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Data Engineer

Contract Type

Contract

Location

New South Wales, Sydney

Industry

IT

Specialisation

Business Intelligence & Data

Salary

AU$140000.00 - AU$150000.00 per annum + + Super

Contact Name

Louis Goth

Contact Email

louis@talenza.com.au

Date published

16-12-2025

Job Reference

BBBH19906

Description

Our leading data consulting client are hiring for multiple Data Engineers to join a program of work for a global enterprise client. In this role, the successful candidates will be able to work across different streams of work and across the creation of data pipelines. Candidates need to have skills in dbt, Snowflake and ETL. This is an initial 6 months fixed-term contracting opportunity, with good potential to extend post initial contract.


Role Title: Data Engineer

Contract Length: 6 month initial fixed-term contract.

Payrate: $140,000 - $150,000 + Super (per annum).

Location: This role is located in Sydney CBD (1-2 days per week in office) (2000).

Core Responsibilities

  • Re-engineer and refactor existing dbt models to align with domain-driven design principles.
  • Optimise and uplift existing Snowflake datasets, data structures, and transformation pipelines.
  • Support CI/CD, testing, and documentation of all aspects of data engineering projects.
  • Contribute to solution design, technical decisions, and modelling best practices
  • Work closely with the client to ensure maintainability, performance, and data lineage.


Experience & Skills:

  • Advanced dbt capability is required.
  • Strong, practical Snowflake engineering experience. This includes schema design, performance tuning, and warehousing best practices.
  • Strong, hands-on ETL expertise.
  • Experience with SQL, data modelling (dimensional/domain), and modern data stack tooling.
  • 4 years' experience as a minimum in data engineering or analytics engineering roles.
  • A strong ability to collaborate closely with others to achieve work to required standards and to deadlines.

Candidates must be based in the Greater Sydney Area and must possess existing full working rights - Permanent Resident or Citizen of Australia. No sponsorships are available for this position.

If you feel this opportunity matches your skills and previous experiences, please apply with your CV.

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