About us      HammondCare provides expert aged care, home care, dementia care and palliative care for older people, regardless of circumstances, beliefs, background or financial situation. We are led by our not-for-profit, Christian foundations and backed by research and clinical expertise.     When it comes to our people – those we serve and those who serve – we are committed to inclusion across race, culture, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, religion and ability. In our innovative residences, our hospitals, or in client homes, we aim to set the global standard of relationship-based care for older people with complex needs.     We’ve been caring for people for over 90 years – so, if you love to care, join us, and make a career move that matters.     It's not just care, it's HammondCare.     What we can offer you   We care about your wellbeing at HammondCare and as a result offer a wide range of health and lifestyle benefits including:    NFP salary packaging ($15,900 tax free) plus meals and entertainment benefit (up to $2,650 tax free)   Additional leave purchase options and 14 weeks paid parental leave   Flexible working options, including hybrid arrangements   Discounts on everyday products and services   Discounted healthcare memberships - access to network of fitness centres and pools for employees and families   Free access to independent counselling support for employees and families   Health & Wellbeing programmes   Reward & Recognition programmes   Referral bonuses   Career and professional development opportunities     About the Opportunity    The Senior Data Engineer is responsible for designing, developing and optimising HammondCare's enterprise data platform, data pipelines and integration solutions. The role provides senior technical leadership across data engineering initiatives and acts as a trusted advisor to the Data Engineering Lead on architecture, engineering standards, platform performance and delivery practices.  Working across multiple source systems, cloud platforms and business domains, the Senior Data Engineer ensures that data solutions are scalable, secure, reliable and aligned to HammondCare's data, analytics and AI strategy. The role combines hands-on engineering expertise with technical leadership, mentoring and stakeholder engagement.  Key Focus Areas  Technical Leadership & Engineering Excellence: Provide technical leadership across the Data Engineering function by establishing engineering standards, guiding solution design and uplifting engineering capability.  People Leadership & Team Development: Provide day-to-day leadership to assigned team members, setting clear expectations, supporting performance and development, and fostering an accountable, collaborative and inclusive team culture.  This is permanent full-time position based at St Leonards with hybrid working opportunities.  How you will make an impact Lead the design and delivery of complex, scalable data engineering and integration solutions. Shape and evolve HammondCare’s data platform, lakehouse and integration ecosystem, aligned with enterprise architecture principles. Define and embed engineering and integration standards, patterns and best practices across APIs, ETL/ELT, event-driven and real-time integration. Lead and support data and integration team members, setting clear objectives and priorities, allocating work, coaching team members and building capability across the function. Manage performance fairly and consistently, recognising strong contribution and proactively addressing performance, conduct or capability concerns in partnership with the Data Engineering Lead and People Services. Provide technical oversight through solution, code and data model reviews, ensuring solutions are secure, maintainable and aligned with platform standards. Work closely with business and technology teams to understand the impact of system and business change across data, integrations and reporting. Strengthen platform performance, scalability and reliability through automation, monitoring, observability and proactive engineering. Embed strong data governance, security and quality practices, including access controls, metadata, lineage and data quality. Partner with Analytics and AI teams to deliver trusted, scalable data services that enable advanced analytics, AI and data products. Drive continuous improvement across engineering practices, tooling, delivery processes and the broader data platform. Support workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, development and retention to maintain a strong and sustainable data engineering capability.    About you  Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare’s Christian Mission, Motivation and Mission in Action.   Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.   7+ years' experience delivering enterprise-scale data engineering solutions.  Strong experience with cloud-based data platforms, ETL/ELT and integration technologies.  Advanced experience with Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics and lakehouse architectures.  Experience supporting AI, machine learning or advanced analytics platforms.  Demonstrated experience designing and delivering enterprise-wide data integration solutions across multiple business and clinical systems, including APIs, ETL/ELT, real-time and event-driven integration patterns.  Demonstrated experience designing and supporting enterprise data pipelines and integrations.   Experience working within Agile delivery environments.  Demonstrated experience leading, coaching and managing data engineering professionals, including objective setting, work allocation, performance feedback and capability development. Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise integration solutions across multiple business applications, data platforms and third-party systems.     To Apply      If you are ready to make a difference with HammondCare, Apply Now!    Pre- Employment Checks       All short-listed applicants for these positions will be asked to consent to a criminal record check and reference checks.    HammondCare is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves.    Make a difference every day to the lives of older Australians in need by joining the team at HammondCare. We provide expert aged care, home care, dementia care and palliative care for older people, regardless of circumstances, beliefs, background or financial situation, led by our not-for-profit, Christian foundations and backed by research and clinical expertise. We’ve been caring for people for over 90 years, recruiting and developing passionate team members who can support older people through some of life’s most difficult circumstances. Whether it’s in our innovative residences, our hospitals, or at home, from the most complex situations to just offering a little help, we bring the same skill, experience and compassion to all we do. It's not just care, it's HammondCare. We recognise and celebrate individuals who go above and beyond in their work. Our Mission in Action Awards honour outstanding contributions, while our Service Awards acknowledge the dedication of employees who have been with us for many years. Frontline team members benefit from training in our industry-leading care model, as well as specialised courses in dementia and palliative care. We also offer generous scholarships for higher education, along with programs designed to develop leadership and management skills. Plus, enjoy a $1,000 bonus for successful employee referrals. As a registered charity, we offer salary packaging that allows you to have up to $15,900 of your income tax free, along with the ability to spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals, and entertainment, all tax free. Pay less tax on your income and increase your take-home pay with these fantastic benefits! Enhance your wellbeing with Fitness Passport, offering discounted access for you and your family to local gyms, pools, and fitness centres. When you need additional support, our Employee Assistance Program provides free, confidential counselling sessions, ensuring you have the resources to thrive.

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