SQL Data Administrator / Data Engineer

at  REA Group

• Experience Hybrid working arrangements in a flexible environment – ex: Work from the office or home in a rhythm that suits you
• Sustainability - We are certified carbon neutral and committed to reducing our impact on the environment.
• Charities – We have long-term partnerships with charities working to address homelessness.
  We’re REA
  REA Group
  is not your average digital business. From humble beginnings in a garage in Melbourne’s east in 1995, we have grown into a leading global digital business, specialising in property.
  With bold and ambitious goals, we are changing the way the world experiences property. No matter where you’re at on your property journey, we’re here to help with every step - whether that’s finding or financing your next home.
  Our people are the key to our success. At the heart of everything we do, is a thriving culture centred around high performance and care. We are purpose driven and collaborative, which drives innovation and our ability to make a real impact. As such, we’re proud to be named in Australia’s “Top 5” Best Workplaces two years in a row, as well as being recognised as a Best Workplace for Women.
  Where the team fits in
  The SPACE tribe within the Technology and Data Group is responsible for driving REA’s internal tooling, infrastructure, and making all delivery teams at REA more effective. We work on a wide range of technical products and solutions as required by other groups across the company, such as cloud deployment tools, CI/CD pipelines, networking, security, monitoring and deployment. We also consult to our many product delivery teams to help them bring their solutions to life.
  What the role is all about

With us, you’ll have an Impact. As a Data Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining our products in a collaborative team environment. You will be expected to implement solutions using a variety of programming languages, databases and cloud technologies. You will also be part of a small team that is responsible for day-to-day operation/maintenance of existing SQL environments.

• Designing, coding, testing and deploying new software products using a variety of technologies and platforms.
• Maintaining existing products, including bug fixes and “Business As Usual” feature enhancements.
• Installation & configuration of SQL Server instances & clusters
• Data and Server migration to cloud services
• Building high quality solutions that meet the needs of our users.
• Leading the implementation of major features.
• Providing technical mentoring and guidance to less experienced members of the team

Who we’re looking for

• Experience in database programming, strong T-SQL stored procedure skills & data warehouse design.
• Experience in designing and implementation of ETL processes (SSIS)
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to “deep-dive” into data
• Ability to design and implement a database solution end-to-end, from broad concepts agreed with the team, to architecting the solution, and final delivery of stored procedures to be integrated by the applications team
• Advanced skills in modern software development techniques such as object orientation, test driven development and continuous delivery.
• Experience with MS SQL Server Always ON and other high availability solutions
• Able to be effective in a collaborative team environment.
• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science or similar highly desirable.
• Looks at tricky situations through a solutions-focused lens
• Enterprise system experience with large institutional clients with a focus on security and availability
• Someone passionate about data and the latest data technologies
• Expertise with build pipelines, continuous integration and delivery
• Experience in Cloud database solutions

Nice to Have

• Experience in cloud services (BigQuery / AWS / RDS / Azure)
• Experience in large data migration
• Experience in AirFlow / Buildkite
• Experience in Data lake & Kafka

The REA experience
The physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our people is something we’ll never stop caring about. This is a place to learn and grow. We’re committed to your development – both professionally and personally. Your experience with us is something we take seriously.

We offer:

• A hybrid and flexible approach to working -

https://rea.to/hybrid-working

• Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers
• Programs to support mental, emotional, financial and physical health & wellbeing
• Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity.
• Hack Days so you can bring your big ideas to life
• Performance recognition programs because hard work should never go unnoticed

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe teams with diverse ideas and experiences are more creative, more effective and fuel disruptive thinking - be it cultural and ethnic backgrounds, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other identity or lived experience. We know diverse teams are critical to maintaining our success and driving new business opportunities. If you’ve got the skills, dedication and enthusiasm to learn but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.
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• Designing, coding, testing and deploying new software products using a variety of technologies and platforms.
• Maintaining existing products, including bug fixes and “Business As Usual” feature enhancements.
• Installation & configuration of SQL Server instances & clusters
• Data and Server migration to cloud services
• Building high quality solutions that meet the needs of our users.
• Leading the implementation of major features.
• Providing technical mentoring and guidance to less experienced members of the tea