Data Engineering Specialist

Endeavour Foundation is one of Australias largest employers of people living with disability. Our people live and breathe our purpose every day with flexible working great perks and work/life balance. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive culture where our employees can grow learn and do their best work. Our purpose is simple: make possibility a reality.

Make an Impact

We are seeking a highly capable and experiencedData Engineering Specialistto join our growing Data Analytics and Intelligence team. This role is ideal for a professional who thrives in a collaborative environment brings deep technical expertise and is passionate about delivering scalable high-quality data solutions that drive business outcomes.

You will lead the design and development of robust data pipelines data lakes and data warehouse solutions ensuring data quality governance and privacy are embedded throughout. Youll work closely with analysts architects and business stakeholders to deliver trusted high-performance data platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop strong working relationships with business and technical stakeholders across projects.
• Deliver performant end-to-end data engineering solutions in a collaborative team environment.
• Escalate issues appropriately and propose practical solutions to ensure delivery quality.
• Contribute to the growth of the consulting practice through knowledge-sharing and data service initiatives.
• Design and implement scalable ETL/ELT workflows with built-in validation and error handling.
• Build and maintain data pipelines using Snowflake Informatica IICS Python and other modern data integration tools.
• Integrate central data stores data warehouses and data lakes with analytics platforms like Power BI.
• Deliver comprehensive data solutions involving governance architecture modelling MDM BI and warehousing.
• Apply Agile and DevOps methodologies including Git APIs containers microservices and orchestration.
• Monitor data freshness completeness and schema changes using modern observability tools.
• Implement data governance frameworks (e.g. DAMA-DMBOK) and ensure compliance with privacy regulations.
• Design systems that support anonymisation pseudonymisation and data minimisation.
• Apply security best practices including encryption masking and role-based access control.

Essential Technical Skills & Experience

• 5 years of experience in data engineering data integration or similar roles.

• 5 years proven experience with validated implementation of data warehouse data lakes or similar data centralisation models with Snowflake Informatica IDMC SQL Python and MS power BI in a large enterprise. Airflow and dbtlabs implementation skills are additionally desirable but not essential.

• Data Architecture: Experience with design and implementation of data architecture and modelling approaches like Inmon Kimball Data Vault.
• Python programming: Ability to write clean efficient Python code for data manipulation and analysis.
• End-to-end data project delivery: Demonstrated success in delivering comprehensive data solutions involving: Data governance Architecture and modelling ETL/ELT processes Data lakes and warehousing Master Data Management (MDM) and Business Intelligence (BI)
• Engineering delivery practices: Demonstrated experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies including Azure DevOps version control APIs Containers and Microservices and Data pipeline orchestration Wiki Confluence or similar.
• Data observability: Monitor data freshness completeness and schema changes using modern tools.
• Data governance: Apply frameworks like DAMA-DMBOK and ensure compliance with privacy regulations.
• Security and access control: Implement encryption masking and role-based permissions for sensitive data.
• Privacy-aware engineering: Design systems that support anonymisation pseudonymisation and data minimisation.

Preferred Education or Certifications (1 or more)

• Graduate Degree in Data Engineering or Similar
• SnowPro Advanced Data Engineer or Advanced Administrator
• Cloud Data Integration Developer Professional Certification
• PowerCenter Data Integration Developer Professional Certification
• PowerCenter Cloud Edition Developer Professional Certification
• PowerCenter Data Integration Administrator Professional Certification
• PowerCenter Cloud Edition Administrator Professional Certification
• Data Engineering Developer Professional Certification
• Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate

About You

Youre not just a data expertyoure a problem solver a collaborator and a forward-thinker. You:

• Bring energy focus and a drive to meet ambitious deadlines.
• Deliver insightful practical solutions that go beyond the obvious.
• Communicate confidently with senior stakeholders and contribute meaningfully to strategic conversations.
• Thrive in a team environment sharing knowledge and supporting others.
• Work independently with initiative and resilience under pressure.
• Take ownership of deliverables and consistently produce high-quality output.
• Stay ahead of industry trends standards and regulatory developments.

You will be required to undertake aFit2Work National Criminal History Checkandhold or be willing to obtain aBlue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

At Endeavour we offer a range of employee benefits including:

• Salary Packaging Benefits! Package up to$15900of your annual salary tax free.
• In addition to your tax-free benefit you can also use up to$2650of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment expenses (meals holiday accommodation etc).
• An Employee Assistance Program - a free and confidential counselling service available to all staff and their family members.
• Discounts on Corporate Private Health Insurance Plans white goods and appliances.
• Discounted family gym memberships through Fitness Passport.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Reward and Recognition Program.
• Free flu vaccinations.

Endeavour Foundation encourages applications from people of all ages nationalities abilities and cultures. This includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) the LGBTQI community and people with disability. We value inclusivity and are committed to adjusting our recruitment process to ensure accessibility and support of an applicants needs.

We are currently recruiting a Permanent Full-time and Fixed-term opportunity offering flexibility to suit the needs of the business and the right candidate.

We look forward to receiving your application to be considered for this role please include a cover letter sharing how your skills and experience align with the key requirements.