Data Engineer, Clerk Grade 9/10
Temporary full-time for up to 4 years
Powerhouse
The Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and optimising hybrid data pipelines and curated data structures to support analytics, digital asset management, and operational technology outcomes.{{ }}The role ensures accurate, timely and secure flow of structured and unstructured data into the museum's DataHub, enabling metadata enrichment, reporting, search, and digital experience delivery.{{ }}The Data Engineer actively participates in defining and improving patterns for ingestion, transformation, and monitoring, ensuring alignment to enterprise architecture and governance standards.
About Powerhouse
Powerhouse Museum is located at the intersection of arts, design, science, and technology and plays a critical role in engaging communities with contemporary ideas and issues. It is the custodian of more than half a million objects of national and international significance and is considered one of the finest and most diverse collections in Australia. We are undertaking a landmark $1.3 billion infrastructure renewal program, led by the creation of Powerhouse Parramatta; expanded research and public facilities at Powerhouse Castle Hill; the heritage revitalisation of the iconic Powerhouse Ultimo; and the ongoing operation of Sydney Observatory.
Position Description
Candidate Guide
To Apply: Please submit a CV and Cover letter through the iWorkforNSW site
This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI+, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and veterans.