Description:
Department for EducationJob reference: 669456
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
Why work with us:
Every child and young person deserves a great education.
We have a strategy that aims to unlock every child’s potential now and into the future, one that in partnership with learners, students, parents and the wider South Australian community will build a world-leading public education system. One that is equitable and prioritises learning and wellbeing.
Together we will make our education system the best it can be.
When our children and young people thrive, so do our communities and our state.
About the role:
The purpose of the System Performance Division is to leverage data as a strategic asset to improve educational outcomes. We do this by effectively curating, managing, and analysing data, providing advice and insight to support evidence-informed practices, and fostering a data literate culture. System Performance is responsible for providing data analytics and business intelligence services to the Department for Education and leads data governance. The Data Operations and Service directorate is responsible for ingesting, storing, organising, and managing data held in the Department’s data warehouses/repositories. It is the engine room of System Performance, ensuring that data is clean, high quality, usable and available. The team is also responsible for liaising with customers to assess and prioritise their requirements, and leading data governance operations for the Department. Data Operations and Service manages the full range of data life cycle functions, including business analysis, data engineering, product development, and testing. The Principal Data Engineer is responsible for delivering quality assured data products and the broader data architecture underpinning the lakehouse and leads by delegation and overseeing the development and testing of technical solutions that are scalable. The position is also required to manage the delivery of complex data projects, provide specialist advice, build, and mentor a young team.
Qualifications:
Essential: A tertiary qualification in IT, Computer Science, Data Science or related field or equivalent experience.
Desirable: Microsoft Certifications in Microsoft Azure SQL, SQL Synapse, Databricks, Snowflake, or other cloud data tools/providers.
Special conditions:
The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being employed which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry. The incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN –EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead (Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course which will be required to be updated every three years.
For all other Special Conditions please refer to the attached Position Description.
Remuneration:
ASO8 $121,107 - 125,679 per annum (1.0 FTE) + superannuation (11.5%) and leave loading.
Enquiries:
Enquiries can be directed to David Costie, Director Data Operations and Service, via email: david.costie@sa.gov.au .
Application instructions:
Applications should be made through the IWorkForSA website.
Applicants are required to submit a CV, the Application Cover Sheet, Employment Declaration, and a cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the key competencies in the attached position description.
People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
Additional note :
Multiple is a full-time (1.0 FTE) ongoing roles available.
Applications close: 22/05/2025 11:30 PM
Attachments:
- ASO8 - Principal Data Engineer - Position Description.pdf
- Application Cover Sheet - PSAct.pdf
- How to Apply PS Act guidelines.pdf
- VL233 Pre-employment declaration.pdf
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.