Junior Data Engineer - SQL, Azure - Federal Govt!

HiTech Personnel; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

HiTech Personnel is assisting a Federal Government agency to hire a Junior Data Engineer in Canberra or Melbourne. The role focuses on secure ingestion, preparation and transformation of vendor data for reporting and analysis, using SQL, Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.

The position offers a 6-month initial contract with potential extensions, and a hybrid work arrangement. You will collaborate with stakeholders to ensure data quality and compliance while developing modern data

Qualifications

• Proven SQL data querying, transformation and validation.
• Experience with Azure Data Factory and Microsoft Fabric dataflows and pipelines.
• Experience in Power BI data preparation, modelling and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Querying, transforming and validating data using SQL.
• Building and monitoring data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Microsoft Fabric.
• Preparing and modelling data for Power BI reporting and analysis.
• Performing data quality checks, troubleshooting issues and securely handling sensitive data.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to support data requirements.

Skills

SQL

Azure Data Factory

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Azure SQL

Data Lake Storage

Key Vault

Dataverse/Power Platform

Azure DevOps/Git

Dimensional modelling

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Azure DevOps/Git

Azure SQL

Dataverse/Power Platform

Data Lake Storage

Job description

Support secure data ingestion, reporting and analysis!

Initial 6-month contract + extensions!

Melbourne or Canberra based with hybrid work arrangements

A Federal Government agency is seeking a Junior Data Engineer to support the secure ingestion, preparation and transformation of vendor data for reporting and analysis. Working across SQL, Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric and Power BI. The successful Junior Data Engineer will secure an initial 6-month contract with the view to be extended months and receive a rewarding hourly rate.

The Junior Data Engineer will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Querying, transforming and validating data using SQL
• Building and monitoring data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Microsoft Fabric
• Preparing and modelling data for Power BI reporting and analysis
• Performing data quality checks, troubleshooting issues and securely handling sensitive data
• Collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to support data requirements

The Junior Data Engineer will have experience in the following:

• Strong SQL skills for querying, transformation and data validation
• Experience with Azure Data Factory and Microsoft Fabric dataflows and pipelines
• Experience with Power BI data preparation, modelling and reporting
• Knowledge of Azure SQL, Data Lake Storage, Key Vault, Dataverse/Power Platform, Azure DevOps/Git and/or dimensional modelling
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and a current Federal Government Baseline clearance, or the ability to obtain one

This is an exciting opportunity for a Junior Data Engineer to join a Federal Government environment and contribute to secure, modern data solutions using the Microsoft data and analytics stack.