At Save the Children Australia, we’re not just crunching numbers—we’re using data to change lives. Every dataset we clean, pipeline we build, and dashboard we design helps deliver programs that protect, educate, and empower kids across Australia and the Pacific.

We’re looking for a Full Stack Data Engineer who is equal parts builder, problem-solver, and innovator—someone who wants their code to do more than power products. Here, your pipelines will power purpose.

What you’ll be doing:

In this full time, permanent role ideally based out of our Melbourne head office*, you’ll work as a part of our Technology team in to help us create lasting change for children everywhere.

You’ll be lending your skills in the following areas:

• Pipeline wizardry: Design metadata-driven, idempotent pipelines that scale and make future-you proud.
• Engineering discipline: Bring Git, CI/CD, testing, and best practices to our data workflows—because hacky scripts won’t cut it.
• Stakeholder whisperer: Work with people across the org to turn messy requirements into elegant, business-ready data models.
• Analytics enabler: Build and optimize semantic models that fuel reporting, insights, and decision-making.
• Data guardian: Keep our data secure, compliant, and trustworthy—protecting sensitive information is part of protecting kids.
• Future shaper: Help evolve our platform so we’re ready for AI, advanced analytics, and whatever comes next.
• Ops ninja: Promote DataOps principles—automation, agility, reliability—everywhere you can.
• Integration smarts: Architect clean integrations and databases that just work.

About you:

You care about quality code, but you also care about impact. You geek out on Python, SQL, and data modelling—but you’re motivated by knowing that your work drives real-world change.

Must-haves:

• Fluent in Python + SQL, with pipelines that are both efficient and easy to maintain.
• Strong grasp of data modelling best practices.
• Experience with metadata-driven pipelines (automation is your friend).
• Familiar with Power BI (or ready to upskill on visualization).
• Solid with Git and software engineering discipline.
• Great at translating tech jargon into human language.

Bonus points for:

• dbt wizardry.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric or other modern data platforms.
• Knowledge of lakehouse architecture + delta tables.
• DataOps experience.
• A side interest in data science, AI, or predictive analytics.

What’s in it for you:

We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Opportunity to work on additional projects to enable you to stretch and feel connected to programs in a different way
• A modern, up to date working space, or the opportunity to work from home (WFH), or both!
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We’ve established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Committee).
• Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!)
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

Applications close COB Tuesday 24^th March 2026.

Position Description – Full Stack Data Engineer

For more information about this position, please contact Martin Holmstrand at martin.holmstrand@savethechildren.org.au or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

*We understand the need for work-life balance. We've advertised this role as full time permanent, but if you're looking for something different, please let us know. We offer flexible hours, remote working, and individual flexibility plans to ensure we’re providing you a personalised career.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it's straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact people.culture@savethechildren.org.au for further support.