Senior Snowflake Data Architect

At Telstra Health we believe health technology has the potential to be the great enabler for transforming the way healthcare is delivered. With the backing of our parent company Telstra, we’re all about combining technology and innovation to deliver significant, scalable solutions for improving patient and clinician experiences and health outcomes.​

Join us in digitising healthcare!

What’s the opportunity?          

As a Snowflake Data Architect in Telstra Health’s Architecture and Standards group you will apply your deep understanding of the healthcare industry, data architecture patterns, and the Snowflake Platform to provide a well-architected data and analytics solutions for our customers and partners.

About the role:

The Snowflake Data Architect is responsible for designing and implementing information management solutions that enhance and advance Analytics and Data Warehousing capabilities across Telstra Health’s platforms. This role focuses on developing robust architectures utilising Snowflake and AWS platform ecosystem of services and tools, overseeing data ingestion, transformation and distribution design, and ensuring compliance with data security standards to facilitate best in class data management and governance within the healthcare ecosystem. This position reports into the Lead Data Architect.

The key accountabilities include:

Data Architecture Patterns

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance Snowflake data architectures.
• Develop reusable architecture patterns for data warehousing, data lakes, and real-time data solutions.
• Enable seamless integration of Snowflake with other Platform components and enterprise data systems.

Use of Digital Health Standards

• Utilise healthcare data standards such as FHIR, HL7 V2, and CDA within Snowflake schemas and data pipelines.
• Support secure and standardised information exchange between Snowflake, Telstra Health systems, and partner platforms.

Lead Data Modelling and Design

• Lead the design, development, and optimisation of data models in Snowflake (star/snowflake schemas, data vault, etc.).
• Ensure data models are modular, scalable, and aligned to business needs and analytic objectives.
• Promote best practices for data normalization, denormalization, and semi-structured data management (e.g., JSON, XML).

Design and Implement Data Integration Solutions

• Design robust and efficient ELT pipelines leveraging Snowflake-native tools and integration platforms (e.g. OpenFlow, dbt).
• Enable real-time and batch data integration from diverse sources, including on-premises and cloud systems.
• Ensure solutions are commercially viable, sustainable, and technically aligned with evolving business requirements.

Data Security, Governance, and Compliance

• Design architectures that enforce robust data security, privacy, and compliance controls within Snowflake and the broader cloud platforms ecosystem.
• Implement role-based access control (RBAC), data masking, and encryption aligned to regulatory standards (GDPR, IRAP etc.).
• Support data governance and observability initiatives including data cataloging, lineage tracking, and metadata management.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with business units, data owners, engineers, and external partners to gather requirements and drive architectural alignment.
• Serve as the Snowflake subject matter expert in technical discussions around data strategy, architecture, and integration.

Documentation and Best Practices

• Create and maintain detailed technical documentation covering data architectures, data models, pipelines, and governance frameworks.
• Establish and advocate for Snowflake best practices, coding standards, and design principles across teams.

Performance Monitoring and Optimisation

• Monitor Snowflake workloads and optimise performance through query tuning, resource scaling, Snowflake Trail.
• Implement proactive strategies to enhance data pipeline efficiency, storage usage, and compute resource management.

Training and Mentorship

• Provide training and support to team members and other stakeholders on Data Warehousing and Analytics technologies and best practices.
• Mentor junior architects and developers when required.

About you:

Essential:

• Bachelor or higher level of computer science, software engineering, information technology or similar.
• Snowflake certifications.
• AWS Certified Data Engineer | AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or other cloud platforms certifications
• 5+ years of data architecture experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing solutions using the Snowflake Data Cloud platform.
• 10+ years working in Data Engineering or similar projects.
• Proficient in the use of the Snowflake Data Cloud Platform.
• Extensive experience in dimensional data modelling.
• Extensive experience in data integration using Medallion-style architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to develop innovative solutions aligned with Telstra Health's strategy and vision.
• Demonstrated ability to work with AWS ecosystem of services, with the focus on data management e.g. S3, Kinesis, Aurora.
• Experience with data visualization and BI platforms e.g. Power BI, Tableau.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to solve complex information management problems in cross-functional collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams.

Desirable:

• Healthcare background
• Other relevant architecture and relevant I.T. certifications such as TOGAF or CHIA would be highly regarded.
• Experience working with other database engines e.g. Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL.
• Experience in using GenAI services and Large Language Models.
• Familiarity with the HL7 FHIR information standards.
• Familiarity with healthcare terminologies such as SNOMED CT-AU, LOINC, and ICD-10.
• Experience with Salesforce Health Cloud.

Why join Telstra Health: 

• We believe that flexibility is not a ‘perk’, it’s how we have always worked! We celebrate that flexibility looks different for each of us and support your work-life harmony.
•  Join us if you find change, a fast paced environment and even some ambiguity thrilling! Our entrepreneurial spirit and genuine desire to make a difference is one of a kind and the work we do is not only meaningful but also exciting and new!
• Holding on to good talent is important to us. We support our exceptional people forge career paths internally. Our People Leaders are committed to continuously enhancing their team members, celebrating successes and identifying growth opportunities.
• If you want to join the incredible team that is helping to solve some of the biggest challenges faced by the health and aged care sector today, we are the right place for you!

And it doesn’t stop there…

• Avenues for growth and stepping into other roles.
• 30% discount on Telstra services including home broadband and post-paid mobiles.
• Free 24/7 professional and confidential support for you and your family through EAP
• Employee rewards program that includes discounts on shopping, gym memberships, movie tickets, health insurance and more 
• Multiple leave options including 16 weeks gender-equal paid parental, family and domestic violence leave, cultural, volunteer, study leave, as well as the option to purchase additional leave. 

We are passionate about creating an environment that's inclusive and supportive. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, individuals from all backgrounds, including those caring for and living with disability to apply. Even if you don’t check every box above, we encourage you to apply today or get in touch with us on Recruitment@health.telstra.com 

Applications will be assessed and shortlisted as they are received so apply today!

We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer. We commit to respond to every applicant, and you will hear back from us soon.