$111K – $119K Total Remuneration Package (pro-rata)

$98K – 105K Base Salary (pro-rata)

Location: Maroochydore

Vacancy No: 6005

Temporary - Full-time (until June 2026)

Applications close: Wednesday, 23 April 2024 11:59pm AEST

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Healthy, Smart, and Creative, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy.

About the Role

The Digital and Information Services branch delivers agile and transformative information and technology, enabling council to be a leader in providing innovative and sustainable services to its communities.

The Data Engineer / SQL Specialist will enhance the organisation's data-driven decision-making capabilities through use of the Enterprise Data Management Platform by delivering expert SQL data management and data engineering services.

· Write complex queries to extract, manipulate, and analyse data in both cloud and on-premise environments.

· Develop and implement complex data views to meet specific business requirements, while maintaining data integrity, security, and governance compliance.

· Collaborate with data analysts and business intelligence professionals to ensure data is available and transformed to meet requirements.

· Experience in use of Azure DevOps and a solid understanding of software development processes, including version control and CI/CD pipelines.

About you

You will have extensive demonstrated experience in the application of developing SQL queries for data management including extraction, manipulation, and analysis of data.

Have proficient with Azure DevOps and a solid understanding of software development processes, including version control and CI/CD pipelines.

You will have demonstrated experience in developing and optimising data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and storage within Azure data lake and Azure SQL.

As a requirement of this role, you will possess a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Data Science and/or substantial experience working in data engineering or data science roles in a large multi-disciplinary organisation.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

· Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities.

· Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.

· Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices. We also pay you 17.5% leave loading and generous Superannuation where council will contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

· A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and

· A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2024-2028.

For specific enquiries contact Dean Derby during business hours on 0435 099 756.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.