Data Engineer- Risk Analytics

Data Engineer- Risk Analytics

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  12 month Fixed Term Secondment

• Support Group Risk Data Driven Initiatives

• Surry Hills or Norwest Location with hybrid working (3 days in the office)

We are Woolworths Group

The Risk Analytics team helps the risk community across Woolworths Group use data to make risk-informed choices with confidence and helps them focus on what matters most. The team drives the organisation towards the effective use of data and analytics to support decision-making and early detection of issues across Woolworths Group

What you’ll do

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  Data Configuration: Design and develop scalable, reliable, and efficient data pipelines using GCP technologies such as BigQuery, Cloud Dataflow, Cloud Storage and Pub/Sub.
• Data Development: Develop, optimise and schedule data workflows to ensure data quality, integrity and security throughout the entire data lifecycle. Perform data modelling, schema design and performance tuning to support efficient data storage and retrieval.
• Support AI & Machine Learning Initiatives: Engineer and maintain scalable data pipelines for model training, validation, and inference. You will be crucial in creating and managing data feeds for our AI agents and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, working closely with the AI/ML team.
• Data Integration: Architect and implement data models, schemas, and structures that support optimal data storage, retrieval and analysis.
• Data Governance: Implement data governance practices and ensure compliance with Group Data Management policies Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure system stability and performance.
• Data Quality: Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines by proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure system stability and performance. Ensure data quality and integrity by implementing robust data validation, cleansing, and governance processes.

What you’ll bring

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  Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science or a related field
• 4+ years of experience as a Data Engineer
• Strong understanding of data modelling, ETL/ELT processes, data integration techniques, and engineering principles
• Practical experience building Data Engineering solutions using Google Cloud (GCP) or other major cloud platforms
• Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git) and CI/CD practices
• Proficiency in programming languages such as SQL (required), Python (required), C# (desirable),Java (desirable) with experience in writing efficient and scalable code
• Experience with orchestration tools like Airflow, Cloud Dataflow, Cloud Storage
• Experience in configuring workflow schedules using tools such as Apache Airflow, Kubenettes etc
• Basic hands-on experience with visualisations tools such as Tableau and Looker Studio (desirable)

What you’ll experience

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers plus paid superannuation for up to 12 months while the Team Member is on parental leave - eligible from the first day of employment
• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.

• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.