Data Platform Engineer

The Chrysos commitment and mission:

Here at Chrysos we combine science and software to create technology solutions that are changing the global mining industry; both from a productivity and environmental impact perspective.

Just like atoms and machines, we believe that everyone is different and how individuals come together is what makes us successful. Headquartered in Adelaide and with team members based in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa, Canada, Chile and North America, Chrysos Corporation’s diverse team of scientists, engineers and industry specialists are coming together to build technologies to provide rapid, accurate and safe ore analysis for the global mining industry.

The company’s flagship technology, PhotonAssay™, steps around centuries-old chemistry-based assay methods to deliver true ‘atom-counting’ analysis for the measurement of gold and other high-value metals. With successful global installations, Chrysos is taking PhotonAssay™ to customers around the world – Chrysos could take you to places that you might not have even imagined yet. There’s opportunity around every corner and the support to help you achieve your goals.

About the role:

As a Data Platform Engineer, you will contribute to the reliability, performance and evolution of our AWS + Snowflake data platform.

Working alongside external data architects and internal engineering leadership, you will help stabilise and improve our current environment, implement infrastructure improvements, and support ingestion and platform reliability.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building and operating a robust foundation for analytics and operational data use across the business. It does not include responsibility for reporting or analytics delivery. 

What you will do:

Platform Operations & Improvement

Contribute to the ongoing operation of the Snowflake and ETL environments

Improve warehouse configuration, cost efficiency and performance

Support the introduction of environment separation (dev/test/prod)

Implement role-based access control and security standards

Partner with IT on cyber-security, infrastructure and costing requirements

Support implementation of data retention, backup and auditability standards aligned with compliance requirements

Ingestion & Pipeline Engineering

Maintain and enhance current ingestion pipelines (currently AWS Glue-based)

Implement improvements to ingestion architecture under architectural guidance

Support ingestion from operational production systems, device telemetry and analysis platforms

Improve reliability, monitoring and failure handling

Contribute to data observability practices (pipeline health, freshness, schema evolution)

Cost & Performance Management

Monitor Snowflake compute usage and identify optimisation opportunities

Improve warehouse sizing and auto-suspend configuration

Support storage and compute cost management initiatives

Provide input into platform performance tuning decisions

Infrastructure & Automation

Implement infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform) for Snowflake and AWS components

Manage Snowflake objects (warehouses, roles, schemas) through code-based processes

Contribute to CI/CD implementation for data infrastructure

Improve observability and alerting across pipelines

Collaboration & Team Contribution

Collaborate closely with Graduate Data Engineers and contribute to a supportive learning environment

Partner with Analytics/Data Engineers to ensure the platform supports modelling needs

Participate in architecture discussions across Data, Software and Infrastructure teams

Contribute to documentation and operational runbooks

Collaborate with Scientists and Engineers to understand operational and scientific data context

Stable and reliable ingestion pipelines

Improved Snowflake cost and performance visibility

Successful introduction of dev/test/prod separation (in collaboration with architect)

Infrastructure-as-code practices successfully introduced and adopted

Graduate engineers contributing effectively within a structured environment

Who you are:

Essential

Experience contributing to a production data engineering or cloud-based data platform environment

Experience working with Snowflake or similar modern cloud data warehouses

Experience supporting ingestion pipelines in AWS (e.g. S3, Glue, Lambda)

Understanding of Snowflake performance and cost fundamentals

Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code concepts (Terraform preferred)

Strong SQL skills

Experience working in environments where reliability and data quality are important

Comfortable working under architectural guidance while taking ownership of implementation tasks

Desirable

Experience supporting environment separation (dev/test/prod)

Experience implementing monitoring and observability for data systems

Experience working with industrial, scientific or operational data

Familiarity with Snowpipe

Experience contributing to code reviews or supporting junior engineers

Who we are (Our values):

Safety is a Non-Negotiable - Safety isn’t just a value — it’s our way of life. It’s about creating a culture where physical and psychological safety are top priorities. We speak up, challenge assumptions, and hold ourselves accountable to protect one another.

One United Team – We thrive on trust, respect, and empathy. By embracing each other’s unique contributions and supporting one another, we build collective strength to solve problems, celebrate wins, and grow together.

Delighted Customers – Our customers, both internal and external, are at the heart of everything we do. By listening, understanding, and acting with care, we consistently go above and beyond to deliver exceptional experiences.

Always Improving – We are curious, courageous, and committed to progress. Every challenge is an opportunity to grow, and every step forward builds toward something extraordinary. Making or doing things better isn’t just a goal — it’s our mindset.

Why Join Us: Your Rewarding Career Awaits

At Chrysos, we value our team members and offer a supportive and dynamic work environment. Here's what we have in store for you:

Flexibility and wellbeing initiatives to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Opportunities to work with groundbreaking equipment that's transforming the mining industry and reducing its environmental impact.

Collaboration with industry experts and the chance to grow and develop professionally.

Exciting career prospects and room for advancement.

If this opportunity aligns with your career goals, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply through the link below and let's explore the potential of working together.

Join Chrysos and be part of an innovative team that's shaping the future of mining technology!