Ref 504/24 Data Engineer, Competitive Intelligence and Analytics, Office of Student and University Planning

• 2 x Full-time, Fixed term position until 20 December 2024 based at Penrith Campus (Kingswood)
• Remuneration: $130,740 to $145,135 p.a. including Super & Leave Loading
• WFH Options | Flex Leave | Professional Development| Salary Packaging

2 x Full-time Fixed term position until 20 December 2024
Penrith Campus (Kingswood)

•            Unlock your potential with WSU: Benefit from work from home perks, flexible leave options, professional growth opportunities and much more!

About Western
Western Sydney University is a modern, forward-thinking, research-led university in the heart of Australia’s fastest-growing, economically significant region. The University has 12 campuses, over 200,000 alumni, almost 50,000 students and approximately 3,500 staff.

Our Schools teach an array of programs and degrees carefully structured to meet future industry demands.

The University is ranked in the top two per cent of universities worldwide, with over 85 per cent of its assessed research rated at ‘World Standard’ or above.

In 2022, the University was ranked 1st worldwide in Australia for its commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in The Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings.

About Competitive Intelligence and Analytics (CIA)
A cross-functional, energetic and highly engaged team, CIA is responsible for the design, production and continuous improvement of the University’s machine learning models, which forecast and report the University’s performance for:

Prospective students.
Current students.
Alumni.
Rankings.
Customer sentiment.
Philanthropic and community partners.

About the Role
CIA has become a single source of truth for the University’s data assets, capturing data from different systems and engineering the data into a view that accurately reflects the business process lifecycle.

CIA’s Data Engineers practice technology-enabled, automated data management.

Culture 
Western Sydney University highly values equity and inclusiveness. We have a proud history of doing so and consider this an important part of our social and civic responsibilities as a University. We strive to contribute to tackling inequalities and promoting wellbeing within our own institution, the Greater Western Sydney region, nationally and internationally. If you share our passion for creating a more equitable and inclusive world, and if you are ready to contribute to meaningful change, join us in our mission to promote equity, inclusiveness, and wellbeing. 

Benefits
Western Sydney University has long been identified as a University of the people. We value the contributions made by our staff and recognise that they underpin the enablement of our mission and values. We offer the following:

• Flex leave for professional staff
• 17% super contributions
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible working practices, including hybrid work options
• Inclusive culture

If you:

• Are a proactive relationship manager who sees value in developing and investing in positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to understand the requirements of the business.
• Have a demonstrated ability to transform those requirements into meaningful data which communicates effectively and in an engaging way.
• Have demonstrated extensive experience in working in SQL, Alteryx and/or Python to design and develop efficient Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) with well-structured, optimised and documented code.
• And most of all, you value working in a supportive, collaborative team environment.

We welcome your application!

The Opportunities

CIA has 2 Fixed term Data Engineer positions available.

Data Engineer 
2x Full-time, Fixed term role (end date 20 December 2024)

Please refer to the position description for further information.

Remuneration Package: HEW Level 8 $130,740 to $145,135 p.a. (comprising Salary of $110,477 to $122,641 p.a., plus Superannuation and Leave Loading)

If this sounds like an opportunity you are interested in, please apply, ensuring you carefully address each of the selection criteria in your application.

Position Enquiries: Please direct specific enquiries regarding the role to Craig Szumowski via email [email protected]

Recruitment Enquiries: Specific enquiries or issues with your application may be directed to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
 
Closing Date: 8:30pm on Wednesday 3 April 2024 

Interview Date: Friday12 April 2024

Working Rights in Australia 
You must provide evidence of your fulltime working rights in Australia for the full term of the appointment at time of application
Note - Only those applications submitted via the WSU online recruitment system will be accepted.

This is a re-advertised position - Previous applicants need not apply

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