Data Platform and Security Specialist

Woolworths Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sonder benefits (24/7 support)

Team discounts across Woolworths Group

Rewards program for purpose-drivenWork

Salary Sacrifice options

Job summary

Woolworths Group is seeking a Senior Data Security Engineer to design and scale security controls across data platforms. You will own access frameworks and the Group Data Classification Framework, ensuring privacy for employee data and PII while collaborating with IT and data teams.

You will review complex SQL, semantic models, and BI tooling (Looker/Tableau) to embed security and de-identification, automate IAM, and drive data governance in a cloud-first environment.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing RLS and CLS in cloud platforms (BigQuery preferred).
• Strong SQL skills, data transformations, and semantic layer design for privacy controls.
• Proven ability to manage risk, security testing, and vulnerability remediation.
• Automation of identity management, access approvals, and CI/CD security processes.
• Solid understanding of PII protection and regulatory standards incl. Australian Privacy Act and GDPR.

Responsibilities

• Design and scale security control patterns and modernise access frameworks.
• Onboard new data sources with secure, resilient data pipelines with IT collaboration.
• Own the Group Data Classification Framework and enforce data privacy across datasets.
• Evaluate SQL logic and semantic models to embed security controls and data-sharing rules.
• Automate IAM workflows, perform permission audits, and improve CI/CD security.
• Optimize warehouse storage and compute to manage cloud costs and data lifecycle.

Skills

Row-Level Security

Column-Level Security

BigQuery

SQL

CI/CD security

PII protection

privacy by design

data governance

Looker

Tableau

Collibra

Tools

BigQuery

Looker

Tableau

Collibra

Job description

What you'll do

Design and scale robust security control patterns and modernise user access frameworks to ensure strict security across presentation layers.

Partner with stakeholders to identify and onboard new data sources while collaborating with Enterprise IT to deploy secure, resilient data pipelines.

Own the Group Data Classification Framework across all People datasets, engineering row- and column-level security to protect sensitive employee privacy and PII.

Evaluate complex SQL logic, transformation pipelines, and semantic models across tools like Looker and Tableau to embed security controls, de-identification, and data-sharing registry compliance.

Conduct automated security testing, streamline IAM approval workflows, and execute permission audits.

Optimise warehouse storage and compute utilisation to effectively manage cloud costs while establishing automated archiving and destruction policies.

What you'll bring

Deep hands-on expertise implementing Row-Level (RLS) and Column-Level Security (CLS) in cloud platforms (BigQuery preferred).

Strong proficiency in complex SQL logic, query optimisation, and semantic layer structures to evaluate data transformations and enforce privacy controls.

Demonstrated ability to manage risk exposure and direct technical vulnerability remediations.

Solid track record of automating identity management, access approvals, and security testing within continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

Expert understanding of PII protection and regulatory compliance standards, including the Australian Privacy Act and GDPR.

Practical experience securing modern BI tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Collibra)

Excellent analytical skills paired with a collaborative mindset to influence cross-functional teams across Data Engineering, Data Science, and Cyber Security in driving a 'privacy by design' culture.

What youll experience

A business with endless career possibilities and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.

Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.

A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.

Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary. Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team's diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

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