$119,069 to $134,108 pa (HEW 8) PRO-RATA PLUS 17% SUPERANNUATION
Ongoing Role, Joondalup Campus with working from home options
Open to candidates with relevant working rights
Digital Services
Joondalup campus
$119,069 to $134,108 pa (HEW 8)
Ongoing Role, Joondalup Campus with working from home options
Edith Cowan University
Are you ready to belong to a dynamic community where courage, creativity, and optimism are essential elements of our DNA? At ECU we’re inspired by the incredible achievements of Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to an Australian parliament and a lifelong champion of education. Empowered by her legacy, we’re united in our vision to lead the sector in educational experience and expand our impact through world-class research.
Embrace an opportunity to become part of something extraordinary.
Digital Services at Edith Cowan University is responsible for delivering and evolving the digital platforms, data, and capabilities that enable teaching, research, and university operations. The centre drives the strategy and roadmap for enterprise digital solutions, including core systems, cyber security, analytics, data governance, integration, and emerging technologies.
Working in close partnership with business areas across the University, Digital Services focuses on building secure, reliable, and scalable platforms that improve staff productivity, enable data-driven decision-making, and support innovation. The service centre brings together architecture, delivery, and operational expertise to ensure digital solutions are aligned to enterprise standards while remaining practical, modern, and fit for purpose.
About the Opportunity
You will join a team of skilled digital and data professionals within Digital Services – Data Governance and Analytics, working collaboratively to deliver trusted, enterprise-wide data capabilities for the University.
As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:
Designing and maintaining conceptual, logical, and physical data models aligned to enterprise standards
Applying canonical data models, naming conventions, and modelling principles across initiatives
Working with business areas and digital delivery teams to understand business and technical requirements
Collaborating with delivery teams and data engineers to support effective implementation of data models
Ensuring data models remain accurate, version-controlled, and consistent across environments
Embedding data quality, integrity, and reuse principles by design
About you
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
Demonstrated experience in data modelling roles, including conceptual, logical, and physical data modelling, within complex enterprise environments.
Practical experience designing and maintaining data models using normalised (e.g. 3NF) and dimensional (e.g. star schema/snowflake) modelling techniques, with the ability to select appropriate approaches based on use case.
Experience supporting data models across a range of enterprise use cases, including custom applications, business intelligence and analytics, AI, and predictive solutions.
Experience maintaining and applying canonical data models and enterprise data standards in collaboration with architects and delivery teams.
Experience working alongside data engineers and solution delivery teams, applying data modelling practices within modern platforms, pipelines, and delivery environments.
Experience managing data model changes across development, test, and production environments, including version control, documentation, and alignment to approved designs.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to translate requirements into clear, usable data models and support consistent modelling practices across teams.
Benefits of working at ECU
At ECU we’re committed to fostering a positive employment experience and believe this is fundamental to the success and satisfaction of our employees. Growth and development matter here, because we recognise people are at the centre of everything we do. Our thriving work culture is guided by the ECU values and complemented by a range of employee benefits; visit our website to read about flexible working arrangements, generous leave entitlements, our commitment to Wellbeing, exclusive corporate discounts and industry-leading superannuation.
Contact
Please contact Harpreet Khalsa on +61 86304 2832 or h.khalsa@ecu.edu.au for more information.
Application Process
Please upload an up-to-date resume summarising your experience and achievements, along with a brief covering letter of no more than 2 pages outlining your suitability for the role.
Advert Closure
Applications close Wednesday 25 February 2026 at 11:30pm AWST.
ECU reserves the right to close the advertisement before the stated closing date, and encouraage applicants to submit their applications early.
PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CANDIDATES WHO HAVE THE RELEVANT WORKING RIGHTS TO FILL THIS POSITION.
ECU is a diverse and inclusive workplace with specific strategies and initiatives in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. We strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age and faith. For more information on our commitment to equity and diversity, please visit our Inclusive Workplace website.
At ECU, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively encourage people with disability to apply to ECU. To discuss how we can support adjustment requirements, please contact the person listed above.
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