Job Description

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Do you want to shape the future of data platforms in an organisation where technology drives real-world impact?

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Trilogy Care is one of Australia’s fastest-growing approved Support at Home (HCP/ ) providers, transforming aged care through technology, innovation, and exceptional people. We’re building a modern, AI-enabled organisation where data is at the centre of every decision, helping older Australians live independently at home for longer.

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About the Role

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We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer – Platform & Architecture to shape the future of Trilogy Care’s Databricks lakehouse platform – the foundation connecting our operational, financial, CRM, communications and workforce systems.

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You’ll drive key architecture decisions across scalability, governance, performance and cost optimisation, while setting engineering standards and mentoring the team. As a technical leader, you’ll help answer “How should we build this?” and ensure our data platform is secure, reliable and ready to power AI, automation and smarter business decisions.

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Key Responsibilities

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Platform Architecture

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- Design, evolve and maintain Trilogy Care’s Databricks lakehouse architecture.
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- Define medallion layer structures, table formats, partitioning, clustering strategies and data lifecycle policies.
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- Document and communicate architecture decisions to ensure alignment across teams.
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Unity Catalog & Data Governance

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- Design and maintain catalog and schema structures across production environments.
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- Manage data access controls, classification and governance standards.
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- Establish schema evolution practices and improve data discoverability.
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Compute Strategy & Cost Optimisation

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- Define Databricks compute strategies, cluster policies and workload optimisation approaches.
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- Monitor and optimise platform spend across compute, storage and ingestion.
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- Implement guardrails that balance cost efficiency with engineering velocity.
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Engineering Standards & Technical Leadership

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- Establish best practices across code quality, testing, CI/CD, documentation and development workflows.
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- Review architecture decisions and provide technical guidance on complex data challenges.
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- Mentor Data Engineers and help elevate platform capability across the team.
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What You’ll Bring

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- 7+ years’ experience in Data Engineering, with significant experience designing and building contemporary data platforms.
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- Deep expertise in Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog and lakehouse architecture patterns.
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- Strong understanding of data modelling, governance, scalability and platform reliability.
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- Experience with Python, SQL and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent).
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- Proven ability to optimise data platforms for performance, reliability and cost.
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- Experience mentoring engineers and establishing engineering standards.
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- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly.
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Why Trilogy Care?

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- Competitive salary.
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- Modern King Street, Bowen Hills office with excellent facilities, close to public transport, cafés, restaurants and supermarkets.
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- Vibrant team culture with regular social events.
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- Opportunities for career mapping and progression within the company.
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- Salary packaging (Novated Leasing) to boost your take-home pay.
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- Access to Fitness Passport to support your health and wellbeing.
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- EAP support for you and your immediate family.
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Please note

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To join our team, you’ll need to have full Australian work rights. As part of our standard recruitment process, we’ll also conduct a working rights check, police check and request professional references during onboarding.

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We appreciate the interest of recruitment agencies but kindly ask that resumes not be submitted unless a prior agreement is in place. Trilogy Care will not accept responsibility for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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📌 Senior Data Engineer -- Platform & Architecture (Brisbane)
🏢 Trilogy Care Pty
📍 Brisbane