Senior Data Engineer

Melbourne - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior Data Engineer Snowflake Specialist

12 month Fixed Term

Camberwell

About us
We are proud to be part of the merged care organisation that will be known nationally as BaptistCare. As a for purpose Christian care organisation we are committed to providing exceptional support and services across Australia. Together BaptistCare (NSW ACT WA) and Baptist Care SA we employ over 12000 dedicated employees and support over 38000 customers to help people live well with dignity and purpose. From older Australians and their families to people facing significant disadvantage our passion and our priority are the customers we strive to deliver care as it should be with people right at the centre.

Are you passionate about using data to make a real difference in peoples lives Baptcare is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our growing Data & Analytics team in Melbourne. Youll play a key role in building robust data solutions that support our mission to provide exceptional care and services to the community.

About the Opportunity
This full-time eight-month fixed-term position is for a hands-on Senior Data Engineer with deep Snowflake experience. Youll design build and maintain modern data infrastructure that underpins analytics and evidence-based decision making across the organisation. Working alongside data scientists and analysts youll manage and enhance our Snowflake environment ensuring it remains secure efficient and scalable.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable end-to-end data pipelines in Snowflake using dbt for data transformation and modelling
Administer the Snowflake platform including RBAC user and role management access control and performance optimisation
Develop and optimise data warehouses and data lakes hosted on AWS
Establish and maintain data governance quality and security frameworks
Collaborate with analysts and data scientists to deliver trusted high-quality datasets for analytics and AI use cases
Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines and system performance
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the maturity of the data engineering capability

What Were Looking For

Minimum 3 years of hands-on Snowflake experience including administration modelling and query optimisation
Strong proficiency in dbt SQL and Python
Experience working in AWS environments (S3 Lambda Glue preferred)
Knowledge of Azure tools (ADF Synapse) is a bonus
Solid grasp of modern data warehousing CI/CD and version control (Git)
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams

Why Join Us
Youll take ownership of a mission-critical Snowflake environment helping build the foundation for scalable analytics and emerging AI capabilities. This is a high-impact role where your expertise will shape the organisations data infrastructure and enable smarter data-driven decisions.

How to Apply

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Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
The successful applicant will be required to undergo a National Criminal History check.
A medical assessment will be conducted to see if you are physically capable for the role

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At Baptcare we value diversity in all forms and aim to co-create inclusive experiences and communities with our employees volunteers the people we work alongside and our partners. We are committed to diversity and inclusion across all we do and to building communities and workplaces where everyone belongs.

Baptcare is dedicated to the safety empowerment and participation of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to a thoughtful protective environment that supports infants children and young people to feel safe and respected.

Baptcare (VIC TAS) is proud to be working towards uniting with BaptistCare (NSW ACT WA) and Baptist Care SA to create a newly merged national care organisation committed to providing exceptional support and services across Australia. Together we are building on a shared history of care and compassion expanding our reach and strengthening our mission to help people live well with dignity and purpose.

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Senior Data Engineer Snowflake Specialist 12 month Fixed TermCamberwellAbout usWe are proud to be part of the merged care organisation that will be known nationally as BaptistCare. As a for purpose Christian care organisation we are committed to providing exceptional support and services across Aus...