ABOUT THE ROLE A leading Australian university is launching a strategic data transformation program (Digital Sydney) targeting 2032. We're recruiting 4 Data Engineers to build and support Phase 1 of the HR data stream - designing and implementing ingestion pipelines, transformations, and governed data exposure on Snowflake/AWS.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Design and build Talend ingestion pipelines + downstream SQL/Python transformations
- Follow established architectural patterns and frameworks (rapid delivery focus)
- Collaborate on code review, design validation and testing with the team
- Optimize Snowflake performance, manage data governance (tagging, RBAC, lineage)
- Document code, pipelines and architectural decisions for handoff
- Support phase transitions and capability-building within the team

We're hiring for 4 specialiSations:

- 1x Data Modeling: Schema design, dimensional/relational modeling, Erwin, normalization trade-offs
- 2x Full Pipeline Build: End-to-end ingestion→exposure, rapid delivery, framework adherence
- 1x Security & Governance: RBAC, masking, tagging, audit, compliance

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Must-Have Experience (All 4):

- More than 5 years data engineering on up-to-date platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or similar)




- Hands-on AWS + Snowflake delivery - built and shipped pipelines
- ETL/data pipeline coding (Python, SQL, or Scala) - comfortable debugging and optimizing
- Ability to follow architectural guardrails - delivery-focused, not reinventing per project

Nice-to-Have:

- Talend, Informatica, or iPaaS experience
- Data governance / compliance background
- University or HR systems knowledge

WHY THIS ROLE

- Strategic scale — Multi-year program (Phase 1 → 2028) with genuine platform-building impact
- Modern stack — Snowflake on AWS, Talend, frameworks-driven (not legacy ETL)
- Team environment — Work with experienced lead and 3 peer engineers; learn and grow
- Hybrid flexibility — 2-3 days on-campus, rest flexible
- Competitive rate — $950–$1,050/day + super; potential extension into Phase 2/3

THE PROCESS

- One-round interview (contract hire) - rapid decision
- Interview panel: Hiring manager + program lead
- Start: ASAP preferred - flexible notice period

INTERESTED? Reach out to Lee Bartlett at [email protected] -happy to discuss the brief, your background and next steps. Referral scheme: Know a great data engineer? Pass it on - we reward successful referrals.

📌 Data Engineer - Snowflake (4 Positions Available) (Sydney)
🏢 Bluefin Resources Pty
📍 Sydney