Principal Data Engineer

• Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
• Position Classification: Health Manager Level 5
• Remuneration: Commencing from $161,042.00 - $180,143.00 per annum plus 11% superannuation
• Hours Per Week: 40
• Location: Flexible working arrangements with a mix of working from home and from our Chatswood office
• Requisition ID: REQ472421
• Applications Close: 14 March 2024

Join the team driving the digital transformation of Australia’s largest public health system
About us
Working at eHealth NSW is more than a job. Every day, we set out to design, build and innovate world class digital solutions that will transform how healthcare is delivered to patients across NSW. It’s a genuine opportunity to join a team of technology professionals, health partners, industry leaders and academia to develop solutions that help save and improve people’s lives.
Our people are at the heart of who we are. We are committed to a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and actively seek to recruit people from diverse backgrounds to build a supportive and inclusive workplace where our people can gain a sense of belonging, value and opportunity.
Come work with us
We have an exciting opportunity in Technology Services team at Data Analytics Service (DAS), eHealth NSW as a Principal Data Engineer.
Reporting to the Associate Director – Technology Services, Data Analytics Service (DAS), as a key technical lead within the data and analytics team, your mission will be to spearhead the design, implementation, and ongoing management of our enterprise data and analytics platform, harnessing the power of the latest cloud and innovative technologies.
Working closely with a variety of teams across NSW Health, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our data and analytics solutions are not just cutting-edge, but also robust, scalable, and seamlessly integrated with NSW Health's broader strategic objectives.
This position offers a unique chance to make a tangible impact on the delivery of healthcare services, positioning you at the heart of data-driven decision-making and strategic health initiatives. Join us in transforming healthcare through technology and be part of a future where data analytics drives excellence in public health outcomes.
What you will do
As an integral member of the Technology Services team at Data Analytics Service (DAS), you will:

• Architect and oversee the development of an Enterprise Data Lake to centralise and manage large-scale data assets, ensuring scalability, security, and accessibility.
• Design and implement robust ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) and ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) pipelines to efficiently process and move data across systems, leveraging automation and optimisation techniques.
• Utilise solution like Apache Airflow, dbt etc for orchestrating complex data workflows, ensuring data accuracy and timeliness in processing.
• Implement technologies and cost-effective process to capture real-time data changes, streaming data at any scale.
• Develop serverless solutions to minimise infrastructure management overhead while ensuring scalability and cost-efficiency in data processing and analytics tasks.
• Craft advanced analytics solutions using tools from various cloud providers for serverless data integration, large-scale analytics service, to support deep analytics and machine learning capabilities.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to define data requirements, quality standards, and integration strategies to support data-driven decision-making across NSW Health.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements in Data Engineering technologies, continuously seeking innovative solutions to enhance our data infrastructure and analytics capabilities.

More information about the Principal Data Engineer role, can be found in the .
About you
The skills, knowledge and experience we are looking for in you are:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience as a Data Engineer, with a focus on Snowflake, AWS Glue, Azure ADF, Synapse, and Apache Iceberg.
• Strong business and technical acumen, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A visionary in data architecture with hands-on experience in building and managing large-scale data lakes and analytics platforms.
• Expert in ETL/ELT in pipeline design, data integration, and orchestration.
• Extensive working experience in Python, SQL, or other programming languages for data manipulation and automation.
• Strong experience with Snowflake, Oracle, Microsoft SQL.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD Tools like Azure DevOps.
• Strong experience with major public cloud providers Azure, AWS etc.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail, with a passion for delivering high-quality solutions.
• Strong experience working in agile and platform-based environments.

If this sounds like you and you’re looking for a rewarding new opportunity, we would love to hear from you.
Benefits of working for eHealth NSW
We support our people with great benefits so they can support the patients and staff of NSW Health. These include:

• Flexible work options
• Skills and leadership development training programs
• Salary Packaging
• Health and wellbeing programs

More information about these benefits can be found on our .
Valuing diversity and inclusion
eHealth NSW is committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability and LGBTIQ+, for all advertised positions and have strategies in place to support you.
For more information on the strategies in place to support diversity and inclusion, please visit our .
How to apply
To start your application, click the APPLY FOR JOB button at the top.
To apply for this role, please submit an online application and attach, as a single file, your resume (up to 5 pages) along with a cover letter (up to 2 pages) which describes how your capabilities, knowledge and experience make you the best person for this role.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kashif Magbool on .
If you require assistance or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Amy Korompay on .
Applications Close: 11:59pm 14 March 2024
A talent pool may be created from this recruitment process to fill permanent or temporary vacancies within the next 18 months.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine (except for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine which is approved by the TGA as a single dose primary course). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. A NSW Health agency may require further information about the medical contraindication (including but not limited to an Immunisation Medical Exemption form-IM011 form). Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
To be eligible for this role, you must have current Australian work rights (Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia).
Please note, pursuant to the Award which governs the employment conditions of this role, 'Exempt' is defined as a fixed term contract with a length greater than 13 weeks.
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