Delivery Lead, Data Engineering Programs

XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to lead large-scale Data Engineering programs in Melbourne. You will own end-to-end delivery, plan, govern, engage stakeholders, and lead distributed teams across Azure-based data platforms.

Key focus areas include data warehousing, lakehouse solutions, data quality and governance, and driving Agile/Scrum and DevOps practices to ensure on-time, on-budget outcomes and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years managing large Data Engineering or Analytics programs.
• Strong understanding of modern data architectures and cloud-native platforms.
• Experience managing geographically distributed delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of Data Engineering programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives and client expectations.
• Establish programme governance, delivery frameworks, reporting cadence, and risk management processes.
• Managescope, schedule, budget, quality, and resource planning across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Drive Agile, Scrum, and DevOps delivery practices across distributed teams.
• Serve as the primary interface between business stakeholders, clients, and engineering teams.

Skills

Delivery management

Data engineering

Cloud platforms

Azure

Synapse

Microsoft Fabric

Data warehousing

Data governance

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder management

Release management

Team leadership

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Synapse

SQL Server

Power BI

ETL/ELT frameworks

Job description

XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to lead large-scale Data Engineering programs in Melbourne. You will own end-to-end delivery, plan, govern, engage stakeholders, and lead distributed teams across Azure-based data platforms.

Key focus areas include data warehousing, lakehouse solutions, data quality and governance, and driving Agile/Scrum and DevOps practices to ensure on-time, on-budget outcomes and client satisfaction.