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Data Engineer

Hays Sydney, Australia
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Data Engineer

Hays Sydney, Australia
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Data Engineer Your new company
Join a well-established organisation undertaking a significant transformation of its enterprise data and analytics capabilities. With a strong focus on modernising legacy platforms and building scalable cloud-based solutions, the organisation is investing heavily in its data strategy to enable better decision-making, governance, reporting, and operational outcomes. You'll join a collaborative technology team working across data engineering, architecture, governance, analytics, and business stakeholders to deliver high-impact projects and enterprise-wide data initiatives.
Your new role
As a Data Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and supporting enterprise data solutions across both existing and cloud-based platforms. You will be responsible for building and maintaining data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, data models, and integration frameworks while supporting large-scale data migration and modernisation initiatives.
Key responsibilities include:
  • Designing, developing, testing, and supporting enterprise data warehouse and cloud-based data solutions.
  • Building and maintaining data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, monitoring, and reconciliation processes.
  • Supporting data migration projects, including source-to-target mapping, testing, validation, cutover activities, and post-implementation support.
  • Developing and optimising relational and dimensional data models, stored procedures, views, and curated datasets.
  • Applying DataOps practices including source control, code reviews, testing, deployment governance, and release management.
  • Ensuring strong data governance through metadata management, data lineage, quality controls, and audit readiness.
  • Providing production support, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and ongoing platform enhancements.
  • Working closely with business, technology, architecture, governance, and reporting teams to deliver trusted data outcomes.
What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will have:
  • 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, or Analytics environments.
  • Strong SQL development skills, including stored procedures, functions, views, optimisation, and performance tuning.
  • Proven experience designing and supporting ETL/ELT pipelines and enterprise-scale data integration solutions.
  • Experience with cloud data platforms and modern data engineering practices.
  • Strong understanding of data modelling, data quality frameworks, reconciliation processes, and governance principles.
  • Experience working within Agile delivery environments and collaborating with both technical and business stakeholders.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Desirable experience includes:
  • Enterprise data warehouse migration projects.
  • Financial services or other highly regulated industry experience.
  • Azure Data Platform technologies, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, or similar cloud-based analytics platforms.
  • Python, PySpark, CI/CD, DataOps, metadata management, and data lineage solutions.
What you'll get in return
  • Opportunity to work on a major enterprise data transformation and cloud modernisation program.
  • Exposure to modern data engineering technologies and best-practice delivery frameworks.
  • Collaborative and supportive team environment with strong stakeholder engagement.
  • Ongoing professional development and opportunities to expand your cloud and data engineering expertise.
  • The chance to influence data strategy, governance, and engineering standards across a large organisation.
  • Competitive salary package and long-term career growth opportunities within a technology-driven environment.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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Sydney, Australia
12100 Employees HR & Recruitment

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