Data Engineer

LDK Healthcare; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Flexible working arrangements

On-site cafes and restaurants

Job summary

LDK Seniors Living is seeking a Data Engineer to join the Innovation & Business Transformation team in Brisbane. You will build and maintain data pipelines, integrate data from multiple systems, and help create a single source of truth to support decision-making and AI initiatives.

You will work with Databricks, SQL, Python and Power BI, implement governance and quality controls, and collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into robust data solutions across clinical care,

Qualifications

• Hands-on data engineering experience and data pipelines.
• Strong SQL and Python/PySpark programming skills.
• Experience with Databricks lakehouse and cloud data platforms.
• Ability to translate business needs into data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and maintain scalable data pipelines and integrations across LDK's Databricks lakehouse environment.
• Develop and manage data solutions using SQL, Python (PySpark) and CI/CD, version control and automated deployments.
• Monitor platform performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimise data workloads for reliability and cost-effectiveness.
• Implement data quality, governance and privacy controls with automated testing and documentation.
• Create trusted data products, semantic models, dashboards and reports to support decision-making and AI initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver data-driven solutions and promote data/AI capability across LDK.

Skills

Data pipeline design

SQL

Python

PySpark

Databricks

CI/CD

Version control

Education

STEM or technology degree

Databricks Certified Data Engineer

Azure Data Engineer Associate

Tools

Databricks

PySpark

SQL

Python

Job description

LDK Seniors Living vision is for every senior Australian to be treated with Love, Decency & Kindness in their ageing journey. Our core values of Love, Decency & Kindness underpin our culture andguide every aspect ofeverything we do for our residents and ourteammembers.All LDK villages combine the best part of retirement living and agedcaretodeliver our uniqueOne Move Promise® – our guarantee that once our residents call LDK home, they will never have to move again.

About the role

Join LDK's Innovation & Business Transformation team as a Data Engineer, where you'll play a key role in building and maintaining the data platforms, pipelines and products that support better decision-making across the organisation. Working with Databricks, SQL, Python and Power BI, you'll integrate data from multiple business systems, develop trusted and well-governed data assets, and help create a single source of truth across clinical care, finance, workforce, hospitality and customer operations. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex data challenges, collaborating with stakeholders across the business, and contributing to LDK's growing data and AI capabilities.

Roleresponsibilities

• Design, build, test and maintain scalable data pipelines and integrations across LDK's Databricks lakehouse environment.
• Develop and manage data solutions using SQL, Python (PySpark) and modern engineering practices, including CI/CD, version control and automated deployments.
• Monitor platform performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimise data workloads to ensure reliability, efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Implement data quality, governance and privacy controls, including automated testing, reconciliations, access management and documentation.
• Create and maintain trusted data products, semantic models, dashboards and reports that support business decision-making and AI initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to understand requirements, deliver data-driven solutions, and promote data and AI capability across LDK.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Practical experience in data engineering or a related technical field, or tertiary qualifications in a STEM or technology discipline. Professional certifications such as Databricks Certified Data Engineer or Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate are highly regarded.
• Proven experience building, maintaining and troubleshooting data pipelines in cloud-based environments, with strong data quality and governance practices.
• Advanced SQL skills and strong programming capability, ideally with Python and PySpark, along with experience working with modern data platforms such as Databricks.
• Experience developing data models, integrating data from multiple sources and APIs, and applying software engineering practices such as version control, CI/CD and automated deployments.
• Ability to translate business requirements into effective data solutions, with strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills across both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical thinking, engineering judgment and attention to data quality, combined with a curiosity for emerging data and AI technologies and alignment with LDK's values of Love, Decency and Kindness.

Our Employee Value Proposition

LDK villages have established a reputation of being ‘truly happy places’ for residents. We know that this can only be achieved if our team feel connected, respected and valued. When you join LDK, you will be joining a for-purpose, values-led, people-first organisation that empowers and invests in our employees to develop, nurture and grow individual professional capability. You will work in a friendly, open and welcoming environment.

• Competitive salary package
• Purchased leave options, giving you the flexibility to take extra time off when you need it.
• Flexible working arrangements
• Salary packaging with novated leasing options
• Rewards and retail discountsprogram
• Continuous professional development and promotion opportunities
• Excellent company culture underpinnedby Love, Decency and Kindness (LDK)
• Beautiful workplaceenvironmentat all our villages
• On-site cafes andrestaurants available to staff
• Celebration of cultural events amongst staff and residents
• Employeereferral bonus and retention bonus

Successful applicants willbe requiredto undergo a Police Clearance. LDK Seniors' Living has a mandatory vaccination policy in relation to influenza.