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Data Engineer

25/08/2025
26/09/2025
Permanent - Full Time
Sydney (Head Office)
IT
 

Who we are…

Founded in 2002, ELMO Software has established itself as a leading provider of innovative HR technology solutions, proudly serving over 2,000 mid-sized organizations and more than one million end users across Australia, New Zealand and UK. Our comprehensive suite of ISO-certified solutions covers the entire employee lifecycle, empowering HR professionals to effectively manage their workforce and contribute to strategic decision-making.

At ELMO, our purpose is to unleash the impact of HR. Designed with flexibility and scalability in mind, ELMO's one-stop HR Information System (HRIS) adapts to your unique needs and workflows, ensuring seamless integration into your existing processes. Leveraging powerful technology, automation, and data analytics, ELMO Software equips organizations with the tools they need to drive efficiency and enhance employee engagement.

Join us and be part of a dynamic team dedicated to transforming HR practices through cutting-edge technology!

 

Life & Culture...

At ELMO, you’ll join an extraordinary team dedicated to making a significant impact. We cultivate an authentic, collaborative, and vibrant work environment where creativity thrives.

As an ELMOnian, you become part of an exceptional community that encourages personal and professional growth. Here, you’ll be supported through challenges, inspired to push your boundaries, and celebrated for your contributions. Join us to not only advance your career but also to enjoy a fulfilling and enjoyable workplace experience!

 

Some of our benefits include:

  • Hybrid work set up
  • Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks primary, 6 weeks secondary
  • Birthday leave, YOU day each year, as well as connecting people leave (up to 2 weeks working from anywhere)
  • Inhouse Learning and Development initiatives
  • ELMO Social and Diversity clubs
  • Wellbeing initiatives
  • Mental Health/EAP programs
  • Flare Benefits (great discounts, novated leasing, salary sacrifice)

 

Our values:

  • Reimagine What's Possible - We believe innovation is human at its core. By staying open, fearless, and adaptive, we continuously push boundaries - while keeping people at the heart of everything we do.
  • Obsess over Customers – Everything we do is designed to positively impact our customers.
  • Help Others Thrive - Be they colleagues, communities or customers, we champion ways to help others thrive.
  • Be Fearlessly Optimistic - We bring unwavering positivity to any challenge, as we know it will drive meaningful change.

Please note: Our internal Talent Acquisition team has got this covered, we’re not open to using an agency for this role.

Job Description

About the opportunity..

Do you enjoy problem-solving and using data to analyze information on a grand scale? Are you passionate about manipulating data to tackle complex internal and external customer problems and improve business results?

At ELMO, we hire the best minds in data engineering to innovate and solve problems for both our internal and external customers. Data and Innovation is part of ELMO’s DNA. We are looking for Data engineers who are up for a challenge to use cutting-edge technology to solve complex problems and get to see the impact of their work first-hand.

 

What you will be doing…

  • Developing and monitoring data pipelines from both internal and external sources
  • Data transformation and modeling; combining complex datasets from multiple systems for downstream consumption and visualization
  • Work primarily with SQL and Python to automate and optimize data loading and transformation systems.
  • Maintain, operate, and tune SnowFlake and DBT
  • Work with the AI team to develop and automate processes using RAG technologies
  • Monitor and troubleshoot operational or data issues in the data pipelines
  • Drive architectural plans and implementation for future data storage, reporting, and analytic solutions.
  • Design, develop, and maintain robust ETL pipelines to support data ingestion, transformation, and integration from various sources.
  • Write complex and optimized SQL queries for data extraction, analysis, and transformation across large datasets.
  • Manage and optimize data storage solutions, including data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift).
  • Troubleshoot ETL failures and performance issues in SQL scripts or data processes.
  • Implement data security, access control, and compliance according to company and legal standards.

Desired Skills and Experience

Desired Skills and Experience

The Data Engineer will have demonstrable experience of working in a complex Data Science environment, applying Machine Learning techniques, advanced analytics, and statistical modeling. The must haves for this roles include:

  • Experience with Kafka
  • Strong knowledge of AWS cloud-native infrastructure
  • Proficiency with Python Scripting
  • Strong Experience with AWS RDS Query Optimisation (Aurora Postgres and Aurora MySQL)
  • Experience with workflow management engines (i.e. Airflow, AWS Step Functions).
  • Experience working with Snowflake and DBT
  • You will be a motivated self starter who enjoys dealing with a myriad of internal stakeholders and will be able to coach senior executives along the data science journey.

 

Sounds like you? Apply now!

 

ELMO Software Pty Ltd is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to join our team. We are also committed to advancing reconciliation at ELMO through our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

 

At ELMO, we are passionate about empowering HR with responsible, secure and safe AI, aiming to be among the first in Australia and New Zealand to achieve ISO 42001:2023 certification. Handling sensitive employee data necessitates strict adherence to our ISO 27001:2022 Certified security policies, making data privacy and security paramount in every role.

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