The Better Hospital Flow (BHF) project is seeking a Data Engineers with proven experience in building scalable business intelligence solutions using Databricks. You’ll work closely with stakeholders, analysts, and data modellers to deliver integrated, high-impact data solutions within a large IM/ICT environment. This is a key opportunity to drive innovation and shape enterprise-wide data capabilities.

Job details

The role:

Reporting to BHF Project Program Manager within the Delivery Services Branch, you'll collaborate with delivery teams, support staff, and subject matter experts to build a modern, cloud-based BI solution. As Data Engineer, you'll play a key role in implementing a centralised data and analytics platform that consolidates near real-time data to serve as a single source of truth. It will feature journey-centric visualisations tailored to user roles, providing deep patient flow insights and predictive analytics to forecast demand and system pressure. The system must be robust, secure, and scalable to meet the needs of a modern health service.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Strong data engineering capability within enterprise environments.
• Proficiency with Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake) and SQL for pipeline development.
• Experience building batch and near real-time ingestion pipelines.
• Data modelling and conformance experience for analytics and reporting.
• Data quality, validation, and observability practices, including reconciliation.
• CI/CD experience for data pipelines and release management.
• Working knowledge of Azure data platform components supporting the ODS.
• Experience with MS SQL and Oracle in addition to Databricks.
• Ability to document data processing workflows, transformations, and lineage.
• Clear stakeholder communication and documentation skills.

Highly Desirable

• Experience with healthcare operational datasets (PFM, SWMIS, ieMR or similar).
• Familiarity with ODS or Lakehouse architectures.
• Experience with secure data access and role-based governance patterns.
• Exposure to Power BI semantic models and downstream reporting needs.

Is this the opportunity for you?

In this role, you will play a pivotal part in shaping our BHF business intelligence reporting and analytics solution. Success will come from your ability to use analytics best practices to build solution within Databricks and Power BI that powers decision-making across the Queensland Health.

eHealth Queensland is one of the largest Information Communication Technology operations in the state. It is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of information systems and technologies so that Queensland Health employees and health providers have access to information that supports the delivery of health care.

Benefits of working with eHealth Queensland:

By joining eHealth Queensland, you will work within a fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment where every employee plays a critical role in our ongoing success. 

You will enjoy a variety of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary + generous superannuation and leave loading
• Flexible working arrangements
• Diverse work culture
• Career training and development

To apply for this exciting opportunity, submit your resume and a cover letter on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant for the role, taking into account the key responsibilities and attributes noted in the ‘How you will be assessed' section of the role description.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies which may include an alternative employment basis (temporary; full time or part time).

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• EHQ675134 Data Engineer - Role Description (PDF)
  
  QH Applicant Pack_20251027 (PDF)