Bega Valley Shire Council

Data Engineer and Analytics Officer

A career with Bega Valley Shire Council offers the opportunity to engage in meaningful and diverse work that supports the vibrant communities of the south-east corner of NSW. Nestled between rolling hills and some of the state’s most stunning beaches, this region is home to a variety of people who enjoy both rural and coastal living.

As an AR Bluett Award winning Council, we are proud of our dedicated and talented team, whose efforts make our success possible.

With a workforce of over 350, we provide essential services to our communities, including libraries, customer service, finance, children’s services, engineering, project management, road maintenance, water management, environment, parks, gardens, and town centres.

We offer a range of employment benefits to support our staff, which may include:

• Rostered days off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Salary packaging

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for a motivated and analytical individual to be responsible for the development, integrity, maintenance, and support of BVSC’s corporate analytics, integration, automation and AI solution(s), and for ensuring appropriate accessibility to data via reporting tools, queries and reports.

As a Data Engineer and Analytics Officer, you will develop, maintain and support Council’s corporate analytics, integration, automation and AI solutions, while ensuring data is accessible through reports, dashboards and visualisation tools. You will collaborate with stakeholders to deliver data-driven insights, establish and maintain reporting solutions, and design secure and efficient data integrations between corporate systems.

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About You

We are seeking an individual who holds a relevant diploma-level qualification related to the role and/or extensive relevant experience.

You will have the following skills and experience;

• Proven capacity to champion or a demonstratable strong desire to support the establishment of a corporate analytics, integration, automation and AI solution(s), in support of our Digital Transformation.
• Demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail and ability to undertake research and analysis, collate and present information in an effective format.
• Demonstrated understanding of dataset and workflow integration methods between SaSS and on-premise corporate systems including the use of middleware solutions.
• Proficiency in MS SQL (extracting, manipulating and summarising data) Strong experience in MS Power BI and SAP Crystal Reports and MS Power Platform. Preferred experience with CIVICA Authority, Content Manager, ESRI & Assetic.

Benefits

This is a permanent, full-time position working 35 hours per week.

The total remuneration package for this position commences at $99,305.02 gross per annum, comprising of:

• $$1,705.10 per week base salary
• $204.61 per week superannuation (calculated at 12%)

Additional benefits for this position include:

• Rostered day off scheme (nine day fortnight)
• AnnualAwardsalary increases and performance reviews
• Salary packaging program (SmartSalary)
• Wellbeing Initiatives – Fitness Passport, Employee Assistance Program, Telus Health App, social club, health monitoring and annual flu vaccinations.

For further information on this position, please contact Jessica Porter - Information Management Coordinator on 02 6499 2380.

Applications close 11.59pm AEDT on 11 November 2026.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and address the advertised selection criteria demonstrating their suitability for the role.

This position requires applicants to be suitably immunised in line with recommendations from the Australian Immunisation Handbook, mandated Public Health Orders and/or Councils Immunisation Procedure.