At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and maintain scalable data pipelines for smarter decision-making.
- Company: Strata Community Insurance, championing better strata communities across Australia.
- Benefits: Flexible work, career growth opportunities, and discounts at 500+ retailers.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with a focus on wellbeing.
- Why this job: Make a real impact with data solutions in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Hands-on experience in data engineering, SQL, and Python skills.
The predicted salary is between 123750 - 151250 $ per year.
At Strata Community Insurance (SCI), we’ve spent decades protecting strata communities across Australia, with a purpose to be the champion for a better, brighter strata community. With more than twelve years of claims, defect reports, and property intelligence, we are investing in a modern data capability that powers smarter decision-making and advanced analytics. We’re looking for a hands-on Data Engineer to help build and maintain the pipelines, integrations, and platform infrastructure that underpin this capability.
This 12 month contract role is a technical delivery focused opportunity based on building reliable, scalable, and well-governed data solutions. You will play a key role in ensuring SCI’s data is accessible, trusted, and ready to support intelligence products, analytics, and machine learning initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines from source systems into Databricks and SCI’s intelligence platform.
- Develop and support architecture layers, ensuring data is transformed, curated, and quality assured.
- Monitor pipeline performance and data quality, proactively resolving issues and maintaining reliability.
- Maintain documentation for pipelines, integrations, transformation logic, and data lineage to support governance and audit requirements.
- Operate and support SCI’s data platform, including environment management, catalogue governance, and role-based access controls.
- Design and maintain API integrations and external data connections supporting intelligence products and reporting.
- Contribute to agile delivery practices and continuous improvement across SCI’s data engineering capability.
About You
You are a practical, delivery-focused Data Engineer who enjoys solving complex data challenges and building scalable solutions that create real business impact.
Skills & Experience
- Demonstrated experience as a hands-on Data Engineer building and maintaining production-grade data pipelines.
- Advanced SQL and Python skills, including complex transformation logic and data quality validation.
- Experience with Databricks will be highly regarded, along with AI coding assistants (e.g. Claude Code, Copilot) to improve productivity in data pipeline development, testing, and documentation.
- Understanding of Insurance industry will be highly regarded.
What we offer
- Wellbeing at the centre through our diverse offering of benefits.
- Flexibility that works both ways, with our In Community culture allowing for time spent together in the office or out in the strata community.
- Career growth with an individual development plan tailored to your goals, backed by training and support for professional qualifications.
- Leave that reflects our values, including Community Connections leave to volunteer with a charity you care about.
- Financial security with automatic acceptance into our Salary Continuance insurance scheme, plus salary sacrifice options.
- Everyday savings through Flare Benefits, with discounts across 500+ Australian retailers, health insurance and energy discounts, and novated leasing.
Working at SCI
We embrace diversity and inclusion, and welcome people from all backgrounds, cultures and experiences. Bring your whole self to work - we're committed to an environment where everyone can thrive. If you need an adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, let us know and we'll make it happen. Applicants must have full working rights in Australia.
Data Engineer in Sydney employer: Strata Community Insurance Agencies Pty
Strata Community Insurance (SCI) is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee wellbeing and career growth, offering a supportive environment where you can thrive as a Data Engineer. With a strong focus on flexibility and community engagement, SCI provides tailored development plans and unique benefits like Community Connections leave, ensuring that your work contributes to meaningful outcomes in strata communities across Australia. Join us to be part of a diverse team dedicated to innovation and making a real impact in the insurance industry.
Contact Details:
Strata Community Insurance Agencies Pty Recruitment Team
