Category Insights Lead: Drive Growth With Data

Wattyl Australia Pty; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to shape a modern data environment and build scalable data products for climate, energy and water management. You will design, develop, and support trusted data products, turning diverse data sources into reliable lakehouse-based solutions using Microsoft Fabric.

Join a team delivering insights that matter for NSW's environment and resources with hybrid work in Parramatta and a salary

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data engineering delivering production data solutions.
• Practical experience with Microsoft Fabric and data lakehouse patterns.
• Strong Python, PySpark and SQL coding skills.
• Knowledge of Delta Lake, schema evolution and data quality.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and support data products for climate, energy and water domains.
• Build robust transformations and governance for scalable lakehouses/warehouses.
• Monitor pipelines and ensure data quality and audit controls.
• Collaborate with domain experts and stakeholders in an agile team.

Skills

Python

PySpark

SQL

Delta Lake

Medallion architecture

Data quality

Microsoft Fabric

Lakehouses

Warehouses

Tools

Notebooks

DataPipeline

Mirroring

Job description

Job Description

Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW? Working to protect the state’s environment and heritage.

• Help shape the future of data in one of Australia’s most critical sectors
• Two X Temporary full-time opportunity up to 30 June 2028, 35 hours/week
• Parramatta preferred, with hybrid working supported
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $ 133,348 - $ 146,945 + super and annual leave loading

Are you ready to help shape the future of data in one of Australia’s most critical sectors?

Join the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) and be part of a team that’s driving innovation at scale, leveraging cutting‑edge technology to deliver insights that matter for our environment, energy, and water resources.

About the Role

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will help shape the department’s modern data environment and build the foundations that enable better decisions across climate, energy, and water management.

You will design, develop, and support trusted data products used by teams across the department. Working with subject matter experts, analysts, and other engineers, you will turn complex and diverse data sources into reliable, scalable, and accessible products that support real‑world outcomes.

This role will involve:

• BuildingrobusttransformationprocessesinFabricNotebooksusingmodular,reusable,andparameterisedPythonandPySparkcode.
• ApplyingMedallionarchitecturepatternstocreatewell‑structured,governed,andhigh‑performingLakehousesandWarehouses.
• Developingdataproductsthatarereliable,observable,andfitforpurpose,withstrongcontrolsforauditing,loadassurance,dataquality,anderrorhandling.
• Monitoringpipelineperformanceandresolvingissuesbeforetheyaffectdownstreamuse.
• Workingdirectlywithdomainexpertstounderstandtheirdatachallengesanddeliversolutionsalignedwithdatameshprinciples.
• Sharingyourknowledgethroughreusablenotebooks,templates,frameworks,andengineeringpracticesthathelpliftcapabilityacrosstheteam.
• Support and operate the department's enterprise data platform, including platform monitoring, operational support, access management, incident resolution, and the ongoing maintenance of secure and reliable data services.
• Implement and continuously improve platform governance, operational controls, monitoring, automation, and support processes to ensure data products remain available, secure, and fit for purpose.

You will have the opportunity to work on complex datasets, solve challenging data problems, and contribute to a growing enterprise data platform built on Microsoft Fabric.

About You

You are an experienced data engineer who enjoys turning complex data challenges into practical, reliable solutions. You are comfortable working across the full data engineering lifecycle—from ingestion and transformation through to performance optimisation, monitoring, and support.

You will bring:

• Extensiveexperienceinadataengineeringroleinvolvingthedesign,development,andsupportofproductiondatasolutions.
• PracticalexperiencewithMicrosoftFabric,includingLakehouses,Warehouses,DataPipeline,Mirroring,andNotebooks.
• StrongprogrammingskillsinPython,PySpark,andSQL.
• KnowledgeofDeltaLake,schemaevolution,Medallionarchitecture,anddataqualitypracties.
• Experienceworkinginagileteamsandcollaboratingwithtechnicalandnon-technicalstakeholders.
• Theabilitytounderstandbusinessanddomainrequirementsandtranslatethemintohigh-qualitydataproducts.
• Aproactiveapproachtoproblem solving,continuousimprovement,andknowledgesharing.

You will be someone who can work independently, contribute confidently to technical discussions, and help establish engineering standards as the department continues to grow its Microsoft Fabric capability.

DCCEEW conserves and protects the state’s natural environment. It manages the NSW national park estate, including its rich and diverse biodiversity and Aboriginal cultural heritage for future generations.

DCCEEW also ensures sustainable management of water resources across the state, to support the environment, communities and industry.

We acknowledge the ongoing custodial responsibilities of the Aboriginal peoples of NSW to care for Country and water and are committed to establishing meaningful partnerships with Aboriginal peoples in the management of the environment.

Applications close Wednesday, 28 Oct 2026 at 11:55PM.