Data Engineer

About the role 

Knox City Council is seeking an exceptional data engineer to join our Enterprise Architecture team. This pivotal role will play a key role in implementing data, information and insights initiatives over a two year period to achieve our goal of becoming a customer centric organisation.

Reporting to the data architect, the Data Engineer will play a key role in implementing data, information and insights initiatives over a two year period to achieve our goal of becoming a customer centric organisation. This role will be responsible for designing and developing the data infrastructure that enables data-driven decision-making across the organisation. this role focuses on building data pipelines, integrating diverse data sources, and ensuring efficient data storage, data processing and access.

The Data Engineer will implement enterprise-wide data platforms, ensuring data is collected, processed, and delivered effectively for analytics and reporting. This role is essential in creating high-quality, reliable, and scalable data systems that empower analysts and business users.

This is a full time permanent role based at the Civic Centre, Wantirna South. We support flexible working arrangements while ensuring operational needs of the role are met.

This is a Band 8 classified role. Remuneration will be $125,409.17 - $140,806.03 (depending on experience) plus superannuation in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee (pro-rata for part time) plus superannuation in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee. 

What you will bring to this role

• • Significant experience developing and embedding systems, tools and processes to support good data enablement and governance practice and planning across the organisation.
  • Ability to learn new technologies and tools and be comfortable supporting the data needs of multiple teams, stakeholders, and products.
  • Interpersonal skills to build a positive, trustful, agile and high-performance team attitude, plan effectively to achieve improved outcomes from the data.
  • Problem solver by nature and act with integrity and show care for the people you work with.
  • Strong technical business analysis skills.
  • Solid hands-on experience in data modelling and data pipelines development with a combination of acquiring, preparing, and transforming against various volumes of batch datasets.
  • Solid hands-on experience for programming including but not limited to Python, SQL, PowerShell.
  • Solid hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Storage Accounts, Azure Key Vault, Azure functions and Azure Synapse Analytics.
  • Knowledge of Snowflake cloud data warehouse architecture
  • Solid hands-on experience in writing and managing stored procedures and user-defined functions (UDFs) on multiple platforms, i.e. MS SQL SERVER, Snowflake.
  • Data storage technologies including RDBMS, NoSQL, and cloud-based storage solutions such as Azure Data Lake, Snowflake etc
  • Knowledge of data governance, data privacy principles and data quality improvement.
  • Understanding best practice in data skills to inspire and influence others.
  • Experience automating data processing tasks to improve efficiency and reliability.

How to apply  

Please submit your application, including your resume and cover letter online via the ‘Apply’ button by 11:55pm on Sunday 4th May 2025.

All applications must be made via the online portal. No applications direct to the hiring manager will be considered. 

For further information on this role please contact Hiring Manager Steven Chen, Data Architect, at steven.chen2@knox.vic.gov.au  or on 0451 920 678. 

A link to the position description can be found in the job listing on our Knox City Council Jobs and Careers page.   

Please note: Candidates will be shortlisted as applications are received and this role may close earlier than the anticipated closing date. 

Why work at Knox 

Discover your future at Knox City Council, where you will deliver meaningful impact, find great opportunities and work with committed people to shape our community. As an employee of Knox, you can enjoy: 

• Accrued or rostered days off available for full-time roles, depending on operational requirements 

• Broad range of leave options including up to 16 weeks primary and up to 4 weeks secondary parental leave

• Salary sacrifice option for Council-owned childcare fees 

• Opportunities to take on temporary roles or work in different teams to build skills and support career growth

• Support towards further study 

• 50% off Knox Leisureworks memberships 

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for support in managing personal and work-related challenges.

To find out more about the benefits of working at Knox City Council, visit knox.vic.gov.au/why-work-knox

Inherent requirements

To view the inherent requirements for this position please see attachment below.  

• Office Based role(s) - Inherent Requirements Table .DOCX

Our commitments

Knox City Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to providing a workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion. We are committed to a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. 

Knox City Council has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children. All children and young people who access our services, programs, events and facilities have the right to feel safe and be safe. This includes spaces owned or managed by Council. We take the wellbeing and safety of children and young people in our care seriously. We maintain a child safe organisation by embedding the protection of children into everyday thinking and practice. All Knox City Council employees, contractors and volunteers are responsible for ensuring children and young people are valued, heard and protected from abuse. 

Knox City Council acknowledges our offices are located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. 

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