Senior Data Engineer | Federal Government Program | NV1 Required
Join a large-scale government digital transformation program delivering innovative data platforms and analytics solutions that support millions of Australians.
We are seeking an experiencedSenior Data Engineerto play a key role in designing, building and maintaining enterprise-scale data solutions.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a complex environment, collaborating with business and technical stakeholders to deliver modern data platforms, data warehouses, data lakes and streaming solutions.
This is a12 month contractwith potential extensions up to24 additional months.
What's on Offer
Initial 12 month contract
Potential extension options up to 24 months
Hybrid working setting
Locations available acrossCanberra, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane
Opportunity to work on large-scale enterprise data initiatives
Competitive daily rates
January **** start
The Role
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and expertise across the full data lifecycle.
You will design and develop scalable data solutions, support data-driven decision making and contribute to the continuous improvement of data engineering capabilities.
Key responsibilities include:
Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements and shape data and analytics solutions
Design, develop and maintain enterprise data warehouses, data lakes, streaming platforms and software solutions
Build, maintain and support high quality code, technical designs and development solutions
Perform complex data extraction, transformation, analysis, querying and troubleshooting
Develop and support ETL/ELT pipelines across batch and near real-time environments
Apply engineering standards, security controls and best practices to ensure solution reliability and performance
Provide technical guidance,



documentation and production support across the solution lifecycle
Skills & Experience
To be successful, you will have demonstrated experience in:
Data engineering within complex enterprise environments
Data warehouse, data lake and streaming platform development
Data modelling, data analysis and data profiling
API integration, data replication, data acquisition and reconciliation
ETL/ELT development using batch and near real-time processing
Data quality, validation and data governance practices
Stakeholder engagement and requirements gathering
Building scalable and secure data platforms
Technical Skills
Strong experience with some or all of the following:
Teradata
Cloudera Data Platform
Red Hat OpenShift
Python
SQL
Apache Spark
Java
Apache NiFi
Hadoop
Git source control
CI/CD and DevOps pipelines
Automated testing and secure coding practices
Desired Background
Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering or related discipline
3+ years' experience delivering enterprise data solutions
Experience working within large and complex ICT environments
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting capability
Security Clearance
Candidates must beAustralian Citizensand holda Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1) Security Clearance.
Working Arrangements
The successful contractor will be required to work onsite for the first six weeks.
Following this period, hybrid working arrangements may be available subject to operational requirements.
ManpowerGroup is committed to being a Diversity Confident Recruiter and encourages applications from people from a diverse range of backgrounds, including people with a disability.
Please indicate your preferred method of communication in your resume and please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments should you be contacted for an interview.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

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