Data Platform Engineer

Perth Airport Pty; Perth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dynamic team culture

Contemporary workplace

Work-life balance

Remuneration and benefits

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Perth Airport is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to maintain and evolve the Microsoft Fabric Data Platform, ensuring stability, reliability, and security to meet growing business needs.

You will design and optimise data pipelines, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and implement strong governance and cost controls while enabling self-service analytics across the airport.

Qualifications

• 7+ years designing, building, and managing data platforms and workloads.
• Strong skills in Python, SQL and cloud-native data integration.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric + Data Engineering/Data Science workloads.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operation, optimisation, and security of the Microsoft Fabric Data Platform.
• Design, manage, and optimise data pipelines, storage, and compute resources for analytics, reporting, and APIs.
• Collaborate with analysts, engineers, business teams, and vendors to improve data delivery and usability.
• Implement standards for data quality, governance, documentation, and access control.
• Monitor system health, costs, and performance, applying improvements to maximise efficiency.
• Provide training and support to strengthen data literacy and self-service capability across the airport.
• Ensure compliance with WHS and data governance requirements, protecting sensitive and regulated information.

Skills

Python

SQL

Microsoft Fabric

Data Engineering

Data Science

Agile

ITIL

DevOps

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Perth Airport is Australia’s Western Hub connecting the people, businesses and communities of Western Australia with the rest of Australia and the world. Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year, Perth Airport plays a significant role in providing economic, social and cultural benefits to West Australians. We are delivering a $5 billion infrastructure program to transform the airport, including new and expanded terminals, a parallel runway, multi-storey car parks and our first on site hotel. This investment will deliver a single, integrated airport precinct and a world class passenger experience. Beyond aviation, the Perth Airport estate spans more than 2,100 hectares and supports a $1.5 billion portfolio of industrial and commercial assets, with significant opportunities for future development.

Our Technology team is looking for a Data Platform Engineer. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and evolving Perth Airport’s Microsoft Fabric Data Platform, ensuring it is stable, reliable, scalable, and secure to meet the business’s growing needs, along with the following:

What you’ll do:

• Oversee the operation, optimisation, and security of the Microsoft Fabric Data Platform
• Design, manage, and optimise data pipelines, storage, and compute resources to support analytics, reporting, and APIs
• Collaborate with analysts, engineers, business teams, and vendors to improve data delivery and usability
• Implement standards for data quality, governance, documentation, and access control
• Monitor system health, costs, and performance, applying improvements to maximise efficiency
• Provide training and support to strengthen data literacy and self-service capability across the airport
• Ensure compliance with WHS and data governance requirements, protecting sensitive and regulated information

About you:

To be successful in securing this opportunity, you will have the following:

• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience designing, building, and managing data platforms and data product workloads
• Strong skills in Python, SQL and cloud-native data integration
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Fabric + Data Engineering/Data Science workloads
• Experience working within a critical infrastructure environment is highly desirable
• Proven experience building and managing resilient data pipelines across ERP, IoT, and SaaS applications
• Strong knowledge of data governance, metadata management, and data quality frameworks
• Experience with Agile, ITIL, and DevOps practices
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate across teams and explain technical concepts clearly
• A problem-solver who can adapt in a fast-paced environment while maintaining focus and integrity

Why Join Perth Airport?

We offer a collaborative and inclusive workplace where people are supported to do their best work. You’ll be part of a forward-looking organisation with a clear purpose, working on projects that have a lasting impact on Western Australia.

Our benefits include:

• A dynamic and supportive team culture
• A contemporary workplace with excellent facilities
• A modern approach to work and life balance
• Competitive remuneration and company benefits
• Free on site parking

Doing the right thing by the planet and future generations is important to us. We place a strong emphasis on embedding sustainability throughout our business strategy and operations. We remain steadfast in our commitment to driving ESPG (Environmental, Social, People, Governance) performance across our value chain and areas that have material environmental and social impact.

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