AWS Data Platform Engineer — Smart Campus

University of Melbourne; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 125,000 - 136,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Salary packaging

Health and wellbeing programs

Discounted services

Professional development

Job summary

The University of Melbourne is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build and own AWS-based data platforms for Campus Operations & Delivery. You will lead end-to-end data architecture, pipelines and dashboards, translating complex tech concepts for non-technical colleagues.

Join a 700-building Campus Operations team and contribute to smart campus initiatives, asset performance analytics and data governance, with a strong focus on reliability, security and scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience designing and operating AWS data platforms using services such as Aurora PostgreSQL, Lambda and IoT Core.
• Advanced SQL and Python skills to build robust data models, pipelines and automated workflows.
• Infrastructure as code (AWS CDK), version control and sound engineering practices for reliable data systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain scalable OT telemetry pipelines bringing building systems data into the Smart Campus platform.
• Develop and optimise data models, pipelines and dashboards for asset condition, maintenance spend and accessibility compliance.
• Act as technical lead for data architecture, tooling and governance, documenting decisions and ensuring secure, reliable platforms.
• Build clear, self-service reporting and dashboards for facilities, asset and operational stakeholders across Campus Operations & Delivery.
• Collaborate with non-technical colleagues to understand needs, prioritise work and quantify energy, cost and performance impacts.

Skills

AWS data platforms

SQL

Python

AWS CDK

Data modeling

Data governance

Version control

Tools

Aurora PostgreSQL

Lambda

IoT Core

Job description

The University of Melbourne is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build and own AWS-based data platforms for Campus Operations & Delivery. You will lead end-to-end data architecture, pipelines and dashboards, translating complex tech concepts for non-technical colleagues.

Join a 700-building Campus Operations team and contribute to smart campus initiatives, asset performance analytics and data governance, with a strong focus on reliability, security and scalable solutions.