About the Role
In this role, you will operate under the guidance of the Team Lead, Data Engineering, within our Information Technology department. As a Data Engineer, you will play a crucial role in enhancing and supporting Swinburne University's data platform, collaborating with the Data Engineering team to deliver impactful solutions.
Your primary responsibilities will include the development and maintenance of data pipelines, ensuring code quality, and adhering to best practices for data ingestion, integration, and consumption. You will prioritize security, data governance, and DevOps principles in your work.
You will be instrumental in implementing data solutions, driving continuous improvements on the platform, and ensuring the efficient functioning of data workflows. Your expertise in AWS cloud technologies will be vital as you align data and analytics solutions with the universitys strategic objectives.
Additionally, you will engage in ongoing improvement initiatives and work collaboratively with your colleagues to achieve project targets successfully.
About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:
· Demonstrated expert level skills in data engineering technologies including Structured Query Language (SQL), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Apache Spark and Python.
· Skilled on cloud data architectures and Big Data Analytics in AWS Stack (Athena, Glue, Kinesis, Redshift, Step functions, Lambda, EMR, S3, DynamoDB, Postgres).
· Solid hands-on experience on advanced SQL techniques on cloud data warehouse technologies e.g. Redshift, Databricks lake house etc.
· Expertise in data lake ingestion tools such as Fivetran, Matillion, Informatica, or similar.
· Experience implementing a DataOps framework and with CI/CD highly preferred.
· Ability to lead projects, guide junior engineers and mentor others.
Qualifications
· Post graduate degree (or progress towards) in Computer Science, or a related field with significant experience; or an equivalent combination of significant experience and/or education and training.
· Relevant Certifications (e.g. AWS Certification)
About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburnes strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges. We choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research.
To Apply
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Applications Close: 11pm, Sunday 16 February 2025
Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Swinburne has become a world-class university, driving social and economic impacts through science, technology, and innovation. As a dual-sector university, our vision is for people and technology working together to build a better world.
Central to our vision is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer focused on attracting, retaining, and developing great talent. We work to remove barriers related to gender identity, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age.
We strongly encourage applicants from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our Moondani Toombadool Centre leads our Indigenous education and culture at Swinburne, guided by community wisdom and leadership.
We support applicants with disabilities. Adjustments can be requested at any time during the recruitment process. For Reasonable Adjustment requests, including accessible formats for the PD, application form or any other document, please contact at DCR@swin.edu.au or call +61 3 9214 3550.
Please note the above number and DCR email address are for disability or reasonable adjustments queries only. General enquiries about the role can be sent to talentacquisition@swin.edu.au (general enquiries will not be answered by phone).
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