Lead Data Engineer

Salary: $45.78 per hour

• Full-time permanent opportunity

• base location negotiable across office locations: Tweed Heads, Ballina, Coffs Harbour or Port Macquarie

• hybrid work with office/home-based options.

About the role

Lead the future of health data. As our Lead Data Engineer, you'll design innovative data solutions that turn complex information into meaningful insights, helping improve the health and wellbeing of communities across the North Coast. Join a purpose-driven organisation where your expertise will directly influence better population health outcomes.

Who we are

Healthy North Coast (HNC) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation committed to improving the health of our North Coast communities through quality primary health care. We proudly deliver the Primary Health Network (PHN) Program across the stunning north coast region from Tweed Heads to Port Macquarie across Bundjalung, Githabul, Gumbaynggirr, Dunghutti, Birpai and Yaegl lands.

Benefits, culture and inclusion

• be part of a high performing team making an everyday difference to the health of North Coast communities

• above award salaries, plus not-for-profit salary packaging benefits available up to $18,549 p.a. to help increase your take-home pay

• organisational ACON membership

• 14 weeks paid parental leave and additional paid leave at end of year

• commitment to professional growth with learning and development support

• Employee Assistance Program.

At Healthy North Coast, we are committed to creating a workplace where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived values. We recognise, respect and celebrate Aboriginal peoples, LGBTQ+ people, people with experiences of disability and neurodiversity, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, refugees and people seeking asylum, people across different ages and life stages, people from rural and remote communities, people with caring responsibilities, and all who contribute their skills, perspectives and lived experience. Our workplace is grounded in safety, dignity and belonging — free from discrimination, harassment, and exclusion — so that every person can thrive.

About you

To excel in this position, you will have:

• relevant post-secondary qualification is desirable and/or 5+ years’ experience in similar position

• demonstrated experience designing and implementing end-to-end technology, data, analytics, and automation solutions using Microsoft Azure and related cloud services, including Azure Virtual Machines, Linux-based environments, Microsoft Fabric, Synapse Analytics, and Power Platform

• advanced experience with SQL, Python, API development, data modelling, and modern ELT/ETL methodologies.

• experience delivering reporting and analytics solutions using Power BI and related business intelligence technologies

• demonstrated ability to engage stakeholders, analyse business requirements, evaluate options, and translate complex needs into practical technical solutions

• demonstrated experience producing high-quality technical, architectural, and operational documentation.

• proven ability to work autonomously, exercise sound judgement, and provide technical advice in complex and evolving environments

• strong communication skills with the ability to tailor spoken/written communication accurately and effectively

• experience in taking initiative for your own work while ensuring a high quality of work is produced and outcomes met in a timely fashion

• knowledge of and commitment to Work Health and Safety, Equal Employment Opportunity, Cultural Safety, and Continuous Improvement principles.

To learn more / apply

To access the position description, visit the careers page of our website via https://hnc.org.au/careers/. To apply, please send your resume and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria listed above via seek or to jobs@hnc.org.au.

Please contact us if you have any queries or for assistance for any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process at jobs@hnc.org.au.

Applications close 5:00pm Wednesday 4 November 2026