Data Engineer

Nixil; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nixil Pty seeks a Data Engineer to develop and maintain secure data processing and integration solutions. Office locations include Canberra, Sydney and Adelaide, with current NV1, NV2 or TSPV clearance required. Start date March 2027 and end date June 2027, based in Canberra.

You will build ingestion and integration pipelines, enforce data quality, and monitor performance while keeping solutions tested, secure and well-documented. Strong SQL, Python, ETL/ELT and CI/CD experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building and supporting data pipelines.
• Strong SQL and Python skills, or equivalent programming capability.
• Experience with ETL/ELT, workflow orchestration, databases and data storage platforms.
• Knowledge of data modelling, Git and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Build data ingestion, transformation and integration pipelines.
• Implement data validation, quality and metadata practices.
• Monitor performance, resolve pipeline failures and optimise processing.
• Maintain tested, secure and documented solutions.

Skills

Data pipelines

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT

Workflow orchestration

Databases

Data storage platforms

Data modelling

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

• Office locations: Canberra, Sydney and Adelaide
• Essential: Current NV1, NV2 or TSPV security clearance
• Start Date: March 2027
• End Date: June 2027

We are seeking a Data Engineer to develop and maintain secure data processing and integration solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Build data ingestion, transformation and integration pipelines.
• Implement data validation, quality and metadata practices.
• Monitor performance, resolve pipeline failures and optimise processing.
• Maintain tested, secure and documented solutions.

Skills & experience

• Hands‑on experience building and supporting data pipelines.
• Strong SQL and Python skills, or equivalent programming capability.
• Experience with ETL/ELT, workflow orchestration, databases and data storage platforms.
• Knowledge of data modelling, Git and CI/CD practices.

Security Clearance:

Current NV1, NV2 or TSPV clearance is strictly required