HR Data Engineer

• Great opportunity for solving complex data problems shaping stakeholder requirements and contributing to strong engineering ways of working

• Flexible work environment with hybrid office and work-from-home options

• Permanent opportunity based in Perth or Brisbane (Australia) Gurgaon (India) or Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)

Were 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 an experienced HR Data Engineer to join the Rio Tintos People Data & Insights team building trusted cloud data products that support strategic workforce decisions. You willjoin a global team working at the intersection of Data Engineering Business Intelligence Data Science and Human Resources helping deliver trusted people data products that inform strategic decisions across recruitment retention workforce planningwellbeingand engagement.

This is a great opportunity for someone with strong cloud engineering capability and a passion for solving complex data problems looking to make a meaningful impact.

Reporting to the Manager Data Engineering you will work with stakeholders analysts datascientistsand technology teams to understand requirements design fit-for-purpose data solutions and build reliablescalableand maintainable data products in complex enterprise responsibilities include:

• Designing buildingdeployingandoperatingscalable data pipelines and data products using cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.

• Developing andoptimisingdata engineering solutions using Databricks Spark Python SQL and modernlakehousepatterns.

• Translating stakeholder requirements into well-modelled trusted datasets that support analytics reporting datascienceand operational decision-making.

• Applying strong data modelling practices across curated integrated and consumption-ready data layers.

• Using GitHubor similar source control platforms CI/CDpracticesand automated testing to promote reliablerepeatableand production-ready delivery while making work visible reusable and easy for others to build on.

• Solving data quality integration performance and reliability challenges across complex source systems and enterprise data platforms.

• Engage with stakeholders to clarify business problems test assumptions explain technical trade-offsand ensure delivered solutions meetreal businessneeds.

• Provide coaching knowledge transfer and support to help teams adopt and sustain the data products and engineering practices developed.

What youll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Degree Qualification in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Information Systems or similar field

• Strong experience designingdevelopingand supporting data pipelines dataplatformsor data products in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure.

• Hands-on engineering experience with Databricks Spark Python and/or SQL including performance tuningdebuggingand production support.

• Solid understanding of data modelling data integration patterns dimensional modellingLakehousearchitecture and designing datasets for analytics consumption.

• Experience using GitHub or similar source control platforms with CI/CD automated testing branchingstrategiesand peer review practices.

• Proven ability to mentor and coach others share technical expertise and solve complex problems.

You will bring strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions alongside experience delivering data engineering solutions in cloud-based environments.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution your thinking and your hard work and go home knowing youve 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 & salary packaging options

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

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

• Leave for all of lifes reasons (vacation/annual paid parental sick & cultural leave)

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

Where youll be working

Rio Tinto is a global mining and metals company producing materials essential to human progress including iron orealuminium copper diamondstitaniumand borates.

The HR function supports more than47000 employeesacross 35 countriesoperatingfrom key hubs in BrisbanePerthand Montreal. The People Data &Insightsteam applies data engineering modellingvisualisationartificialintelligenceandoptimisationto turn data into insight and support better business decisions.

As part of Rio Tintos cross-functional Data Science Community of Excellence you will collaborate with others continuously improve your engineering skills and build qualitytestableand maintainable code for production systems. We value teamwork curiosity humility knowledgesharingand a willingness to keep learning.

Applications close on 12th July 2026. (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 cant do it on our own so were 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 LGBTI 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.