Hello, are you…
An innovator? A problem solver? A team player? A customer focused
thinker? Committed to helping others? Interested in contributing to
the health of all Western Australians?
This is an exciting
time for HSS and we’re looking for adaptable, motivated, and
resilient people to join our growing team.
Before you read this job ad,
please note, HSS can make reasonable adjustments to allow you to
fully participate in the application and interview process. If this
is relevant for you, please refer to the contact details under the
‘Application and Interview Support’ section of this job
ad.
About HSS
As the Western Australian Government agency providing
shared services to the state’s public health system, we
provide a suite of financial, ICT, procurement and supply, and
workforce services to more than 65,000 employees across WA’s
public health services and hospitals.
Put simply, we work behind the
scenes to ensure the WA health system runs smoothly.
Whether you work in our
corporate offices, at our customers’ sites, or at our
warehouses Boorda and Jindakoort located in Jandakot - we are
one united team of over 1,500 people.
Our vision is to provide great
services to our customers, be a valued partner, and
support the health of all Western Australians. We seek to achieve
this by delivering on our purpose of supporting our customers to
provide excellent health care.
Find out more about
us www.hss.health.wa.gov.au
Your new role
Bring your skills, experience
and talent to our ICT Applications Data Management team as the
technical team leader of the data platform.
We currently have one full
time permanent position available within the Data Management
team.
WA Health is embarking on a
data transformation journey to deliver a modern, scalable
enterprise data platform that is cloud native and a secure by
design single source of truth.
The current technology stack
includes Snowflake, Microsoft, Oracle and Matillion solutions. The
Data Management team is responsible for the WA Health Data Platform
(WA HDP) and delivering optimised data warehousing services,
continuously developing and enhancing data ingestion pipelines, and
building data modelling capabilities to support the use and
analytics of quality data stores across WA Health.
As the Team Lead Data
Platform, you will lead the Data Platforms team, utilising your
extensive technical platform administration, SQL and data
engineering skills and experience to deliver new data ingestion
pipelines, optimise existing data ingestion pipelines and ensure
that cloud credit consumption is understood and managed.
You will also be required to
be on the on-call roster and complete ad-hoc scheduled out of hours
duties to ensure that our data platform services meet our customer
requirements. If you thrive in a fast paced, multifaceted working
environment, and are eager to contribute to our purpose of
supporting our customers to provide excellent health care, we would
love to hear from you. Please view the Job Description Form (JDF)
attached which provides a full statement of duties for the
position
This is
a Permanent Full Time.
Why join our
team
Be part of an organisation
that enables you to make a meaningful contribution and positively
impact the community in which we live.
We’re guided by five
values in everything we do at HSS – in the way we work, how
we make decisions and the way we behave:
- We put our customers at
the heart of what we do
- We value and care for
each other
- We promise, we own, we
do
- We will find a
way
- We make a difference
together
At HSS, we embrace diversity
and believe that our best services come from a workplace where
varied perspectives and experiences are welcomed and encouraged. We
are committed to creating an equitable and diverse workforce and
encourage applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse
backgrounds, members of our LGBTQIA+ community, women and
youth.
HSS is committed to growing
our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce
Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal
Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply
WA Health engages staff in
positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require
applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity
checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking
a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be
required to undertake a working with children check (if required
for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask
referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of
ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not
necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part
of the appointment process.
Benefits of working
with HSS
In addition to a competitive
salary, we offer you a range of benefits, which may include (in
line with operational requirements):
- 11.5% employer
contributed superannuation into a fund of your
choice.
- Access to generous salary
packaging arrangements
- Professional development
opportunities and study leave/assistance
- Flexible working and
leave arrangements
- Discounts with our
corporate partners
- Health and well-being
initiatives
- Employee Assistance
Program
- Other professional and
location-based allowances.
Want to know
more?
Please contact Jillian Scott,
Manager Data Management on (08) 633 3437 if you would like to
discuss more about the role and team you’ll be working
with.
Are you ready to apply?
To be successful with your
application, you are required to:
- Have a valid working visa
(for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen,
permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work
indefinitely in Australia (for permanent
appointments).
- Undertake a criminal
record screening, working with children check (if required for
the role), a pre-employment health assessment and integrity
check, as part of the appointment process. We may ask referees
to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical
behaviour.
Application and
interview support
If you have any access needs
that may require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in
the application and interview process, please contact
the HSS
Work, Health and Safety team.
If you are an Aboriginal person
who would like assistance with your application, please
contact Jobs
and Skills WA on 13 64 64.
How to apply
You’ve heard from us, now we’d like to
hear from you.
Submit your application online
by clicking the ‘Apply for Job’ button at the bottom of
this page. You will need to provide:
- a cover letter with no
more than 3 that demonstrates you
have the skills and experience we are looking for (as outlined
in the JDF), with particular focus on the selection criteria
(also outlined in the JDF);
- a comprehensive CV that
clearly shows your experience relevant to this role;
and
- the names and contact
details of 2 professional referees.
It is preferable for one of your referees to be your current
supervisor or manager.
Please allow plenty of time to
submit your application, as late, emailed and proforma
applications will not be accepted.
Submitting your
application
Your application must be submitted online by [insert
time and date]. You must have a current, valid email address to
apply online and this email address will be used by HSS to
communicate with you.
If you experience difficulties
while applying online, please contact HSS on 13 44 77 (select
option 2 from the menu options) for immediate assistance during
business hours.
As the submission is system
generated, any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm cannot
be accepted.
Other information for applicants
Whilst this selection process will initially be used
to fill this vacancy, it may also be used to appoint applicants,
assessed as suitable during this selection process, to the same or
other similar positions at HSS for up to 12 months.
Thank you for considering a
role with HSS.
