Data Engineer

• Full-time
• Fixed-term to 30 June 2028
• Hybrid – Heatherton & Work from Home

Are you ready to start your next adventure in a role with real impact? We are currently on the hunt for an energetic go-getter to join us as our newest Data Engineer.

Who We Are

At South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (SEMPHN), we’re a not-for-profit working to create a healthier future. From GPs and hospitals to aged care and pharmacies - we connect the dots, so people get the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

We support over 1.6 million people across our region, with a focus on aged care, mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, digital health, and workforce development.

What You’ll Do

• Pipeline development: Build test, deploy and optimise production grade data pipelines to ingest and transform data from internal and external sources (Azure, Databricks, dbt)
• Data sourcing and profiling: Profile new and existing data source, assess data quality and structure, work with Data Platform Engineering Lead to determine suitable ingestion and transformation pattern
• Data Modelling: Develop and maintain data models within the established Lakehouse architecture, applying agreed design patterns and modelling conventions.
• Delivery Execution: Deliver assigned engineering tasks to agreed scope, estimates and acceptance criteria, escalating dependencies, risks and blockers to the Data Platform Engineering Lead early.
• Operational Support: Monitor production pipelines, respond to alerts and data quality issues, root cause analysis and implement fixes and maintain issues log.
• Platform Maintenance: Contribute to routine platform maintenance, release activities and the transition of new solutions into business-as-usual support.
• Standards and Code Quality: Apply established engineering standards, design patterns, version control (Git), automated testing and CI/CD practices in all delivery work.
• Technical Documentation: Write and update technical documentation for data engineering assets

About You

• 3+ years’ hands-on commercial experience in data engineering within a cloud data environment.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining data workloads, ideally using Databricks.
• Strong SQL programming skills, including experience developing optimised transformation logic.
• Hands-on experience with Python and/or PySpark for data transformation and automation.
• Experience developing data models for analytics and reporting, including an understanding of dimensional modelling.
• Working knowledge of Git, branching workflows and pull request processes.
• Strong analytical, investigative and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into practical data solutions.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate technical information to a range of audiences.

Why You’ll Love It Here

We offer a supportive and flexible workplace with benefits including:

• Salary packaging to increase your take-home pay.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• 10 weeks paid parental leave.
• Five additional paid carers leave days.
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Annual health and wellbeing initiatives.

SEMPHN operates in a dynamic environment where priorities evolve in response to community needs and changes across the health system. We're looking for people who are adaptable, collaborative and passionate about making a difference.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we'd love to hear from you.

To learn more about SEMPHN, visit www.semphn.org.au.

At SEMPHN, we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply—you may be exactly who we're looking for.

SEMPHN is managing this recruitment directly and is not accepting recruitment agency submissions.

For further information or to request a copy of the Position Description, please contact HR@semphn.org.au using the subject line: Data Engineer enquiry via EthicalJobs.