Data Operations Engineer

Acora - IT, Cyber & AI; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Acora in Australia is looking for a Data Operations Engineer to build, operate and optimise data pipelines on Microsoft Fabric and Purview, ensuring governed and scalable data operations to support analytics and AI use cases. The role emphasizes automation, observability and operational excellence.

You will develop and maintain pipelines, optimise performance and costs, implement data quality checks, and act as a second-line responder for incidents.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL with complex queries and performance optimisation.
• Proficient in Python for automation and data processing.
• Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT tools and patterns.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP).
• Understanding of warehousing concepts (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift).
• Familiarity with version control and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain pipelines using Fabric components (Data Factory, Lakehouse, Warehouse).
• Manage ingestion, transformation and orchestration within Fabric environments.
• Optimise performance and cost of workloads, including capacity-aware optimisation.
• Automate monitoring, alerting, recovery and validation to reduce manual interventions.
• Implement and enhance data quality checks and validation frameworks.
• Act as second-line responder for data incidents and lead resolution of moderately complex issues.
• Share knowledge and support junior team members informally on troubleshooting.
• Contribute to process or solution improvements improving reliability, efficiency or service quality.
• Maintain and improve runbooks and post-incident reviews.

Skills

SQL optimisation

Python scripting

ETL/ELT patterns

Cloud platforms

Data warehousing concepts

Version control / CI/CD

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Data Factory / Lakehouse / Warehouse

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

Job description

The Data Operations Engineer builds, operates and optimises data pipelines and workflows within modern Microsoft data platforms, primarily Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Purview.

The role ensures reliable, governed and scalable data operations that support analytics and AI use cases, with a focus on automation, observability and operational excellence. It operates independently on defined tasks, with support on complex problems.

What you'll do

• Develop and maintain pipelines using Fabric components (Data Factory, Lakehouse, Warehouse)
• Manage ingestion, transformation and orchestration within Fabric environments
• Optimise performance and cost of workloads (including capacity-aware optimisation)
• Automate monitoring, alerting, recovery and validation to reduce manual interventions
• Implement and enhance data quality checks and validation frameworks
• Act as second-line responder for data incidents and lead resolution of moderately complex issues
• Share knowledge and support junior team members informally on troubleshooting approaches and escalation
• Contribute to process or solution improvements that improve reliability, efficiency or service quality
• Maintain and improve runbooks and operational documentation; contribute to post-incident reviews

What you'll bring

• Strong SQL (complex queries and performance optimisation)
• Proficient in Python (or similar) for automation and data processing
• Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT tools and patterns
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP)
• Understanding of warehousing concepts (for example, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift)
• Familiarity with version control and CI/CD practices

Who are we

Acora are a progressive full-stack full-service business technology services partner, built for the AI era. Combining the capabilities of a Managed Service Provider (MSP), Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), IT Consulting, Professional Services and Development company, Acora helps customers achieve breakthrough results - often quicker and at lower risk than they thought possible.

We believe in a better working world, where our customers are confident to fully embrace the AI opportunity and generate economic impact.

Our values

• #1 Be the best you can be
• #2 We do what we say
• #3 Together we win

To be considered for this position, you must have full rights to work in the Australia.

Equal Opportunities at Acora Group

Acora Group are an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal opportunities regardless of race or ethnic origin, gender identity, family situation, sexual orientation, disability, religion or age. We hire our people based on qualifications, merit, skills, and business need.

We are a Level 1 Disability Confident Committed Employer and will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request any reasonable adjustments.

Join us at Acora in creating a workplace where everyone can succeed and make an impact. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!