Job Description

Principal Data Engineer / Sydney / Permanent / Private Equity

n

About The Company

n

Our client is a privately held healthcare organization, operating clinics & hospitals across Australia. They're undergoing a major technology transformation to reimagine the patient and clinician experience through data, AI and digital innovation.

n

About The Role

n

Reporting directly to the Director of Data, this is a senior individual contributor role with no people leadership component. You'll be the primary technical authority within the data function, owning the architecture, build and performance of the business's on-premises data platform end to end, partnering closely with the Director and senior technology leaders.

n

Benefits

n

n
- Genuine technical scope and influence without a move into management
n
- Direct line into the Director of Data and senior technology leadership
n
- Be part of a broader transformation across clinical systems, AI and data
n
- Flexible working environment
n
- Salary is flexible but a guide would be $190k to $210k + super range.
n

n

Duties / Key Responsibilities

n

n
- Own the architecture,



build and ongoing performance of on-premises data pipelines and databases end to end
n
- Design, build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using SQL Server, Python and Azure Data Factory
n
- Establish and maintain data governance policies, monitoring data quality and integrity across on-prem systems
n
- Oversee design, implementation and maintenance of on-premises SQL Server databases
n
- Partner across technology and operations to ensure data systems align with organisational goals and compliance standards
n

n

Skills and Experience

n

n
- Proven senior data engineering experience, ideally with on-premises environments
n
- Strong hands-on SQL Server expertise, including T-SQL and performance tuning
n
- Robust Python skills for data engineering and pipeline development
n
- Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory for orchestration
n
- Solid ETL/ELT design and delivery experience across the full data lifecycle
n
- Comfortable as a senior individual contributor, with no interest in people management
n
- Strong stakeholder and communication skills
n

📌 Principal Data Engineer / Sydney / Permanent / Private Equity (New South Wales)
🏢 Allura Partners
📍 New South Wales