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Lead Data Engineer

Contract Type

Permanent

Location

New South Wales, Sydney

Industry

IT

Specialisation

Business Intelligence & Data

Salary

AU$200000 - AU$230000.00 per annum

Contact Name

Chris Louch

Contact Email

chris@talenza.com.au

Date published

28-08-2025

Job Reference

BBBH19026

Description

Lead Data Engineer

Sydney, Australia

$230,000 (including Super) + Bonus

About the Role:

Join a high-performing Data Team at a leading financial services institution to lead regulatory initiatives and drive innovation in data engineering, utilizing AI and automation to enhance platform efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the development and transformation of the regulatory reporting platform.
  • Collaborate across business and technical teams to deliver complex data solutions.
  • Implement and optimize data integration pipelines and data warehouse solutions.
  • Oversee the design and architecture of large-scale data solutions using AWS services.
  • Drive platform efficiency through automation and AI enhancements.
  • Ensure data governance and compliance with internal and external regulations.
  • Provide leadership and mentorship to data engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.



Required Skills and Experience:

  • Proficient in Spark, Hive, Presto, and big data storage formats (Parquet, ORC, Avro).
  • Experience with data pipeline orchestration tools such as Airflow.
  • Hands-on experience with data integration tools (Talend, DataStage, or Informatica).
  • Strong AWS experience, including EC2, S3, RDS, and EMR.
  • Expertise in data modeling techniques and data architecture best practices.
  • Knowledge of data lineage, technical metadata, data quality, and reconciliation processes.
  • Advanced skills in Spark SQL and Python for data automation.
  • Ability to tune and optimize data queries for performance.
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills.
  • Proven experience in leading cross-platform data solutions and complex projects.
  • Ability to mentor and lead technical teams.

If you feel you possess the relevant skills to the above, please respond with most updated CV!

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