Senior Data Engineer - Databricks - Melbourne - 3 Month Contract (strong chance of extension) - $**** per day - Immediate Start
Morgan Consulting is partnering with a leading organisation seeking a Senior Data Engineer for an initial 3 month daily rate (with a strong chance of extension) contract to help deliver and enhance a modern enterprise data platform built on Databricks and Azure. This is a hands‐on role suited to a highly capable and self sufficient Data Engineer who can take ownership of data engineering initiatives, work proactively with stakeholders, and build scalable data solutions that support analytics, reporting, and AI driven outcomes.
About the Role
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and optimising data pipelines within a modern Databricks environment. You will work across multiple source systems including CRM and business applications such as Salesforce, HubSpot, and Zoho, integrating data into a scalable lakehouse architecture and ensuring it is curated and production ready for downstream consumption. This role requires someone who understands not only how to move data, but how to model, govern, and structure it effectively using modern data engineering best practices.
What You Will Do
Data Engineering & Databricks Development
Design, build and optimise scalable data pipelines on Databricks
Develop and maintain Bronze, Silver and Gold layer architectures within a modern lakehouse environment
Ingest and transform data from multiple enterprise systems including Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho and other source platforms
Develop robust ETL/ELT processes using Databricks,



Spark and PySpark
Ensure data quality, reliability and performance across data pipelines
Support the productionisation of data products and analytics solutions
Lakehouse & Data Platform Development
Implement best practice Delta Lake architectures and data engineering standards
Design efficient data models to support reporting, analytics and AI use cases
Optimise data processing performance and scalability
Support governance, security and lineage requirements across the platform
Work closely with business and technical teams to understand and deliver data requirements
Stakeholder Engagement
Collaborate with business users, analysts and technical stakeholders
Translate business requirements into scalable engineering solutions
Provide technical guidance and recommendations on contemporary data platform capabilities
Operate independently while contributing to broader project objectives
Emerging Data & AI Capabilities
Support modern analytics and AI initiatives leveraging the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
Contribute to the implementation of advanced capabilities including semantic modelling and AI-powered analytics
Exposure to Databricks Metric Views and Genie/AI Agent capabilities will be highly regarded




What You Will Bring Essential Skills & Experience
Proven experience as a Senior Data Engineer
Robust hands‐on experience with Databricks
Advanced experience with Spark and PySpark
Strong knowledge of Delta Lake and modern lakehouse architectures
Experience building and maintaining Bronze, Silver and Gold data layers
Experience productionising data engineering solutions in enterprise environments
Strong Azure data platform experience
Experience integrating data from systems such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho CRM, or similar platforms
Strong SQL and data modelling capabilities
Ability to work autonomously and proactively in a fast‐paced environment
Highly Desirable
Experience with Databricks Metric Views
Experience with Databricks Genie or AI Agent technologies
Knowledge of semantic layers and modern data consumption frameworks
Exposure to advanced analytics, AI and machine learning environments
Why Join
$1,200 per day contract
Initial 3 month engagement with potential extension
Melbourne-based opportunity
Work with a modern Databricks and Azure ecosystem
High-impact role delivering enterprise-scale data capabilities
Opportunity to work on next‐generation analytics and AI-driven initiatives
Collaborative and innovative technology environment
If you are a Senior Data Engineer with strong Databricks expertise, experience building modern lakehouse platforms, and the ability to work independently while delivering business critical outcomes, we would love to hear from you.
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📌 Senior Data Engineer - Databricks - Melbourne - 3 Month Contract
🏢 Morgan Consulting
📍 Melbourne