Data Tester

Epworth HealthCare is Victoria's largest not-for-profit private health care group, renowned for excellence in diagnosis, treatment, care and rehabilitation. Epworth is an innovator in Australia's health system, embracing the latest in evidence-based medicine to pioneer treatments and services for our patients. 

At Epworth, we are united in our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace—one that is culturally safe and respectful of the enduring cultural and spiritual connections of our people.

We value all differences, ensure equitable practices, and empower individuals to lead and learn inclusively in their everyday interactions. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging.

Our values and purpose define Epworth's approach and delivery. We pride ourselves on communicating and delivering them in a real and meaningful way. Every Patient Matters.

We're looking for a detail-oriented Data Tester to ensure the accuracy, completeness, performance, security, and usability of data products during platform migrations and ongoing data delivery initiatives.

In this full time 12 month-fixed term contract, you'll design and execute robust test strategies across all stages of the data lifecycle—covering ingestion, change data capture (CDC), streaming, ELT transformations, data modeling, governance controls, and business intelligence consumption. You'll work with a variety of data services and tools, across both cloud and on-premises environments.

As a key partner to engineers and business stakeholders, you'll validate that migrated data is fit for clinical and operational use, meets regulatory requirements (APPs), and is ready for production cutover.

You will make an impact by:

• Testing strategy & planning for migration
• Sourcing -to-target reconciliation
• CDC & streaming validation
• ELT transformation testing
• Data modelling & semantic parity
• SQL translation equivalence

To be successful in this role…

You will have:

• 5+ years of experience in data/ETL testing or QA engineering, including 2+ years working with cloud-based data platforms.
• Hands-on testing of data pipelines involving messaging, CDC/streaming, transformation engines, and analytical data stores.
• ELT testing experience using modern data transformation frameworks including assertions, CI/CD quality gates, and environment promotion.

Position Description       Inherent Requirement

Essential

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data/Analytics or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• ISTQB/ASTQB or equivalent testing certification; Data Engineer Certification.

Why Join Epworth?

At Epworth, it's a community.

It's the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this, you will have access to:

• Salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
• The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
• Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. This includes First Nations peoples, people with disability, mature-age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, and individuals from all cultural backgrounds. We are committed to providing an equitable, inclusive, and barrier-free recruitment experience for everyone.

If you need support during the application process or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments, we encourage you to let us know what you need to participate fully and confidently. We understand that sharing your needs can feel daunting, so please know that any information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and respect.

Ready to Make a Difference?

To apply, click the I'm Interested button to attach your CV and cover letter.

For more information about the role, refer to the attached position description or contact [email protected] /

Please Note:  Applications are reviewed as received. Don't wait—this role may be filled before the closing date.

Apply now… we've over 8,000 perspectives at Epworth and we're ready to welcome yours

It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination, where this is required under Epworth policy.

As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.