Hybrid Payroll Data Engineer - 12-Month Contract

Synergie Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 129,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergie Australia is seeking a Payroll Data Developer to build and maintain payroll data models that support compliance, remediation and workforce payment accuracy initiatives in a hybrid Sydney/Melbourne role.

You will partner with Payroll, IR, Legal and Technology teams to deliver auditable data solutions, validate data, test ETL/ELT processes and drive automation, on a 12‑month contract at a daily rate of $700–$770.

Qualifications

• Experience in data engineering, payroll analytics or data modelling.
• Strong SQL and data modelling capabilities.
• Knowledge of Australian payroll legislation, Awards and Enterprise Agreements.
• Experience supporting payroll compliance or remediation programs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop payroll data models and calculation-ready datasets.
• Validate, reconcile and perform quality assurance on payroll data.
• Test ETL/ELT processes across payroll and workforce systems.
• Support payroll compliance reviews and remediation programs.
• Partner with stakeholders to deliver data-driven compliance outcomes.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.

Skills

data engineering

payroll analytics

data modelling

SQL

stakeholder engagement

communication skills

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Snowflake

Power BI

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Snowflake

Power BI

Job description

Synergie Australia is seeking a Payroll Data Developer to build and maintain payroll data models that support compliance, remediation and workforce payment accuracy initiatives in a hybrid Sydney/Melbourne role.

You will partner with Payroll, IR, Legal and Technology teams to deliver auditable data solutions, validate data, test ETL/ELT processes and drive automation, on a 12‑month contract at a daily rate of $700–$770.