Data Engineering Tech Lead - Hybrid Brisbane

Australian Retirement Trust; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

14% superannuation

Training and development opportunities

Hybrid work arrangement

Modern office facilities

Job summary

Australian Retirement Trust is seeking a Technical Lead in Brisbane to shape and lead its Data Engineering capability. You will design, build and deliver scalable, secure data platforms and pipelines, mentor engineers, and partner with architects, analysts and business stakeholders.

This permanent role combines hands-on engineering with leadership, focuses on modern cloud data platforms (Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric), and supports a culture of governance, innovation

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data engineering or technical leadership in complex enterprises.
• Strong skills in SQL, Python, ETL/ELT, data modelling and API integration.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps and modern cloud data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and lead scalable, secure data platforms and pipelines.
• Lead automated data integration, transformation and processing capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership across data engineering initiatives and governance.
• Establish engineering standards and modern delivery practices.
• Mentor engineers and foster innovation and collaboration.
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, vendors and stakeholders to deliver solutions.
• Shape platform strategy and roadmaps by leveraging emerging technologies.

Job description

Australian Retirement Trust is seeking a Technical Lead in Brisbane to shape and lead its Data Engineering capability. You will design, build and deliver scalable, secure data platforms and pipelines, mentor engineers, and partner with architects, analysts and business stakeholders.

This permanent role combines hands-on engineering with leadership, focuses on modern cloud data platforms (Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric), and supports a culture of governance, innovation