Senior Data Engineer (APS6 Equivalent)

Rate Guide: $1,100 - $1,300 per day

Location: Canberra, ACT or Sydney, NSW

Contract Duration: ASAP to 30 June 2027 with 1 x 12-month extension

Start Date: 5 October 2026

Maximum Hours: Up to 40 hours per week

Security Clearance: Must hold an active NV1 Security Clearance

Experience Level: Senior (APS6 Equivalent)

Working Arrangements: Hybrid (Canberra or Sydney office with remote working arrangements available)

About the Opportunity

Our Government partner is seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to design, develop and support enterprise-scale Azure data platforms that underpin critical analytics, business intelligence and election systems.

Working within multidisciplinary Agile delivery teams, you will build up-to-date ETL/ELT solutions, develop analytical datasets and contribute to the ongoing modernisation of enterprise data capabilities using Microsoft Azure technologies.

This role offers the opportunity to work across complex cloud-based data environments while collaborating closely with architects, data modellers, analysts and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory.
- Build and maintain metadata-driven and parameterised data pipelines.
- Develop and optimise complex T-SQL including stored procedures, views and functions.
- Design and support dimensional data models (Star and Snowflake schemas).
- Integrate data from REST and SOAP APIs using OAuth2, managed identities and token-based authentication.
- Develop and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and Git repositories.
- Work across Azure services including:
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure SQL
- Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2




- Azure Synapse
- Azure Functions
- Azure Key Vault
- Azure Blob Storage
- Logic Apps
- Monitor and troubleshoot production data pipelines using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
- Investigate and resolve production incidents and data integration issues.
- Collaborate with architects, analysts and business stakeholders to deliver scalable technical solutions.
- Participate in Agile and SAFe ceremonies.
- Maintain coding standards, documentation, testing and version control best practices.
- Participate in operational support and on-call activities when required.

Essential Skills & Experience

Applicants should demonstrate experience in:

- Designing and implementing enterprise ETL/ELT solutions using Azure Data Factory.
- Developing scalable, metadata-driven data integration solutions.
- Advanced T-SQL development, database optimisation and performance tuning.
- Dimensional data modelling and analytical data warehouse design.
- Consuming REST and SOAP APIs including JSON/XML transformation.
- Azure SQL, ADLS Gen2, Azure Synapse, Azure Functions and Azure Key Vault.
- Azure DevOps and Git source control.
- Monitoring, troubleshooting and supporting enterprise Azure data platforms.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Working effectively within Agile or SAFe delivery environments.

Desirable Skills & Experience

Highly regarded experience includes

- Building and maintaining Azure DevOps CI/CD deployment pipelines.
- Previous Federal Government experience.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Data Science, Statistics or Software Engineering.

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