Who We Are

iSelect and Compare the Market are trusted, well-known brands dedicated to helping millions of Australians compare and buy personal finance and household products such as insurance, energy, and loans. Together, we provide a seamless, customer-focused experience that makes it easier for Australians to find the right products to suit their needs.

What You’ll Be Doing

Reporting to the Data Engineering Manager, the Lead Data Engineer provides technical leadership across CTM’s Data & Analytics platforms, engineering practices, and technology capabilities. You’ll help shape the enterprise data stack, establish engineering standards, and deliver scalable, secure, high-performing solutions that enable reporting, analytics, AI, and business innovation.

As a technical SME, you’ll guide the design, governance, and optimisation of cloud data, lakehouse, and AI-enabled platforms, while championing modern engineering practices including DataOps, MLOps, automation, and CI/CD.

- Provide technical leadership and architectural oversight across Data & Analytics.
- Own and optimise cloud data platforms, lakehouse environments, integrations, governance, and AI readiness.
- Lead the design and delivery of scalable data products, advanced analytics, and GenAI-enabled solutions.
- Champion engineering excellence through DataOps, SecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, observability, and automation.
- Ensure platform reliability, security, performance, data quality, lineage, metadata, access management, and privacy.
- Mentor and support engineers and business users, encouraging knowledge sharing, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with stakeholders to strengthen data and AI capability and adopt emerging technologies.

What’s In It For You





At Compare the Market and iSelect, we’re all about helping people make smart choices – and joining us might just be yours. We offer an environment where your ideas are heard, your contributions are valued, and your growth genuinely matters. Collaboration is part of our DNA and you’ll be joining a supportive, forward-thinking team where you can do meaningful work (and be recognised for it!)

We’re guided by three shared values that shape how we work, how we treat each other, and how we show up for our customers - Drive, Noble Intent and All Together.

Plus, we offer a range of great perks to help you thrive both in and out of work:

- Vibrant and social community who have annual celebrations, family fun days and regular events
- Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including the option of one day working from home each week or a 9-day fortnight
- Enjoy additional leave days - ‘ME’ leave and ‘Volunteer Day’ leave
- Free coffee on Mondays
- Option to purchase additional leave
- Return To Work bonus for returning parents
- Quarterly Award and Recognition program

What Sets You Apart

Qualifications

- A degree in Computer Science, Analytics, IT, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

Experience & Skills

- Extensive experience across Data Engineering, Analytics, Software Engineering, or Business Intelligence, including enterprise-scale data initiatives.




- Solid experience designing and governing cloud data platforms across AWS, Azure, or GCP, including data warehouses, lakes and lakehouses.
- Expertise in modern data architecture and platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, Redshift, BigQuery and Spark.
- Experience driving engineering practices including DataOps, SecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, observability and automation.
- Strong understanding of data governance, quality, lineage, metadata, security, privacy and access controls.
- Experience with data integration and platform modernisation, including APIs, event-driven architecture, orchestration and reusable frameworks.
- Knowledge of building data infrastructure for AI and GenAI, including RAG, vector search, embeddings, AI agents, MLOps and AI governance.
- Ability to shape technology roadmaps and engineering standards, with an understanding of emerging AI models and technologies.
- Strong leadership and stakeholder skills, with the ability to mentor others, influence technical direction and drive continuous improvement.

Interested? Let’s chat!

At Compare the Market and iSelect we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we embrace diversity.

This role is available to candidates with unlimited Australian working rights only. Sponsorship is not available.

iSelect and Compare the Market, brands of iCompare Holdings, are committed to protecting your privacy. All applications and personal information are kept confidential and securely stored in line with Australian privacy laws, used only for recruitment purposes, and not shared with third parties outside iCompare Holdings without your consent.

📌 Lead Data Engineer (Brisbane)
🏢 Compare The Market
📍 Brisbane