Title: Data Engineer
Salary: VPS 5 $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation
About us
We create thriving places and connected communities. We bring together transport, planning, land use, precinct and policy functions in a single department to deliver the best outcomes for Victorians.
Together with our portfolio agencies, we are responsible for planning, building, operating and +maintaining Victoria’s transport, planning and land services for use by all.
We foster a safe, inclusive and constructive place to work.
Investment and Technology leads and manages the investment lifecycle; drives commercial advice & negotiations to facilitate reform; and enables core delivery through Finance, Procurement & Technology.
About the role
The Data Engineer position sits within the Data and Digital division and will lead the development and operationalisation of enterprise data assets to enable strategic data and analytics initiatives. This includes applying industry-standard practices and tools to design and implement robust data pipelines that transform and integrate complex datasets from disparate systems into analysis-ready formats. The role will also drive improvements in customer information flows, ensuring data solutions meet the evolving needs of multiple business areas and contribute to whole-of-organisation data maturity.
Key Selection Criteria
The role requires accomplished capability in innovation, continuous improvement and stakeholder management, with the ability to tailor solutions to context and build effective partnerships that deliver outcomes. Strong critical thinking, problem solving and data literacy underpin informed decision-making and the design of effective services. A customer-focused mindset is essential to ensure delivery meets needs, manages risks and supports quality improvements over time.
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Position accountabilities
DTP is seeking a Data Engineer to support the delivery of fast, reliable and reusable data capabilities that enable better analytics, decision-making and customer outcomes. The role focuses on applying best-practice data engineering techniques to improve data access, accelerate time-to-solution and integrate analytics into business processes.
Working closely with data and analytics specialists, you will help optimise data models, pipelines and algorithms for quality, security and governance, and support their deployment into production for analysts, data scientists and self-service users. Strong stakeholder engagement skills are essential, as the role partners with technology and business teams to address bottlenecks, improve access to internal and external data, and balance openness with the need to safeguard sensitive information.
Continuous improvement is a key expectation, with responsibility for uplifting capability, enhancing procedures and contributing to innovation that supports business needs and strategic objectives. The successful candidate will exercise sound judgement to ensure compliance with data, security and governance standards while operationalising integrated and reusable data pipelines across the organisation.
This is an opportunity to help strengthen the department’s data foundations and enable better public outcomes through robust, scalable and secure data engineering practices.
Qualifications and experience
Mandatory
− A tertiary qualification in information systems, computer science and/or equivalent.
− Experience in working on data warehouse platforms (e.g. SQLServer, Oracle, Databricks, Teradata).
− Experience in developing in SQL.
− Experience in working with CI/CD practices and software (e.g. GIT, Bamboo, Azure DevOps).
Culture Value
We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds representing the community that we serve, including veterans, parents, carers, First Peoples, people with disability, multicultural, multifaith and LGBTIQA+ individuals.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture. Through shared actions and behaviours aligned with our strategy and direction, we empower our people to thrive and meaningfully contribute to the department’s goals.
What we offer
Working at the Department of Transport and Planning provides people with the opportunity to contribute to creating thriving places and connected communities for all Victorians.
For further details please refer to Careers at the Department of Transport and Planning.
Pre-employment checks and employment conditions
All new appointments to the department will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check, Misconduct Screening, and a Qualification Check where there is a requirement for a mandatory qualification. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa necessary for the nature of the position.
Recipients of Victorian Public Service (VPS) voluntary departure packages should note that re-employment restrictions apply.
Non-VPS applicants will be subject to a probation period of six months.
How to apply
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Applications close at 11.59pm on Thursday, 19th February 2026.
Please include both your resume and a cover letter. All applications must be submitted via the online portal, we’re unable to accept email or manual submissions.
For further information about the role, please contact David Nguyen - Director Data Engineering and Modelling via david.nguyen@transport.vic.gov.au.
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