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Data Engineer - Flexible Location

WWF-Australia
  • Join one of the world's largest and most respected conservation organisations
  • Workplace flexibility including monthly Rostered Day Off
  • 2 Year fixed term contract
  • Location Flexibility (Australia)

About the organisation

For over 60 years WWF has been a powerful voice for nature and communities. We are a global network of local organisations working in 100 countries. WWF-Australia is the largest Southern Hemisphere member of the WWF Network with over 2.5 million supporters. We work as a catalyst with communities, First Nations, governments, businesses, innovators, and philanthropists towards our global mission: to build a world where people live and prosper in harmony with nature. We use our superpowers to conserve biodiversity, empower communities and halt climate change in Australia and throughout the Asia Pacific region. As part of WWF Australia, you will be part of a diverse global team of over 7000 employees - working together in a values driven global to local network for the prosperity of both people and our planet.

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About the role

This position supports a collaboration between the Digital, Data & Business Intelligence Team and the Conservation Monitoring, Evaluation & Science Team to architect, co-design and implement a Conservation impact performance management data pipeline and infrastructure to enable WWF to capture, transport, store, process and generate data product outputs that support granular and aggregated monitoring and reporting of progress towards achievement of operational and strategic KPI goals and outcomes.

Key accountabilities

  • Identify and resolve data-related technical challenges and support data engineering and infrastructure needs as part of a project team.
  • Design, engineer, maintain, and support data pipeline and metrics architectures.
  • Create data models that follow data modelling principles and combine data from separate sources.
  • Assemble large, complex data sets from multiple sources that meet business requirements and can be used for metrics and modelling.
  • Work with Conservation program stakeholders and project managers to store, manage and access their data and insights in the data platform.
  • Evaluate business needs and objectives, interpret trends and patterns and conduct complex data analysis and report on results.

Please refer to PD for full list.

Skills, knowledge and experience

  • Demonstrated ability to map data architectures.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage data warehouse integration and modelling projects.
  • Well-developed verbal and written communication skills and experience engaging a wide variety of stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated organisational skills, ability to meet deadlines, attention to detail, and analytical/problem-solving capabilities.
  • Experience with cloud data platforms, e.g. Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure, Snowflake, etc.
  • Experience with cloud databases - e.g. BigQuery, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Firestore, etc.
  • Experience with data modelling and data modelling tools - e.g. dbt, LookML, Dataform, etc.
  • Experience with data analysis and data output tools - e.g. Google Looker, MS PowerBI Tableau, Jupyter/Colab notebooks, etc.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a remote and flexible team based environment.
  • Experience with ETL/ELT/RETL data connectors - e.g. Fivetran, HighTouch, Stitch, Airbyte

Please refer to PD for full list.

The ideal candidate will have an ability to work both autonomously and constructively within a team and be aligned with WWF's vision, mission and I-CCaRe Values - Integrity, Courage, Collaboration and Respect.

WWF values diversity and is building a workforce that reflects the community we serve. WWF is an equal opportunity employer and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally & linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, sexuality and gender diverse (LGBTQIA+) community members, and people living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

WWF-Australia staff work in teams and in regional and remote communities. To protect the health and safety of WWF-Australia team members and people in regional and remote communities, WWF-Australia requires all persons who apply for employment at WWF-Australia after 25 October 2021 to provide evidence that they have received the first and second courses of an Australian government-recognised COVID-19 vaccination before a job offer can be made.

Applications

Applicants can apply via the link below. Only those applicants applying online via the eRecruitment System will be considered.

Please include the following two attachments: (1) a cover letter/statements against the selection criteria and (2) your resume (CV).

Note that applicants require current unlimited working rights in Australia to be eligible for this role.

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