Data Engineer at Te Whatu Ora, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Location: Flexible, anywhere in NZ

Service: Data and Digital

Contract: Full time, fixed term (12 months)

Salary: $76,353 - $101,804 (midpoint $84,836)

• Be part of the national transformation in Health
• Opportunity to thrive in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Flexible working fully supported to balance your workplace and lifestyle

Join our Data & Digital tem and help us build our ability to work with data in the cloud.

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

It's not very often something happens that's big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the motu. That's what we're talking about here. The provision of health services in Aotearoa, and how they are delivered, is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora-Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora-Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of health services in Aotearoa for generations to come and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our whānau. Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining together of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all. Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system. Join us in this mahi...

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We are building our ability to work with big data in the cloud. Our environment has been established, we have built some pipelines and we are looking for a data engineer to help us take it to the next level.

We have access to data to help solve many of healthcare's problems from access to equity from diagnosis to treatment. This role has quite a wide scope so you won't bored.

If you like automating data pipelines, figuring out how to get the most out of data and working with subject matter experts then this might be for you.

 Mōu | About you

We are looking for someone that has advanced working knowledge or experience building and optimizing ‘big data' data pipelines, architectures and data sets.

 Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience:

• Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific technical / business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including MSSQL, Postgres and DynamoDB.
• Experience working with AWS services including S3, Lambdas and Data bricks.
• Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific technical / business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Experience working with AWS services including S3, Lambdas and Databricks.
• Hands on familiarity with the language of data – either R, SQL, python or even Scala.

Previous government experience, Health sector or community experience would be beneficial for success in this role.

This role requires and/or would benefit from the following

• An understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including how to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in your role
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a willingness to learn and grow

Nau mai, uru mai | Come and join us

Te Whatu Ora is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and that means people from all the communities we serve being represented in our workforce. We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter. At Te Whatu Ora we acknowledge and respect our people's diversity and spiritual needs, ensuring a safe workplace that is a whānau orientated and supportive environment. We particularly welcome applications from Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Te painga o te mahi tahi me matou | Benefits

This is a truly rewarding role where you will come to work each day making a difference, leading change, and creating capabilities across our health service. Te Whatu Ora supports flexible and hybrid working, offers learning and growth opportunities and gives all staff five weeks of annual leave per year.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role (by submitting your cover letter and CV), please click “APPLY NOW.”  For tracking and reporting purposes, all applications must be submitted through our online career portal.

The applications closing date is midnight Thursday 2^nd February. If you have any questions about the role, please feel free to careers@health.govt.nz