About the National Film and Sound Archive The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is Australia's audiovisual archive, telling the national story by collecting, preserving and sharing audiovisual media, the cultural experience platforms of our time.
The collection itself dates back to 1935, making it one of the world's oldest audiovisual collections.
It is also one of the country's most used cultural collections, with around 125 million views of collection content each year.
The NFSA is in a period of significant change.
Following increased Government investment, the institution is in a process of digital transformation, establishing the NFSA as Australia's most dynamic and valued cultural organisation.
We are rebuilding our curatorial workforce and developing the NFSA's capacity to digitise our collection at scale – to preserve it for the future, to make sure it can be discovered, and to share it with all Australians.
We continue to work on developing a stable, secure and future-proof workforce across our four physical sites based in Canberra and Mitchell in the ACT as well as in Sydney and Melbourne.
We are also undergoing a program of business improvement for many of our corporate systems to improve efficiency and reduce manual handling.
We are an ambitious organisation, and we aim to be an employer of choice within the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector, providing exciting and challenging work, as well as favourable employment conditions and unique development opportunities for our staff.The Opportunity The Data Engineer will play a key role in enhancing the NFSA's ability to manage, analyse, and report on data across multiple domains.
Working closely with the software engineering and ICT teams, the Data Engineer will drive the development of advanced data infrastructure to support NFSA's data-driven decisions during early system and process improvements.
This includes managing Microsoft Fabric as a core component of the data ecosystem.
The Data Engineer will ensure solid governance and effective data management, boosting decision-making and innovation.
Reporting to the Manager of Data Integrity and Analytics, this role is central to advancing NFSA's digital transformation.
The Data Engineer will possess a strong background in systems and software, capable of designing reports, conducting data analysis, and creating dashboards.
The key skills for this role includes technical expertise, attention to detail, and strong communication.
In addition, familiarity with Customer Relationship Management, finance, and cataloguing systems will be essential.
The position requires professionalism, adaptability, and the ability to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, delivering high-quality technical documentation and advice.