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Spatial & API Data Service Officer

Job No: WaterNSW3221
Location: Parramatta


Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Spatial & API Data Service Officer (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   

  • Professional development and educational assistance  

  • Salary starting from $121,185 + Super  

  • And so much more! 

 

What you’ll do: 

  • Lead the governance and coordination of external-facing data APIs across their full lifecycle, including registration within the Enterprise Architecture registry, documentation, versioning, access control, and deprecation.

 

  • Coordinate and manage the front-end delivery of API-based data services to external customers, regulators, and partners, ensuring services are reliable, accessible, and aligned to business and regulatory needs.

 

  • Collaborate with Data Engineers, Analysts, and API Platform Engineers to deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality data services that meet agreed service levels and customer expectations.

 

  • Maintain an accurate and up-to-date catalogue of public-facing APIs, producing clear technical and user documentation to enable adoption and self-service. Ensure clear distinction between customer-facing APIs and internal-only services.

 

  • Participate in change and release management activities to ensure new or updated APIs and data services are deployed through controlled, approved, and well-communicated processes.

 


What we are looking for:  

  • Proficiency in API management platforms, such as Azure API Management (APIM) or equivalent enterprise API gateways.

 

  • Experience using data cataloguing tools and contributing to enterprise data discovery and self-service capabilities.

 

  • Proven experience developing, supporting, or managing RESTful APIs, particularly for secure data sharing and consumption.

 

  • Strong understanding of API lifecycle management, including design, versioning, access control, monitoring, and deprecation.

 

  • Experience delivering outcomes in complex, multi-stakeholder environments, balancing technical, business, and regulatory requirements.

 

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 at nathan.hollis@waternsw.com.au  

  

Please note applications for this position will close on 6 March 2026 at 5:00pm  

 

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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