Join an iconic organisation shaping the future of data excellence Tech lead for a high performing, engaged and supportive data engineering team Fantastic opportunity with our cloud data lakehouse transformation program Permanent fulltime position with flexible hybrid working balance career growth with lifestyle At RAA, weve been trusted by South Australians for over 120 years. Were more than just a household namewere an organisation that thrives on innovation, collaboration, and delivering value to our members every day. Now, were looking for a Principal Data Engineer to lead the way in building scalable, sustainable, and secure data solutions that power our future. Why youll love working with us: Iconic organisation be part of one of SAs most recognised and respected brands. Flexible hybrid work balance your career and lifestyle with flexible arrangements. Impactful leadership shape the future of our enterprise data platforms and mentor a talented team. Collaborative culture work alongside senior specialists and business leaders who value fast delivery, innovation, and governance. Continuous growth access professional development, mentoring opportunities, and cuttingedge technologies. What youll do: Advocate data strategy with stakeholders and collaborate to plan initiative delivery. Partner with business stakeholders to translate complex data demands into deliverables. Provide technical leadership, guiding a team of data engineers to deliver highvalue solutions. Lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and sustainable data platform solutions. Champion data governance and bestpractice engineering, ensuring integrity, performance, and compliance. Drive operational excellence, identifying opportunities for optimisation and embedding selfhealing solutions. What were looking for: 15+ years experience specialising in data engineering, SQL database development, or BI engineering. Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent (preferred). Strong specialisation in database development, analytics data platforms, data transformation, data governance, CI/CD and DevOps. Deep expertise in building analytical data warehousing and data marts with complex data sets. Proven leadership in guiding teams, planning initiatives, and delivering enterprisescale solutions. Strong technical skills in AWS Snowflake, Microsoft Azure, SQL Server, dbt, SSIS, and CI/CD practices. Exceptional communication skillsable to simplify complex technical concepts and engage stakeholders. A passion for collaboration, innovation, transformation and building sustainable data solutions. About us Were proud to be one of South Australias most iconic brands, trusted by members for more than 120 years. SA bornandbred, RAA might be best known for our road service and insurance products, but were excited to be continuously diversifying to better help our members and community. Our goal? To make life better for South Australians. Thats why were proud to offer a range of services to our 820,000+ members, including travel, energy, solar and battery, electric vehicle charging, our RAA Rewards program and more. With motoring still a priority, were just as passionate as we were in 1903 about road safety, advocating for a safer SA into the future. Were also one of the states largest employers, with more than 1100 employees working across our local sites at Mile End, RAA Place (CBD) and Adelaide Airport and our many retail and travel shops. With new office spaces in the city and city fringe in the works, and a buzzing peoplefirst culture, were proud to be the States #1 Employer Brand. Benefits Free RAA premium road service Access to our RAA Rewards Program Generous discounts on all RAA products Flexible work arrangements Ongoing training & development opportunities and a study support program Wellbeing facilities and corporate health insurance plan How to apply To be part of something bigger and work for a passionate South Australian organisation with members at heart, click Apply to submit your application by 9.00am Friday, 2nd January2026. Youll need to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in Australia and well also need you to undertake a police check before you can work with us at RAA. EEO Statement We are committed to building a workplace thats diverse and inclusive, where employees are embraced for their unique qualities and valued for their contributions. We believe a diverse and inclusive workplace brings out the best in everyone and helps us to give our members better service. That''s why we encourage applications from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, First Nations Peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Principal Data Engineer