Principal Data Engineer

SA Health

📍 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Full time Computer Occupations Posted June 16, 2026

Job Description

  • Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health – Clinical Informatics and Innovation – SACCaN Data and Intelligence (SACCaN D&I)

  • Salary: $125,649 to $130,393 – ASO8 – Full Time / Term Contract up to 12 Months
  • Overview:

  • The Principal Data Engineer is responsible for leading the strategic planning, development, management and evaluation of complex projects and services that integrate and standardise data assets, create faster data access, a consistent ‘version of the truth’ and improved time to solution time-to-solution for clinical informatics initiatives. The role leads the building, management, and optimisation of data pipelines, moving them effectively into production for key data and analytics consumers including clinicians, business managers, data analysts, data scientists and the community.


  • The Principal Data Engineer leads and works collaboratively with team members and customers to understand requireme...