• Make a difference to young people by joining an innovative and well recognised not-for profit organisation
• Fixed-term contract - 30 June 2021, based in Melbourne CBD
• Impact across the entire business

What is headspace

Established in 2006, headspace is a well-recognised, national not-for-profit organisation making a difference to the lives of young people aged 12-25 years. To learn more about headspace and the services we offer, visit headspace.org.au.

Tell me about the role…

The Data Systems Engineer role is located within the Digital and Technology Services Division at headspace National, and will liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support the continuous development and enhancements of headspace data lake platform including data quality and security controls and to support data solutions to facilitate analytical and reporting solutions.

Key deliverables of this role will be:

• Manage, administer, and enhance data lake platform ensuring data quality, integrity and security controls.
• Develop and maintain key metrics on data lake performance.
• Develop/Maintain solution designs, physical and logical data models and associated data acquisition processes.

What we're looking for

headspace is seeking the following criteria:

• A tertiary qualification in Information Technology or related discipline and/or related industry experience.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of data architecture and methodologies (Data Lake, Data Vault, Data Mart etc.)
• 5+ years of hands on experience in administering and building end-to-end data acquisitions (ETL's), data models, and data frameworks in reporting and analytical projects.
• 5+ years of hands on experience using SQL/T-SQL, SSIS or similar tools.
• The ability to translate abstract information into high quality data requirements.
• Strong alignment with the values of the organisation

The finer details…

In return we offer a flexible and dynamic environment where you have the opportunity to truly make a difference to young Australians, in a highly engaged workplace culture. The salary for this role is competitive and will commensurate with skills and experience, plus superannuation and generous salary packaging opportunities up to the maximum amount. For more information on salary packaging, please refer to: https://www.smartsalary.com.au/.

The headspace Reconciliation Action Plan was launched in July 2019 and was developed through a co-design process with staff across the organisation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this role and all current vacancies.

headspace is committed to being a child safe and child friendly organisation that recognises, respects and promotes the rights of children, young and vulnerable people.

Application Process:

To apply for the role of Data Systems Engineer, please click on the 'Apply now' button below, along with your CV and a one-page cover letter in response to the key selection criteria which can be viewed on the Position Description and can be accessed by clicking on the 'apply now' button.

We are keen to fill this role with the right person as soon as we can and therefore might start looking at applications sooner rather than later, so if this role sounds like you, be sure to apply by submitting your CV as soon as possible.

To be eligible for this position you must have the right to live and work in Australia. A Working with Children Check (or State/Territory equivalent) and a Police Check are required for this position.