Senior Data Engineer

Sydney | Hybrid (2-3 days in office) | Up to $190,000 incl. super

We're partnering with a well-known enterprise organisation undergoing a significant uplift of its cloud data platform, and they're looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join a high-performing team delivering core data platform capability.

This is a genuinely impactful role working on a business-critical data platform transformation, helping modernise how data is ingested, processed, and consumed across the organisation.

You'll be joining a collaborative engineering team focused on building scalable, cloud-native data solutions that support both BAU operations and strategic data initiatives.

What you'll be doing:

- Designing, building and optimising scalable data pipelines in Azure
- Developing data solutions using Azure Synapse Analytics and PySpark
- Working extensively with Spark notebooks and Synapse workspaces
- Supporting the ongoing evolution of the organisation's cloud data platform
- Building robust ETL / ELT pipelines for structured and semi-structured data
- Partnering with architects, engineers and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions
- Driving engineering best practice across performance,



scalability and maintainability
- Contributing to both project delivery and BAU platform improvement

Tech workplace:

- SQL
- CI/CD exposure highly regarded
- Broader Azure ecosystem experience beneficial

What we're looking for:

- Strong experience as a Senior Data Engineer in enterprise environments
- Deep hands-on expertise with Azure Synapse + PySpark
- Strong understanding of modern cloud data engineering patterns
- Experience building scalable data pipelines and distributed data processing workloads
- Strong SQL and data modelling capability
- Ability to work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Someone who enjoys solving complex platform and data engineering challenges

Nice to have:

- Exposure to Azure Data Factory or Microsoft Fabric
- Experience in regulated or large-scale enterprise environments

This is a great opportunity to join a business investing heavily in its data capability, where you'll have real ownership and visibility while working with modern cloud technologies.

Apply now or reach out directly for a confidential discussion.

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