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About the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (the Commission) was formed on 1 January 2019. We work to improve the lives of older people by maintaining the integrity of the aged care system. As the single independent regulator of Australian Government aged care services, we offer a variety of interesting and challenging jobs across most capital cities. It is an exciting time to join the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, with major reforms underway to improve aged care in Australia. You will be contributing to our role as the national regulator to safeguard and protect older Australians receiving aged care services. Meet some of our people and learn more about the Commission and our Regulatory Strategy on our website www.agedcarequality.gov.au About the Team The Sector Capability and Regulatory Strategy Division sets the strategic direction and guides the delivery of our risk-based regulatory operations informed by high value intelligence, analysis and data. The Division supports whole of Commission responses to risk issues through regulatory policy responses and campaigns, and facilitates sector performance through sharing information with providers and consumers The Data, Analytics and Intelligence (DAI) Group manages and analyses data from the aged care sector and regulatory activities to understand risks and performance for the purposes of prioritising and informing preventative and responsive risk treatments and regulatory decision making. DAI's role is to identify risks and guide decisions that inform preventative and responsive risk treatments. DAI supports service delivery through authoritative data and intelligence practice that is contemporary and compliant with relevant legislation, regulations, standards and aligned with the strategic imperatives of the Commission. About the Role The Data Engineer contributes to the design, development, and delivery of robust data pipelines, models, and processes that support the Commission's mission of providing accurate, timely, and trusted insights. This role is responsible for building, maintaining, and optimising modern cloud-based data assets that enable effective decision-making, strengthen risk management, and improve the quality of care for older Australians. The Data Engineer ensures engineering solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and well-documented, while aligning with best practice in data architecture, governance, and transformation. The position works collaboratively with senior data engineers, analysts, and business teams to deliver high-quality data products, support innovation, and contribute to the continuous improvement of the Commission's data capability. The key duties of the position include Develop, maintain, and optimise data pipelines and workflows in Snowflake and related cloud platforms. Build, test, and maintain dbt models and transformations aligned with Medallion architecture principles (Bronze, Silver, Gold). Apply data modelling techniques to structure, optimise, and ensure accessibility of data assets. Implement dbt tests and quality frameworks to maintain accuracy, integrity, and reliability of data. Contribute to data governance activities, including tagging, masking, and compliance with security policies. Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows for dbt projects using Azure DevOps or similar tools. Prepare and maintain dbt documentation, including lineage and model descriptions, to improve transparency and governance. Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues to ensure reliable and trusted data products. Produce and maintain clear technical documentation to support data engineering practices and business use. Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver business-aligned data solutions. Contribute to the adoption of emerging tools, automation practices, and engineering process improvements.