Lead Data Engineer - Databricks / Microsoft Fabric

Canberra preferred Must hold AGSVA security clearance | QLD, NSW & VIC considered | 12-month contract + multiple long term extensions The Network are seeking multiple experienced Lead Data Engineers to deliver modern enterprise data platforms supporting analytics, reporting, AI and machine learning outcomes within a major Federal Government environment. This is a hands-on senior role with opportunities across Azure Databricks and Microsoft Fabric.

Key Skills

- Strong Azure Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric experience
- PySpark, Spark SQL, Python and SQL
- Delta Lake, Lakehouse and Medallion architectures
- Databricks Workflows and Unity Catalog
- Azure Data Factory and ADLS Gen2
- Enterprise ETL/ELT pipelines and data integration
- Data modelling, quality, lineage and governance
- Git, Azure DevOps, CI/CD and automated testing




- Experience supporting analytics, AI or ML workloads
- Technical leadership and stakeholder engagement

What We're Looking For

You will have recent hands-on experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale data engineering solutions, with the ability to independently lead technical outcomes while remaining actively involved in engineering and development. Location: ACT, NSW, VIC or QLD - Canberra based 3 days per week solid preference.

If you are an experienced Data Engineer specialising in Databricks, PySpark, Delta Lake or Microsoft Fabric, we'd like to hear from you - please click "APPLY NOW" and Jake will be in touch with further details.

📌 Data Engineer (Canberra)
🏢 The Network
📍 Canberra