Job Description
Overview
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Join to apply for the Data Engineering Lead role at Jumbo Interactive Limited.
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Over the past 30 years, we've grown from humble beginnings with a single computer to a global technology company (ASX-300 listed company, JIN). We develop cutting-edge solutions empowering our lottery and not-for-profit partners to raise funds for their vital causes. We foster an environment where talented people can innovate, grow, and have fun.
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What will you be doing?
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Step into a newly-created, strategic leadership role overseeing the evolution of our data platform. Provide both technical and people leadership, driving transformation and efficiency for internal and SaaS client data solutions.
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Lead a team of data engineers to design scalable, secure, and efficient data architectures and pipelines that support marketing performance, analytics, and strategic initiatives, modernising, consolidating, and commercialising our data infrastructure.
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Lead a team of two data engineers and report to the GM of Saas & Managed Services, collaborating with senior executives, analysts, product, engineering, and SaaS clients. Ensure best practices in data governance, quality, and security while fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
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What Your Day-to-Day Will Look Like
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Lead and mentor a team of data engineers to deliver high-quality data solutions.
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Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure data architectures and automated pipelines for data ingestion, transformation, and delivery, including migration from legacy platforms (e.g., Jasper, Pentaho) to modern cloud-based stacks.
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Develop and optimise data models and ensure reliable deployment through CI/CD processes.
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Collaborate with analytics, product, marketing, and engineering teams to understand data requirements and deliver effective solutions.
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Implement and enforce data quality, governance, and security standards to maintain accuracy and compliance.
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Monitor data platform performance, identify issues,



and implement solutions to ensure high availability and reliability.
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Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, advocating for best practices and innovation within the team.
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Maintain comprehensive documentation of data processes, architectures, and workflows.
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Support ad hoc reporting and data requests to assist various business functions.
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Balance transformation projects, ongoing support, and hands-on engineering across multiple concurrent projects and streams.
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Oversee the development and optimisation of data solutions for internal needs and SaaS clients, ensuring business continuity and cost efficiency.
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What You'll Be Able to Bring to the Role
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Proven experience in data engineering, including a leadership role, ideally with SaaS/client-facing project delivery.
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Expertise in designing, building, and maintaining scalable data architectures and automated pipelines in cloud environments, including migration from legacy systems.
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Experience leading transformation projects and delivering end-to-end migration or commercialisation initiatives for enterprise and SME clients.
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Proficiency in Bash, SQL, Python, Spark, and dbt; familiarity with Snowflake, Databricks, and CI/CD pipelines.
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Strong understanding of data governance, quality, and security best practices.
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Proven ability to mentor and lead technical teams, fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
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Excellent communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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Proactive problem-solving with focus on performance, reliability, and automation.




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Familiarity with Snowflake, Databricks, and CI/CD pipelines is highly desirable.
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Experience or interest in the betting, gaming, or lottery industries is a plus.
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Strong collaboration skills to work across analytics, product, marketing, and engineering teams.
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Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with emerging data engineering trends and technologies.
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Salary
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Our Ways of Working
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At Jumbo, we value balance and flexibility. Based in Brisbane, our hybrid model combines in-office collaboration (three days per week) with WFH (two days per week). Flexible hours with core collaboration times from 10 AM to 2 PM.
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Why Join Jumbo?
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Find Your Freedom – Find details at our site.
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Short-term incentive program dependent on company performance.
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Employee Assistance Program with counselling and coaching.
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Award-winning talent management programs for career growth and skill-building.
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In office chefs in Brisbane offering fresh lunches and breakfast weekly.
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Ability to work from almost anywhere in the world for up to 120 days a year.
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Social culture with activities and diversity & inclusion events.
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Generous parental leave: 14 weeks for primary carers and 4 weeks for partners.
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Candidates offered a position will complete pre-employment checks through our partner, Checkmate.
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We are a **** Circle Back Initiative Gold Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
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Seniority level: Not Applicable
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Employment type: Full-time
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Job function: Information Technology
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Industries: Software Development
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📌 Data Engineering Lead (New South Wales)
🏢 Jumbo Interactive
📍 New South Wales