Senior Data Engineer – GCP / Data Foundations
6-12 Month Contract | Sydney preferred / Melbourne
$******** a day including super DOE
We're looking for a
Senior Data Engineer
to join a major data transformation program within a large enterprise organisation.
The organisation is investing heavily in its
data capability and foundations
, with a focus on building scalable, reliable and high-performing data solutions that will support analytics, reporting and broader business initiatives.
This is a hands‐on engineering role with a strong focus on
GCP, BigQuery, SQL and data modelling
, working within an established Agile delivery environment.
What you'll be doing:
Design and build
scalable data platforms, databases, schemas and data models
within a complex enterprise environment
Develop and optimise data solutions across the
GCP data ecosystem
Build robust data pipelines and transformations using
BigQuery, SQL and dbt
Design data models that are performant, maintainable and fit for purpose
Implement new database fields, structures and data capabilities across a large organisation
Ensure data solutions are
reliable, scalable and high performing
, with a solid focus on query performance
Apply up-to-date data engineering and
ELT best practices
across ingestion, transformation and modelling
Work closely with Data Analysts, Engineers and business stakeholders to translate requirements into effective technical solutions
Contribute to data quality, governance and engineering standards
Help establish solid data foundations that can scale with the organisation's future needs




What we're looking for:
We're looking for a
Data Engineer first and foremost
, with strong experience building data foundations within cloud environments.
You'll ideally have:
Strong commercial experience as a
Senior Data Engineer
in a complex or enterprise environment
Strong hands‐on experience with
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Excellent
SQL
skills, including query optimisation and performance tuning
Strong experience with
BigQuery
Deep understanding of
data modelling, database design and schema design
Experience building scalable and reliable data pipelines
Hands‐on experience with
dbt / dbt Core
Strong understanding of modern
ELT and cloud data warehouse architectures
Experience working within
Agile delivery squads
A track record of delivering successful data engineering implementations within large organisations
The ability to talk through previous implementations and explain the technical decisions, challenges and outcomes
A STEM, Computer Science or similarly technical background
Technology
Experience with additional GCP services and modern data tooling will be highly regarded.
Why this role?
This is an opportunity to work on a genuinely
foundational data engineering program
, helping shape how data is structured, stored and made available across a large organisation.
You'll have the opportunity to work with a modern cloud data stack, solve complex engineering challenges and help establish
scalable, reliable and high-performing data foundations
from the ground up.
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