Job Description
Principal Data Engineer / Sydney / Permanent / Private Equity
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About The Company
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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.
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About The Role
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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.
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Benefits
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Genuine technical scope and influence without a move into management
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Direct line into the Director of Data and senior technology leadership
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Be part of a broader transformation across clinical systems, AI and data
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Versatile working environment
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Salary is flexible but a guide would be $190k to $210k + super range.
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Duties / Key Responsibilities
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Own the architecture,



build and ongoing performance of on-premises data pipelines and databases end to end
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Design, build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using SQL Server, Python and Azure Data Factory
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Establish and maintain data governance policies, monitoring data quality and integrity across on-prem systems
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Oversee design, implementation and maintenance of on-premises SQL Server databases
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Partner across technology and operations to ensure data systems align with organisational goals and compliance standards
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Skills and Experience
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Proven senior data engineering experience, ideally with on-premises environments
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Strong hands-on SQL Server expertise, including T-SQL and performance tuning
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Strong Python skills for data engineering and pipeline development
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Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory for orchestration
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Solid ETL/ELT design and delivery experience across the full data lifecycle
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Comfortable as a senior individual contributor, with no interest in people management
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Strong stakeholder and communication skills
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