At Harrison McMillan, our mission is simple: to change lives, one placement at a time. As a trusted recruitment partner to government and industry, we connect exceptional people with opportunities where they can make a genuine impact.

Harrison McMillan is seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer to provide technical leadership in the design, delivery, optimisation and governance of enterprise data engineering solutions.

This is a long-term 12-month contract with extension options up to 24 months and is based in Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth. Hybrid working arrangements apply, with an initial onsite period of six weeks.

Due to the nature of this role, a Baseline security clearance is required.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design, build and maintain enterprise data warehouse and data lake solutions.
- Develop and optimise ETL/ELT and data integration solutions.
- Lead data quality, integrity and governance initiatives.
- Develop complex SQL solutions within Teradata environments.
- Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to deliver scalable data outcomes.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance across data engineering teams.




- Contribute to continuous improvement of data platforms, processes and frameworks.

Essential Criteria:

- Demonstrated expertise in data access, data editing, and data integrity and quality assurance.
- Solid capability in data use and re-use and valuing organisational data assets.
- Experience driving innovation and improvement across data systems, tools and processes.
- Expert-level data integration skills, including scripting and coding for integration solutions.
- Strong understanding of enterprise data warehousing, data lakes and data lifecycle management.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable Criteria:

- Experience in Teradata EDW environments.
- Experience with SQL Assistant, Teradata Studio, Viewpoint, PCom and Control-M.
- Experience leading cross-functional agile teams.
- Federal Government experience.

RFQ Closing Date: Wednesday, 25 November 2026 Apply now or contact the Harrison McMillan team for a confidential discussion.

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