The Delivery Support Services team is seeking a Data Engineer to support the ongoing operation and continual improvement of our newly implemented Azure based data platform. This is a key role, responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, and sustainability of Delivery Support Services enterprise data lakehouse environment, built on Databricks, Delta Lake, Azure Data Factory and Azure SQL. Join us to help maintain secure, high‐quality data capabilities that underpin critical portfolio reporting and analytics across the organisation.
The role:
As the Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the stability, performance, and continual improvement of the Digital Delivery Portal (DDP) data platform following its recent uplift to a modern Azure data lakehouse architecture.
Working within the Portfolio Reporting & Analytics team, you will be responsible for the operational support, maintenance and optimisation of a complex multi‐layered data environment that includes Azure Data Factory ingestion pipelines, Databricks, Azure SQL databases, and an API layer built on Azure App Services.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Monitoring and maintaining data ingestion pipelines across SharePoint, Microsoft Project, Azure SQL and the data lakehouse.
* Managing Delta Lake structures, incremental data processing, and schema evolution to ensure data quality and reliability.
* Ensuring the performance, security and accuracy of APIs supporting the DDP platform.
* Supporting and optimising Power BI semantic models and Databricks SQL Warehouse connections.
* Troubleshooting operational issues and identifying opportunities for system improvements, automation and optimisation.
* Working collaboratively with analysts, vendors, stakeholders and project teams to maintain the platform's integrity and support emerging reporting and data needs.
This role is critical to ensuring that the data platform continues to operate effectively, remains scalable, and provides high‐quality, trusted data to eHealth Queensland.
Is this the opportunity for you?
If you are passionate about ensuring the stability and performance of modern cloud data platforms, this is an excellent opportunity to apply your skills in a complex, high‐impact environment.
You will thrive in this role if you:
* Have strong experience with Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Delta Lake, SQL, and cloud‐based data engineering.
* Enjoy diagnosing issues, improving reliability, and optimising data pipelines and platform performance.
* Understand how to maintain and refine multi‐layer data architectures, including landing, bronze, silver and gold layers.
* Bring a continuous improvement mindset to evolving data models, ingestion patterns and operational processes.
* Are comfortable working with APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise data governance tools such as Unity Catalog.
* Value collaboration and can partner effectively with analysts, vendors, and business stakeholders.
eHealth Queensland
is one of the largest Information Communication Technology operations in the state. It is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of information systems and technologies so that Queensland Health employees and health providers have access to information that supports the delivery of health care.
Benefits of working with eHealth Queensland:
By joining eHealth Queensland, you will work within a fast‐paced, challenging and supportive environment where every employee plays a critical role in our ongoing success.
You will enjoy a variety of benefits, including:
* Competitive salary + generous superannuation and leave loading
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