About MEGT

MEGT is an Australian not-for-profit business which has created great job outcomes for more than one million Australians since 1982.

Our purpose is to inspire people and enable businesses and communities to create life changing, lifelong learning and employment for all.

The MEGT Difference

At MEGT as a Great Place to Work, we understand the importance of work life balance and offer meaningful benefits to support you and your career at MEGT:

• Flexible working arrangements
• We offer 14 weeks paid parental leave and continued support through our partnership with Circle In
• Generous leave entitlements including 3 days paid close down leave over Christmas
• Access exclusive discounts on private health insurance through our partnerships with HCF, Bupa, and Medibank!
• Access exclusive corporate travel rates for your personal trips!
• Opportunity to buy additional annual leave or cash out annual leave
• Access to salary packaging options (no PBI)
• Inclusive, supported and continuous growth development through study support  
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and family members including a Nurse on Call service
• Retail and entertainment discounts across leading brands
• Pro-rata long service leave after seven years

The Opportunity

At MEGT we see a future where we are leaders in the data and digital space. It’s why we’ve been working hard to accelerate the development of data, digital and analytics capabilities across our businesses. We’re focused on harnessing the power of data and transforming it into meaningful insights that enhance our customer experience, strengthen our businesses, and help pursue new growth opportunities. Our talented and agile team co-create and solve complex problems. It’s innovation, to create better experiences for our customers. It’s adding real value, that supports decision making across MEGT, and its transformational work, that’ll change the sector we operate in.

As a Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in transforming raw data into powerful, actionable insights that drive business success. Your expertise will help create and maintain robust data systems that support key business objectives, enabling data-driven decision-making at every level of the organisation.

Based from Ringwood, in this role you will use a wide range of data technologies, frameworks, and programming languages to streamline data collection, transformation, and integration. You’ll work closely with external stakeholders and internal cross-functional teams to build and optimize data pipelines, models and architectures that support systems, reports, dashboards and predictive models ensuring data reliability, quality, and accessibility across all platforms. Your work will empower MEGT and its users by providing clean, consistent, and actionable data that drives smarter business strategies.

From managing BI/DW/Datalake solutions end-to-end, wrangling data, building data assets, troubleshooting integrations and ensuring smooth data flows, your contributions will directly shape the organisation’s data architecture. You’ll also design and maintain comprehensive documentation to ensure seamless data flow, while fostering a culture of data accessibility and empowering internal and external stakeholders to leverage data for improved performance and innovation.

About You

You will leverage your pioneering experience and deep knowledge of hybrid cloud, enterprise data security architecture, and integrations, all while bringing a customer-centric, innovative approach.

With resilience, curiosity, and a strong drive to learn, you'll thrive as part of a united, close-knit team that is passionate about achieving shared success. To be successful, you will have including but not limited to:

• 5+ years’ experience in data systems with a degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field
• Strong knowledge of IT frameworks, data architectures, and emerging technologies
• Expertise in data modelling, tuning concepts, and designing data solutions to drive business outcomes
• Proven experience in data ingestion, transformation, pipeline creation, and data model implementation
• Experience in the design, development, and implementation of Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Analytics (Azure Data Factory – ADF, Data Lake, Azure Synapse, Azure SQL, and Databricks), is highly desired
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server (SQL, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, XML)
• Deep understanding of ETL processes, data integration, and multi-dimensional data modelling
• Proficient in Python
• PySpark, GIT, and deploying clean, organised code (highly regarded)
• Familiarity with tools such as Visual Studio/.Net, PowerShell, PowerBI, Snowflake, Scala (desirable)
• Experience with hybrid cloud, enterprise data security, and integration platforms
• Proven ability to design and optimise scalable data pipelines, improving performance with large-scale datasets
• Strong collaborative skills, able to align data solutions with business objectives and advise stakeholders
• Ability to project credibility and work effectively with all levels, fostering a partnership-driven, results-oriented approach
• Self-motivated with the ability to inspire and engage others
• Expertise in establishing best practices, documentation, and technical discussions with strategists and architects

Solid knowledge of the Microsoft / Azure and other cloud providers technology stack is essential in this role. R for AI/ML and Spark SQL is an advantage.

MEGT is committed to providing services that protect and keep children, young people and adults at risk free from harm as we have zero tolerance of racism, discrimination, harm, or abuse. The successful applicant will be required to undertake pre-employment checks which includes a National Police Check, State/Territory Working with Children Check, reference checks, verify your right to work in Australia and confirmation of qualifications.

The MEGT Commitment

People are the foundation of our business and the reason we do what we do. We know that investing in people is what grows our business and are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work.

Our core values United, Savvy, Trailblazers, and Thrive are at the heart of this role, guiding everything we do!

We are committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and Child Safe Organisation. We have a culture that values safety, diversity, and inclusion and encourage all applicants, including minorities, genders, protected veterans, First Nations People and individuals with disability to find their ME with MEGT. You can read more about MEGT and our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace here https://www.megt.com.au/about-us

How to Apply

We want to make finding your ME with MEGT accessible and inclusive.

If you are interested in this opportunity and want to have a career at a Great Place to Work, we encourage you to submit your application by clicking the apply button. If you would prefer to apply in another format or mode, or require any assistance, additional support, or have questions about this role, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at recruitment@megt.com.au or on 1300 634 863.