Senior Data Platform Engineer: Cloud-Driven Automation

WorkCover Queensland; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Learning and development opportunities

Health and wellbeing program

Study assistance

Job summary

WorkCover Queensland is seeking a senior cloud data platform engineer to own and evolve our enterprise data platform. You will deploy and operate across the platform lifecycle, focusing on automation, reliability, security and cost efficiency.

You will work with Data, Architecture and Cyber Security teams to solve complex challenges, drive governance, and uplift capability across the engineering community. Hybrid work arrangements are available.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of experience in Data/Platform/Cloud Engineering in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience across architecture, governance, and operation of an enterprise cloud data platform.
• Strong knowledge of Snowflake, Azure, SQL and Python with DevOps/DataOps practices.
• Experience with Terraform/IaC, CI/CD, automation and observability.
• Deep knowledge of data platform security, IAM, networking, performance, resilience and governance.
• Experience managing platform risk, technical debt, cost optimisation and operational reliability.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, technical leadership, coaching and communication.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in IT/CS/Engineering; Snowflake/Azure certifications are highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and continuously improve the enterprise cloud data platform.
• Contribute to platform architecture, standards, and technical controls.
• Improve platform performance, security, resilience and cost efficiency.
• Build automation using Terraform, IaC, and CI/CD practices.
• Strengthen monitoring and observability for reliability.
• Apply Platform Engineering, DevOps and DataOps practices.
• Collaborate with Data, Architecture, Cyber Security and Delivery teams.
• Address technical debt and platform risks; identify improvement opportunities.
• Share knowledge and uplift engineering capability across the team.

Skills

Snowflake

Azure

SQL

Python

Terraform

CI/CD

Observability

Security

IAM

Networking

Performance

Resilience

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Technical leadership

Coaching

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in IT/CS/Engineering

Job description

WorkCover Queensland is seeking a senior cloud data platform engineer to own and evolve our enterprise data platform. You will deploy and operate across the platform lifecycle, focusing on automation, reliability, security and cost efficiency.

You will work with Data, Architecture and Cyber Security teams to solve complex challenges, drive governance, and uplift capability across the engineering community. Hybrid work arrangements are available.