First Focus is Australia's best mid-market Managed Service Provider, bar none. We are growing fast and now have over 270 staff across Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa and Ireland. We are a stable and very focused company, with over 15 years of consistent growth and we're continuing to win new clients and evolve our solutions.

We pride ourselves on being a genuinely great place to work, with a dynamic culture, clear vision and strong leadership. We only hire the best people and are looking for an exceptional IT professional with a deep understanding of both Managed Services and the needs of mid-tier clients.

We are looking for the best Unified Communications Engineer in Australia. Why would such an amazing person consider coming to First Focus? What makes First Focus better than where you are today?

• We understand the challenges of UC specialists and work with you and our clients to make sure you still get the time and the opportunity to train and develop
• We seek the best clients for our team to work with as well as the best people to support our clients
• We know that great IT Engineering professionals value different things to field support (for example) - daily variety, great customer relationships and new challenges
• We find and retain the best. Best Service Desk, best Account Management, best Project Manager, best team!

Role

To be the right person for this role, you will have significant experience within the telecommunications industry and unified communications and have developed competence in a range of Unified Communications technologies. Specifically, you will have exposure to Mitel and be looking for your next big step. This role will give you the time and opportunities to grow your career.

In this role you will:

• Be involved in the scoping and delivery of UC solutions for SME and mid-sized customers
• Provide onsite and remote support for voice infrastructure and associated technologies
• Troubleshoot and resolve a wide range of Unified Communications problems
• Work with engineering teams on escalations of complex ongoing issues
• Contribute to on-prem and cloud deployments
• Resolve issues within IVR call flow scripting
• Write and update technical documentation/Knowledge Base articles

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• Solid technical understanding of the telecommunications space, particularly Unified Comms
• Significant exposure to leading UC vendors, ideally Mitel, although Avaya, Cisco etc would be considered
• Exposure to the some of the following technologies:
  • VMWare vCenter/ESXi
  • MiVoice Business
  • MiCollab and MiVoice Border Gateway
  • MiContact Centre Business
  • Networking (DHCP, Vlans, HP Switches, Meraki)
  • SIP Trunking/Devices
  • Fax over IP (FoIP)
• Have some exposure to cloud-based UCaaC solutions like Teams and Zoom
• Familiarity with SBC, ideally in Ribbon or Audio Codes would be viewed very favorably
• Be a self-motivated, autonomous team player - At First Focus we win together
• Be someone who demonstrates dedication coupled with a results-focused mindset
• To be a great communicator possessing outstanding spoken and written English skills

First Focus’ values are based around keeping everyone informed, aligned, supported, and rewarding performance. Some examples of this include:

• A competitive salary is on offer coupled with a broad range of other benefits
• All employees have free access to Uprise, including 1:1 coaching sessions from qualified psychologists or counsellors
• First Focus understands the importance of flexibility for a satisfying work-life balance, which is why we offer hybrid working arrangements
• ‘Never Stop Growing’ is deeply imbedded in our DNA - we offer 10 paid study days a year and support employees towards certifications and qualifications - we will not only pay for the exams you pass but will also give you a pay rise for achieving certs (conditions apply, of course)
• Staff are encouraged to take advantage of our weekly internal training sessions and library
• Opportunities for personal and professional development with our FastTrack mentor program
• We have our very own MAD (making a difference) Council, focusing on equality, charity, and the environme
• Regular social events and a great team culture!

First Focus welcomes applications from Neurodiverse candidates. We recommend & appreciate disclosure along with the application so that a copy of our Neurodiversity Statement can be provided outlining the flexible options we can offer to best showcase your skills.

Who are we?  

Humanforce’s vision is to make work easier and life better for frontline and flexible workforces. 

Humanforce provides the market leading, best-in-one human capital management (HCM) suite for frontline and flexible workforces - without compromise. Our employee centred, intelligent and compliant HCM suite is highly integrated and composable, and consists of Workforce Management (WFM), HR, Payroll, and Wellbeing.  

Humanforce has built strong foundations since its founding in 2002. We help over 2300 customers and almost 1 million employees under management in 30+ countries, across a wide range of industries, including aged, child and health care; education; hospitality; retail; local government and more. Today, we have offices across Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, North America and the Philippines.

Customers choose Humanforce because we enable them to deliver an exceptional employee experience, build a compelling employee value proposition, and connect the flow of the world’s talent with the growth, productivity and efficiency objectives of frontline and flexible workforces. 

Who you are

We are seeking a dynamic and self-driven Senior Data Engineer with a genuine passion for data and a commitment to achieving impactful results. Armed with a solid technical skill set and exceptional problem-solving abilities, you excel in collaborative settings and relish being part of a diverse team. You confidently take the lead on key data engineering projects and take pride in crafting robust, scalable, and efficient solutions. Your unique talent for merging innovation with practicality positions you as a vital asset in the development of a real-time, customer-focused analytics product.

What you’ll do

• Create and sustain a highly scalable and efficient data warehouse tailored for customer-facing analytics.
• Design, maintain, and deploy dbt core along with dbt pipelines for effective data transformations.
• Craft and execute solid data extraction and loading mechanisms utilising Streamkap.
• Boost the performance of ELT pipelines with a focus on optimising query speeds.
• Establish a robust data governance framework to uphold data quality and consistency.
• Work in close partnership with data scientists, software engineers, DevOps, and DBAs to drive cross-functional initiatives.
• Ensure the integrity, reliability, and security of our data engineering architecture.
• Oversee and troubleshoot data workflows to ensure smooth and uninterrupted operations.

What you’ll need

• At least 5 years of experience in data engineering or a related discipline.
• Adept in SQL and Python.
• Proficient in constructing and managing data pipelines (such as dbt core).
• Familiar with cloud technologies (like AWS).
• Experienced in administering and architecting relational databases.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS cloud services for data engineering and analytics.
• Practical experience in database administration and optimisation techniques.
• Strong grasp of ETL/ELT processes and pipeline development.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities with a knack for independent work as a self-starter.

Some ‘nice to haves’

• A strong background in software engineering or development.
• Proven experience in an Agile environment.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (such as CloudFormation and Terraform) and CI/CD practices (like GitHub Actions) is a definite plus.
• Knowledge of real-time data replication tools and processes.
• A solid understanding of advanced data transformation techniques and strategies for query optimisation.
• Experience in constructing data systems for business intelligence and analytics within enterprise environments.

Our values  

• We are bold  
• We are all in  
• We are customer obsessed  
• We do what we say  
• We are good humans  

Our approach to flexibility  

We are passionate about people making their own decisions about where and when they work. Our aim is to facilitate hybrid working (mix of in the office and from home) where possible to support our people to be effective, empowered, and productive to achieve both their career and personal goals. Because we recognise that working flexibly means different things to different people, flexible working exists in many forms. 

Benefits 

• A flexible working environment  
• The opportunity to be part of a fast-growing tech company   
• A focus on development with access to Go1 learning   
• Paid parental leave and Quarterly Wellbeing Days   
• Employee talent referral scheme (know great people, be rewarded)   
• A fun and friendly culture working with passionate and talented people   
• A work environment where you can genuinely improve the world of work! 

We are a diverse and dispersed organisation and are actively looking to grow our team with individuals from all diverse backgrounds. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, cultures, ages, genders, neurodiversity, religions, sexual orientations, and experiences to apply.  

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant