Lead Data Engineer

HealthShare NSW; St Leonards; Híbrido; AUD 154.000 - 183.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

ADO days or flexible time off

Hybrid work model

Salary packaging and novated leasing

Wellbeing programs

Career development programs

Community impact and contribution

Descripción de la vacante

HealthShare NSW is seeking a hands-on Data Engineering Lead to embed Snowflake/dbt on NSW Health data platforms. You will scale data engineering practices, govern code, and mentor a growing team in a hybrid work environment.

You will oversee onboarding, architecture, and security for sensitive health data while partnering with providers to continuously improve the platform. Your leadership will shape data strategy across HealthShare NSW.

Formación

• Proven experience leading data engineering in a large/complex organisation.
• Hands-on production experience with Snowflake, dbt Core, and Git.
• Experience setting engineering standards and code reviews.
• Experience coaching developers new to technologies.
• Strong understanding of role-based access, privacy and regulated data.
• Experience collaborating with platform providers or shared-service teams.
• Ability to explain technical decisions to non-technical audiences.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Experience embedding a modern cloud data stack and maturing engineering practices.
• Experience building communities of practice and scaling standards.
• Experience in health or handling sensitive personal information.
• Industry certifications such as Snowflake, dbt, or cloud certifications.

Responsabilidades

• Lead data onboarding across ingestion methods and deliver clean raw data.
• Own code governance for Snowflake, dbt, and Git: CI/CD.
• Approve pull requests to raise quality and capability.
• Guide model and solution design with data engineers and BI developers.
• Improve pipeline reliability with monitoring and quality checks.
• Manage secure access to sensitive data in line with privacy requirements.
• Optimize workload performance and cost.
• Partner with eHealth NSW and data providers on onboarding and platform improvements.
• Lead and grow a data engineering team and community of practice.
• Represent HealthShare NSW in NSW Health data strategy forums.

Conocimientos

Data engineering leadership

Snowflake experience

dbt Core

Git-based development

Team coaching

Privacy & security governance

Stakeholder communication

Educación

Relevant tertiary qualifications

Herramientas

Snowflake

dbt Core

Git

Cloud data platform

Descripción del empleo

Classification: Health Manager Level 4 Employment type: Permanent Full Time Hours per week: 38 Remuneration: Salary relative to experience and ranges from $ 153,559.00 to $ 182,954.00 per annum plus 12% superannuation Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards Applications close: 11:59pm Tuesday 3 November 2026 HealthShare NSW is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities, and we encourage applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, LGBTIQ+ communities, veterans, carers and people with disability.

About the opportunity

We moved to Snowflake a year ago and have just implemented dbt with Git. The foundations are in place. Now we need a hands‑on lead to embed them, lift the team's capability, and scale data engineering across HealthShare NSW. You'll work on NSW Health's Snowflake platform, provided by eHealth NSW, which also supplies key data sources and our ingestion tools. You'll get the most from the platform as it stands, and build the case for change where it counts.

• Lead data onboarding across a range of ingestion methods, delivering clean, documented raw data the team can rely on.
• Own code governance across Snowflake, dbt and Git: repository structure, modelling conventions, testing and deployment (CI/CD).
• Act as primary pull request approver, using review to raise quality and build capability.
• Guide the design of models and solutions built by data engineers and BI developers.
• Improve pipeline reliability through monitoring, alerting and automated data quality checks.
• Manage secure access to sensitive health and staff data, in line with privacy and cyber‑security requirements.
• Optimise workload performance and cost.
• Partner with eHealth NSW and other data providers on onboarding, upstream changes and platform improvements.
• Lead and develop a small team of data engineers, then grow a data engineering community of practice across HealthShare NSW.
• Represent HealthShare NSW in NSW Health data strategy forums on security and platform standards.

About you

• Proven experience leading data engineering in a large or complex organisation, with a strong track record in data ingestion and onboarding.
• Hands‑on production experience with Snowflake or dbt, and Git‑based development.
• Experience setting engineering standards and reviewing other developers' code.
• A track record of coaching developers who are new to a technology or practice.
• Sound understanding of role‑based access, privacy and regulated data.
• Experience working effectively with a platform provider or shared‑service team.
• The ability to explain technical decisions and trade‑offs clearly to non‑technical audiences.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Highly regarded Experience with both Snowflake and dbt Core (or an equivalent modern cloud data stack).
• Snowflake or cloud data platform administration experience.
• Experience embedding a new data stack or maturing an early‑stage engineering practice.
• Experience building a community of practice or scaling standards beyond your own team.
• Experience in health or another sector handling sensitive personal information.
• Relevant industry certifications, such as Snowflake, dbt or cloud platform certifications.

Why join us

Real impact: your work supports services that patients and clinicians depend on every day. Shape it early: set the standards for a modern stack while it's still being built, not inherit someone else's. Influence at scale: grow a community of practice and represent HealthShare NSW across NSW Health.

About us

HealthShare NSW touches the lives of NSW Health employees and patients every single day by delivering services that keep our public hospitals and health facilities running. Watch Our HealthShare NSW story video to learn more about the work we do and the diverse range of roles we have on offer.

Additional benefits

• Great leave conditions: enjoy one day off each month as an ADO, annual leave loading (a bonus extra payment of 17.5%) and 14 weeks’ paid parental leave for eligible employees
• Hybrid working and flexible work arrangements: enjoy a combination of working from home and the office along with varied start/finish times, part time work and job sharing where applicable
• Salary packaging and novated leasing: you can access up to $2782 extra per year in your pay
• Wellbeing programs: access an array of wellbeing programs designed to support your physical, mental, and emotional health
• Commitment to career development: expansive free online training, talent programs, study leave and internal development opportunities to accelerate your career
• Rewarding role and community contribution: make a difference in people's lives by assisting those in need and actively contributing to your community. Please note some benefits may only apply to certain employment types.