About UsHealthy Land & Water (HLW) works with community, industry, and government to deliver innovative and science-based solutions to challenges affecting our landscapes, waterways, and biodiversity. We help people understand the values and condition of South East Queensland''s environment so we can ensure the sustainable use of our natural environment long into the future. We believe that maintaining healthy landscapes and waterways is not just important for wildlife and ecosystems. A healthy environment also supports a vibrant economy, strong livelihoods, great lifestyles and the happiness and wellbeing of the community. Through our work, we encourage people to examine and change their behaviours for the benefit of the natural world and for the people and places we love.The opportunityWe''re looking for a Data Engineer to join the Commercial team, who is responsible for the design, development, testing and deployment of the organisation''s data pipelines. They will ensuring the effective movement, enhancement, integration, quality, and availability of data across the business. This role is pivotal in supporting the data roadmap, data stores and data warehouse, information management practices, and the development of reporting capabilities.Given the current maturity of the data environment, the Data Engineer will play a key role in shaping data flows that align with the organisation''s present state while also laying the foundation for a scalable and future ready data landscape. The Data Engineer reports directly to the IT Lead and is a full-time 12 month contract role. This is a great hands on opportunity for a Data Engineer with some early career experience, to contribute to an environmental NFP, and own and deliver key components of the IT strategy.Your Responsibilities Will IncludeDesigning, building, testing, and deploying scalable data pipelines using ETL/ELT patterns and APIbased ingestion processes.Developing and maintaining data models and datasets that support analytics and reporting.Monitoring production data workloads, troubleshoot issues, and optimise performance.Implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting for critical data processes.Contributing to solution designs and technical problems.Improving data hygiene practices to ensure that data is well organised, accessible, and engaging.Maintaining technical documentation for pipelines, data structures, and integrations.Working closely with the business stakeholders to refine the data strategy and form a business view of the data domain.About YouIdeally, you will share our vision to lead the change that will deliver an environment for future generations to thrive. You will be highly motivated and can work autonomously in agreed timeframes. To be successful in this role, you will have all or many of the following requirements:3+ years of data engineering or closely related experienceStrong experience designing and developing data pipelines using ETL/ELT and API ingestion patterns.Proficiency with cloudbased data platforms (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Snowflake) and associated data integration tools.Experience building and optimising data models to support analytics and reporting.Practical understanding of data governance principles, including data quality, metadata, master data and reference data management.Experience working with Power BI datasets, models, or report configuration.Proven capability of working in lowmaturity or greenfield data environments, including uplifting processes and implementing scalable foundations.Excellent communication, negotiation, and problemsolving skills.Ability to work to strict deadlines and manage timecritical and sensitive information effectively.Strong interpersonal and relationshipbuilding skills with internal and external stakeholders.What We OfferWe''re a diverse team of experts, who enjoy sharing knowledge and learning. We recognise and celebrate our employees and teams for affecting real and innovative change in our communities. We value integrity, collaboration, care, innovation, and courage. Some of our benefits include:Flexible working arrangementsEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) to support your mental, nutritional, and financial wellbeingNovated leasingAnnual professional development allowanceAnnual private health insurance reimbursementAnnual wellbeing reimbursementSalary continuance insurancePaid Birthday & Volunteer leaveAnnual All Staff RetreatHealthy Land & Water is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be highly regarded per affirmative measures under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.Applications close Monday 16 February 2026. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Job Title
Data Engineer