Data Engineer

Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade); Sydney; Presencial; AUD 105.000 - 114.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) is seeking an APS6 Data Engineer to design, build and maintain trusted data products. You will transform data from diverse sources into structured datasets to support analytics, reporting and emerging AI use cases.

Join a multidisciplinary data team and contribute to data governance, documentation and reusable data products across the Azure Synapse-based platform.

Formación

• Designs, builds and maintains Azure Synapse-based data pipelines and datasets.
• Maintains DevOps pipelines to automate testing, deployment and release across environments.
• Promotes data governance, quality and lineage across data products.
• Collaborates with analytics and business teams to translate data requirements into practical technical solutions.

Responsabilidades

• Designs, develops and maintains data pipelines across the Azure Synapse-based platform.
• Maintains DevOps pipelines for testing, deployment and release across environments.
• Builds reusable data products with robust testing and documentation.
• Escalates design, security, governance and delivery risks to the Lead Data Engineer.
• Collaborates with analysts and stakeholders to translate data requirements into solutions.
• Contributes to engineering standards and documentation across the data platform.
• Applies data governance practices including data quality and lineage.

Conocimientos

Data engineering

Stakeholder collaboration

Data governance

Herramientas

Azure Synapse

DevOps pipelines

Descripción del empleo

• Classification: APS Level 6
• Location: Adelaide SA, Brisbane QLD, Canberra ACT, Melbourne VIC, Sydney NSW
• Salary: $104,767 - $113,746

The Role

The APS6 Data Engineer designs, builds and maintains trusted data products that make enterprise data easier to find, understand and use. Working as part of a multidisciplinary data team, the role transforms data from a range of source systems into well-structured, reliable and reusable datasets that support analytics, reporting and emerging AI use cases.

Given our commitment to diversity and inclusion, Austrade actively encourages applications from people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ people, women, and people with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds for all of our roles.

Duties Include

• Designs, develops and maintains assigned data pipelines and processes across the Azure Synapse-based data platform.
• Maintains assigned DevOps pipelines that automate the testing, deployment and release of data solutions across environments.
• Builds trusted, reusable data products using sound data engineering, testing and documentation practices.
• Escalate significant design, security, governance and delivery risks to the Lead Data Engineer.
• Works collaboratively with analytics engineers, analysts, business stakeholders and technology teams to translate data requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Contributes to established engineering standards, reusable patterns, technical documentation and continuous improvement across the data platform.
• Applies and promotes data governance practices in the development of data products, including data quality, documentation, lineage and appropriate use of data.

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Closing Date

Applications close at 11.30PM, Wednesday, 18 November 2026 AEDT

Eligibility

Australian Citizenship - Our successful candidate must be an Australian citizen.

Security Clearance - Our successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance.

Pre-employment checks - your suitability for employment will be assessed through a

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