Data Engineer: Onboarding & Automation for Defence

Whizdom; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Whizdom is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to support sensitive internal investigations for a federal government department. This full-time role involves onboarding data to an Enterprise Data Platform while ensuring security and compliance. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in data engineering, ETL management, and automation of data pipelines, particularly in the Defence industry. The position is initially a 3-month contract with potential extensions, based in Canberra. Australian citizenship and current NV1 clearance are mandatory.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in data engineering with large datasets.
• Proven capability in ETL management for data processes.
• Practical expertise in automation of data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding of new data sources onto the Enterprise Data Platform.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks for data workflows.
• Proactively troubleshoot data integration issues for clients.

Skills

Data engineering

ETL management

Data pipelines

Automation of data pipelines

Communication skills

Job description

Whizdom is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to support sensitive internal investigations for a federal government department. This full-time role involves onboarding data to an Enterprise Data Platform while ensuring security and compliance. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in data engineering, ETL management, and automation of data pipelines, particularly in the Defence industry. The position is initially a 3-month contract with potential extensions, based in Canberra. Australian citizenship and current NV1 clearance are mandatory.