Senior Data engineer
Summary
Senior Data Engineer at WorkCover Queensland (via recruiter Talenza) building a new greenfield Snowflake data platform: designing pipelines, data models, semantic layers and curated data products, plus CI/CD, testing, production support and mentoring. Core stack: Python, SQL, Airflow, Snowflake/Databricks, GitHub Actions.
Salary: $150k - $175k p.a. + + superannuation
Senior Data Engineer
WorkCover Queensland | Brisbane | Hybrid
Talenza are partnering with WorkCover Queensland to help them build a team for a new greenfield Snowflake data platform. As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll design and build the pipelines, data models and curated data products that power reporting, analytics and operational decision-making.
What you'll do
- Build and optimise scalable data pipelines, transformations and reusable data products.
- Develop data models and semantic layers for reporting and analytics.
- Apply automated testing, CI/CD, monitoring and deployment automation.
- Embed data quality, security, privacy, lineage and metadata into solutions.
- Support production platforms, resolve performance issues and mentor other engineers.
What you'll bring
- 5+ years delivering enterprise-scale data and analytics solutions.
- Strong Python and SQL skills, including Airflow DAG development.
- Snowflake preferred; strong Databricks experience considered.
- Experience with GitHub, GitHub Actions, CI/CD and automated testing.
- A coding mindset, with practical examples of using AI to accelerate delivery.
Why join?
- You'll be hands-on from day one, helping build the pipelines, patterns and data products that will power WorkCover's modern data platform while learning from and collaborating with experienced technical leaders.
- Amazing leadership team
- Hybrid working is around 50% in the Brisbane office.
- Permanent Opportunity
- Salary sacrificing options available (car and laptop)
- Brisbane CBD office