Payroll Data Engineer – Hybrid, Compliance & Automation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

12-month contract

High-profile payroll program

Job summary

Synergie Australia is seeking a Payroll Data Developer to build and maintain data solutions for payroll compliance and remediation. The role is based in Sydney or Melbourne with a hybrid work arrangement, delivering auditable data systems that enhance workforce payment accuracy.

You will design datasets, validate data quality, and test ETL/ELT processes while collaborating with Payroll, IR, Legal and Technology teams to drive compliant outcomes.

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.

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

SQL

Data modelling

Payroll analytics

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Snowflake

Power BI

Stakeholder comms

Payroll legislation

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Snowflake

Power BI

Job description

Synergie Australia is seeking a Payroll Data Developer to build and maintain data solutions for payroll compliance and remediation. The role is based in Sydney or Melbourne with a hybrid work arrangement, delivering auditable data systems that enhance workforce payment accuracy.

You will design datasets, validate data quality, and test ETL/ELT processes while collaborating with Payroll, IR, Legal and Technology teams to drive compliant outcomes.