Sydney Olympic Park, NSW | Hybrid Opportunity
Up to $1,050/day + GST
Contract until June **** | Immediate Start
Senior Data Engineer
About the Role
An exciting prospect exists for an experienced
Senior Data Engineer
to join a large enterprise data transformation program within a highly respected public sector organisation.
As part of a growing Data Engineering team, you will play a key role in building and maintaining modern data platforms across both on-premises and cloud environments. You will help deliver enterprise data capabilities that support analytics, business intelligence, operational decision-making, and emerging AI/ML initiatives.
This position offers the opportunity to work on complex, large-scale data ecosystems while contributing to a long-term strategic data roadmap.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and support enterprise data warehouses and data lakes.
Develop and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines.
Integrate data from multiple sources including databases, APIs, and cloud platforms.
Develop SQL and Python-based workflows and automation solutions.
Implement data orchestration, scheduling, monitoring, logging, and auditing processes.
Support data governance, lineage, cataloguing, classification, and retention initiatives.
Build and maintain data models, semantic layers, and business rules.
Administer role-based access controls (RBAC) and security frameworks.
Manage deployments across development, test, and production environments.
Optimise platform performance and ensure data reliability and availability.




Collaborate closely with Data Governance, BI, Analytics, and Data Science teams.
Mentor junior engineers and promote best-practice DataOps and DevOps methodologies.
Proven experience working as a
Senior Data Engineer
.
Minimum 5 years' experience delivering scalable ETL/ELT solutions within complex enterprise environments.
Strong expertise in:
SQL
Python
Data Warehousing
Data Lakes
Data Integration
Data Modelling
Pipeline Orchestration
Data Migration
Data Governance
Experience supporting both on-premises and cloud-based data platforms.
Strong understanding of DevOps, DataOps, CI/CD, and version control practices.
Experience with Git, GitHub, Bitbucket or similar repositories.
Experience using Jira, Confluence, or comparable collaboration tools.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ideal Candidate You will be a proactive and solutions-focused Data Engineer who thrives in complex enterprise environments. You enjoy solving challenging data problems, influencing technical outcomes, and working collaboratively with both technical and business stakeholders.
Experience working within government, regulated industries, or large-scale enterprise environments will be highly regarded.
Working Arrangements
Sydney Olympic Park location
40-hour week
Hybrid working environment
Long-term contract through to June **** with extension potential
Successful candidates will be required to undertake:
National Police Check
Baseline Security Clearance
Pre-employment compliance checks
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