Job Description

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Helia is Australia’s first Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) provider, with more than 60 years of expertise in the Australian housing market. We exist to accelerate financial wellbeing through home ownership.

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Our mission is to deliver innovative, tailored solutions in partnership with our customers, making the home ownership journey simpler and more accessible. We do this through efficient, customer-focused services powered by leading technology, data and digital solutions.

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As a Senior Engineer – Data & AI Platform, you’ll help design and build an AI-native data platform within Snowflake, enabling AI workloads and intelligent applications across the organisation.

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Working at the intersection of data and AI engineering, you’ll build scalable data pipelines, AI-enriched datasets and reusable data products, while helping shape a modern, AI-ready data architecture and supporting the organisation to get greater value from AI.

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Responsibilities

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- Design and build scalable data pipelines and AI applications using Snowflake-native AI capabilities.
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- Enable in-database AI, LLM, vector and semantic workflows, reducing reliance on external processing.
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- Design and optimise data models and structures that support both analytical and AI workloads.
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- Contribute to the evolution of our AI-ready data architecture and enterprise data modelling approaches, including Data Vault and common data models.
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- Prepare and structure governed, high-quality data for AI, machine learning and advanced analytics.
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- Partner with AI engineers and technology teams to integrate Snowflake-hosted intelligence into applications and workflows.
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- Implement AI observability, monitoring and alerting to support reliable AI and data solutions.
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- Contribute to AI-enabled engineering practices and standards, using tools such as GitHub Copilot and Cortex Code.
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- Work with technical and business stakeholders to translate complex concepts into practical solutions and help build broader data and AI capability across the organisation.
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What You’ll Bring

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- Strong experience with Snowflake, SQL, dbt and Python, ideally including Snowpark.
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- Experience with Snowflake AI capabilities and building AI-enabled workflows within a data platform.
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- Exposure to LLM, vector, embedding or semantic use cases.
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- Experience designing scalable data models and architectures, with knowledge of approaches such as Data Vault, common data models or dimensional modelling.
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- Understanding of machine learning data requirements, feature engineering and/or production AI/ML workflows.
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- Experience with AI-assisted development tools and an interest in evolving AI-enabled engineering practices.
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- Strong communication and stakeholder skills, with the ability to translate business needs into practical data and AI solutions.
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At Helia, we’re building a team focused on creating opportunities and brighter futures for our people. When you join Helia, you become part of an organisation that genuinely cares about what matters to you — whether that’s work-life balance, flexible ways of working, wellbeing, or professional growth. We offer a range of benefits and support designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally.

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Helia is a place where you can grow, learn and make a meaningful impact. We foster a collaborative and inclusive culture where innovation, continuous learning and cross-functional teamwork are encouraged to deliver great customer outcomes. Located in the heart of North Sydney, our office offers a vibrant workplace experience with some of Sydney’s best views.

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If you are interested in joining a company where you can realise your full potential and grow, we would love to hear from you!

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We have a diverse business community: our people, our customers and communities are reflective of this and as an organisation we are committed to continually hiring a diverse workforce. We ensure our people always feel supported and we do this by our openness to adaptable work options and our commitment to inclusion, regardless of career level, life-stage, or experience.

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📌 Senior Engineer - Data & AI Platform (New South Wales)
🏢 Helia
📍 New South Wales