Principal Data Engineer / Sydney / Permanent / Private Equity

About The Company

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.

About The Role

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.

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

Duties / Key Responsibilities
Own the architecture,



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

Skills and Experience
Proven senior data engineering experience, ideally with on-premises environments
Robust hands-on SQL Server expertise, including T-SQL and performance tuning
Strong Python skills for data engineering and pipeline development
Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory for orchestration
Solid ETL/ELT design and delivery experience across the full data lifecycle
Comfortable as a senior individual contributor, with no interest in people management
Robust stakeholder and communication skills
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📌 Principal Data Engineer / Sydney / Permanent / Private Equity
🏢 Allura Partners
📍 Sydney