Senior Data Engineer: Secure, Scalable Pipelines

Westernsydneyuniversity; Penrith City Council; On-site; AUD 121,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff benefits

Onsite childcare

Health and wellbeing programs

Parking salary packaging options

Job summary

Western Sydney University is seeking a Data Engineering professional to design, develop and maintain secure data pipelines at HEW Level 8. The role is based at Kingswood Campus, Penrith with flexible working arrangements, offering a salary of AU$120,754–AU$134,051 plus 17% Super and Leave Loading.

You will build, optimize and automate ETL/ELT workflows and embed data quality across pipelines. Responsibilities include transforming data into the medallion architecture, collaborating with the

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Data Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.
• Three to five years' experience in data engineering, ETL or ELT development, or data warehousing.
• Demonstrated experience with Azure Data Factory, Alteryx, Snowflake, Azure or comparable technologies.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python, with the ability to troubleshoot and optimise data workflows.
• Experience influencing cross-functional data initiatives and communicating technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain the data pipelines, integration processes and transformation logic that connect data from across the University.
• Build and optimise ETL and ELT processes using technologies including Azure Data Factory, Alteryx, Snowflake, Azure, SQL and Python.
• Transform datasets into the medallion architecture framework, automate ingestion and transformation workflows, and embed data quality checks and reliability measures within pipelines.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Data Architect and cross-functional stakeholders to align with enterprise architecture, platform and governance standards.
• Provide expert advice on scalable integration approaches and contribute to reusable engineering frameworks.
• Support strategic data initiatives across the University and ensure timely, accurate delivery of trusted data.

Education

Postgraduate degree in Data Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Alteryx

Snowflake

Azure

SQL

Python

Job description

Western Sydney University is seeking a Data Engineering professional to design, develop and maintain secure data pipelines at HEW Level 8. The role is based at Kingswood Campus, Penrith with flexible working arrangements, offering a salary of AU$120,754–AU$134,051 plus 17% Super and Leave Loading.

You will build, optimize and automate ETL/ELT workflows and embed data quality across pipelines. Responsibilities include transforming data into the medallion architecture, collaborating with the