Junior Data Engineer - SQL, Azure - Federal Govt!

HiTech Personnel; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

HiTech Personnel is seeking a Junior Data Engineer to support secure ingestion, preparation and transformation of vendor data for reporting and analysis in a Federal Government environment. You will work with SQL, Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, contributing to data quality and collaborating with stakeholders.

The role is a 6-month contract with extensions, based in Melbourne or Canberra with hybrid work arrangements, and offers an attractive hourly rate for a capable data

Qualifications

• 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.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to obtain Federal Government Baseline clearance.

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 and securely handling sensitive data.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to support data requirements.

Skills

SQL

Stakeholder engagement

Data quality checks

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Azure SQL

Data Lake Storage

Key Vault

Dataverse/Power Platform

Azure DevOps/Git

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.