Data Specialist

Technology Services | Permanent Fulltime  

The Opportunity

We're seeking an experienced Data Specialist to play a pivotal role in designing, building and supporting Brightwater's modern data platform.

About the Role

Reporting to the Technical Architect, you'll be the subject matter expert for data engineering, helping deliver trusted, secure and insight-ready data that supports operational excellence and strategic decision-making across the organisation.

This is great opportunity for a technically sound data professional with strong Azure/Fabric exposure to be a part of shaping Brightwater’s modern data platform!

Brightwater can offer you:

• A lucrative base salary plus super and the ability to salary package up to $18,550 annually, meaning you can legitimately pay less tax and increase your take-home pay
• Our unique staff benefits program, including access to BrightwaterPlus which gives you discounts with over 370 retailers and heavily discounted gym membership with access to 65 facilities across Perth
• State of the art working space with an onsite café, free parking and staff gym!
• Hybrid working options, promoting a healthy work life balance

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Designing, building and supporting scalable enterprise data platforms and lakehouse environments
• Developing and maintaining end-to-end data pipelines and integration solutions
• Implementing modern data architectures, including Medallion (Bronze, Silver, Gold) frameworks
• Creating and maintaining enterprise data models and semantic layers to support reporting and analytics
• Driving data quality, governance, lineage and metadata management practices
• Implementing security controls and ensuring compliance with privacy and regulatory requirements
• Collaborating with BI and reporting teams to deliver trusted, curated datasets
• Supporting innovation through modern technologies including automation, AI and advanced analytics capabilities
• Promoting best-practice engineering standards, DevOps and CI/CD approaches

About You

To succeed in this role, you'll have:

• Proven experience in Data Engineering, Data Platform or similar technical data roles
• Experience designing and delivering end-to-end enterprise data solutions
• Strong expertise in modern data platforms, ideally within Microsoft Azure and/or Microsoft Fabric
• Experience with Data Lake/Lakehouse architectures and data pipeline orchestration
• Strong data modelling and semantic layer design capability
• Advanced SQL, scripting and data transformation skills
• Knowledge of data governance, data quality and master data management practices
• Understanding of cloud platforms, security, privacy and compliance frameworks
• Ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

You will also need:

• A satisfactory National Police Clearance obtained in the last 12 months
• A valid driver’s licence as defined by the Department of Trasport WA (DoTWA)

About Brightwater:

With a track record that dates back to 1901, care is at our core. We stand beside our clients during times of personal change, using experience and understanding to be the support they need. We are ready for the complexities that come with ageing and disability, including dementia, Huntington’s disease and acquired brain injury.

If you are passionate about working at a place where people are guided to create new opportunities for themselves, where people who thought they’d no longer be able to grow, are growing in new and different ways, and where people are enjoying life, making decisions and building new relationships – a place where people can pursue the dignity of independence, then submit your application, along with a cover letter, through Brightwater's online portal by COB 14 August 2026. Shortlisting will begin immediately. Please note that Brightwater reserves the right to close the advert prior to this date.

Please read the attached job description for more information on the role, including a full list of duties and selection criteria.

For Further enquiries, please contact Zach Ooi @ 0429088113 or email [email protected]  for a confidential chat.

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