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Solutions Analyst (Dam Safety)

Job No: WaterNSW3215
Location: Parramatta


Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Solutions Analyst (Dam Safety) (Full Time, Permanent) to join our team.  

This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.  

This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you’ll be supported to build a rewarding career. 

 

Our perks and Benefits:

At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.  

  • Flexible working  

  • Work a 9-day fortnight at Full pay on the Enterprise Agreement  

  • Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave  

  • Fertility leave  

  • Corporate wear allowance  

  • Professional development and educational assistance  

  • Access to remote area benefit packaging – based on work location

  • Salary starting from $137,125 Base + Super  

  • And so much more! 

 

What you’ll do: 

  • Design, build and maintain highly reliable applications that ingest, process and report on dam safety data, including structural readings, seepage, water levels and stability indicators, ensuring systems directly support the safe operation of critical assets.

 

  • Develop and manage secure, high-quality data pipelines and relational databases that handle real-world engineering and environmental data, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and availability for operational and regulatory decision-making.

 

  • Deliver solutions within a Microsoft Azure enterprise environment, confidently working with production systems, CI/CD pipelines and cloud services to ensure resilience, scalability and performance of dam safety platforms.

 

  • Work closely with dam safety engineers, asset managers and domain specialists to translate physical-world monitoring requirements into fit-for-purpose digital solutions that are practical, usable and trusted by end users.

 

  • Act as a senior technical contributor, mentoring others and influencing solution design, while challenging legacy approaches and helping shape the future digital direction and go-to-market capability for Dam Safety beyond BAU delivery.


What we are looking for:  

 

  • Relevant tertiary qualifications in IT or a relevant field, or relevant experience in information technology  

 

  • Demonstrated hands-on development experience in C# .NET and/or Python, with a strong grasp of software development lifecycle, coding standards and production support in mission-critical environments.

 

  • Solid experience across the Azure ecosystem, including Function Apps, Logic Apps, Key Vault, Service Bus, App Services, Storage Accounts, Entra ID, Container Registry and Front Door, supported by strong Azure DevOps CI/CD pipeline experience.

 

  • Strong analytical thinking skills with the ability to work confidently with engineering or environmental data, understanding how physical asset behaviour translates into digital signals, insights and operational decisions.

 

  • Strong stakeholder and customer management skills

 

How we will support you: 

At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.

When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you’re required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.

 

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit our WORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities. 

 

More about our team / culture:

No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.

 

Who is WaterNSW? 

WaterNSW operates the state’s dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state’s water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.   

We’re the people taking care of the state’s water at the source – capturing, storing, delivering. Find out more at waternsw.com.au. 

 

For more information, please reach out to: Nathan.Hollis@waternsw.com.au

  

Please note applications for this position will close on 6 March 2026, 5.00 pm.

 

Click for Position Description - Please note this can only be accessed on the WaterNSW Careers Page. 

 

You must have full work rights in Australia to qualify for all positions at WaterNSW.  

  

We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant. 

  


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