Senior Data Engineer (Snowflake)

Transform Digital Healthcare with Telstra Health

At Telstra Health, we're shaping the future of healthcare with connected solutions that make care safer, faster, and more seamless. From hospitals and clinics to aged care and community programs, our technology empowers teams to deliver better care—wherever it's needed.

Trusted across programs like 1800RESPECT, the Leaving Violence Program, and the National Cancer Screening Register, we connect care in ways that truly make a difference.

About the Role

As a Senior Data Engineer in our Data Team, you'll design, build and optimise scalable data solutions that power trusted data and digital health innovation.

Working across Product, Engineering and Architecture, you'll lead the delivery of end-to-end data solutions on our Snowflake platform while helping shape the foundations of Telstra Health's enterprise data platform.

This role is ideal for an experienced, hands-on engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, influencing engineering practices and mentoring others.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design, build and optimise scalable data engineering solutions on Snowflake
• Develop reusable batch, streaming and near real-time data pipelines
• Build robust data integrations across cloud, SaaS, API and enterprise systems
• Design data models supporting analytics, operational reporting and interoperability
• Apply engineering best practices including coding standards, testing, automation and CI/CD
• Monitor and optimise platform performance, reliability, scalability and cost efficiency
• Ensure solutions meet security, privacy, governance and regulatory requirements
• Partner with Product, Architecture and Engineering teams to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions

About You

• Strong hands-on experience designing and building data solutions using Snowflake
• Advanced SQL skills and strong experience developing data pipelines using Python
• Experience with modern data engineering tools such as dbt, Snowpipe, Snowpark, Streams or Tasks
• Experience integrating data across cloud platforms, APIs, SaaS products and enterprise systems
• Strong understanding of data modelling, data quality, governance and security principles
• Experience applying CI/CD, automated testing and source control practices
• Practical experience with AWS data services highly regarded
• Healthcare data experience, including FHIR or HL7, is advantageous but not essential

About Us

Flexibility isn't a perk - it's how we work! Love solving meaningful problems in an innovative, evolving environment? You'll fit right in! At Telstra Health, your work is impactful, your growth is supported, and your ideas are heard.

By joining our team of health and tech experts - you'll learn, grow, and make a real-world difference.

Perks & Benefits

• Free Telstra mobile & plan (eligible employees only)
• 25% off Telstra products & services
• 16 weeks paid gender-equal parental leave + extra leave options
• Career breaks, study support & ongoing learning programs
• Free 24/7 professional support for you & your family
• Employee rewards program: discounts on shopping, gyms, movies, health insurance & more

We're committed to inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, individuals from all backgrounds, and those living with or caring for someone with a disability are encouraged to apply. Even if you don't tick every box, we want to hear from you.

We're a Circle Back Initiative Employer—you'll get a response for every application.

Apply today to join a team that's making a real difference in healthcare.

Learn more about how Telstra Health is improving lives through digitally-enabled care here.