "Apply" and attach your resume.
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date. Closing dates may change without notice.
Successful applicants will be subject to a variety of background checks, including a National Police Check, relevant screening checks, and verification of work rights.
BaptistCare – Inspired by Jesus to champion care for all.
Please note: This position is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team. We respectfully request that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting employees directly, as all communications must go through the Talent Acquisition team. Unsolicited candidate profiles or CVs from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
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