Specialist Data Systems

Rio Tinto; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent part-time job-share

Competitive base salary

Medical benefits

Share ownership plan

Flexible working options

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Specialist Data Systems in Perth on a permanent part-time, job-share basis to support, maintain and improve key data systems used by the Development team. The role focuses on acQuire, data quality, reliable data flows and practical improvements for timely drilling and resource modelling.

You will partner with stakeholders to understand requirements, implement enhancements and ensure systems remain fit for purpose, with collaboration across the job-share setup.

Qualifications

• Commitment to safety of yourself and your team.
• Experience in database management and administration (DBA) using SQL Server.
• Advanced knowledge of SQL with complex queries and stored procedures.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Git and GitHub workflows.
• Ability to diagnose technical problems and develop practical, sustainable solutions.
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong project management and prioritisation in a job-share setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support, administration and troubleshooting for acQuire and other key data systems.
• Monitor data quality and system performance, identify risks and issues.
• Maintain system configurations, reference data, workflows and access controls.
• Collaborate with users to translate business requirements into system improvements.
• Support testing, implementation and adoption of system enhancements and data solutions.
• Develop and maintain data checks, reports and controls for accuracy and consistency.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for reliability and efficiency.
• Coordinate handovers in the job-share arrangement to ensure continuity.

Skills

Data systems support

Problem solving

Communication

Project management

Analytical mindset

Education

Information systems / data management

Geoscience background

Computer science

Tools

SQL Server

CI/CD

Git

GitHub

Job description

• Play a key role in supporting, maintaining and improving critical data systems used across our Development team.


• Use your technical expertise to strengthen data quality, system reliability and operational efficiency.


• Permanent part-time job-share opportunity based in Perth.

We’re Finding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Specialist Data Systems to join our Development team and provide technical support for the ongoing operation, maintenance and improvement of key data systems supporting Geoscience and Resource Geology activities.

In this Perth-based, part-time job-share role, you will have a particular focus on acQuire, helping the team respond to system issues, maintain reliable data flows and deliver practical improvements that strengthen data quality and support timely drilling and resource modelling outcomes.

Permanent part-time job-share opportunity for a data systems professional who enjoys solving technical problems, partnering with operational and technical stakeholders, and improving the systems and processes that underpin important business decisions.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting into the Superintendent Data Systems – Development, you will:

• Provide day-to-day support, administration and troubleshooting for acQuire and other key data systems, resolving system, data and integration issues and escalating complex matters where required.


• Monitor data quality and system performance, proactively identifying risks, recurring issues and opportunities for improvement.


• Maintain system configurations, reference data, workflows, access controls and supporting documentation to ensure systems remain reliable and fit for purpose.


• Partner with users to understand business requirements and translate them into practical system, data and process improvements.


• Support the testing, implementation and adoption of system enhancements, upgrades and data solutions.


• Develop and maintain data checks, reports and controls to improve data accuracy, completeness and consistency.


• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen system reliability, operational efficiency and user capability through clear procedures and knowledge sharing.


• Work collaboratively across the job-share arrangement to ensure effective handovers, continuity and a consistent level of service.

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply. If you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

Required for Success

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.


• Experience in database management and administration (DBA) using SQL Server.


• Advanced knowledge of SQL and relational databases, including strong expertise in writing and optimising complex queries and stored procedures.


• Familiarity with software development practices and tools, including continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), Git and GitHub.


• The ability to diagnose technical problems and develop practical, sustainable solutions.


• Clear communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.


• Strong project management skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities within a job-share arrangement.

Helpful for Success

• Experience using acQuire or a similar geoscientific data management platform.


• Exposure to Geoscience, Resource Geology, exploration, drilling or mining data environments.


• Familiarity with geographic information system (GIS) tools and systems.


• Experience working with data platforms, with an understanding of extract, transform and load (ETL) processes and data modelling.


• Experience working with Microsoft technologies, including Microsoft Entra, Azure and Microsoft Graph.


• Experience testing, upgrading and configuring systems, maintaining documentation and implementing system changes.


• A qualification in information systems, data management, geoscience, computer science or a related discipline.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.


• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto.


• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program.


• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family.


• Attractive share ownership plan.


• Company provided insurance cover.


• Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options.


• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions.


• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support.


• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, personal and cultural leave).


• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more).

Where you’ll be working

This role is based in Perth within Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s Development team. You will support the data systems that enable Geoscience and Resource Geology activities, working with stakeholders across technical and operational teams to keep critical information accurate, accessible and reliable.

The position is offered on a permanent part-time, job-share basis.

Applications close 13th November (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.