Lead Azure Data Engineer — Hybrid Canberra Role

Resolve Recruit Inc.; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Resolve Recruit is partnering with a leading Commonwealth Government agency to recruit a Lead Azure Data Engineer. The role focuses on designing, building and testing data movement, transformation and visualisation processes across cloud environments using Azure and Databricks.

You will work within an Agile team, shaping data ingestion pipelines and analytics-ready datasets to drive informed decision making and operational insights.

Qualifications

• Experience developing ETL/ELT for large-scale data movement and cloud environments.
• Experience preparing data for query performance in Spark, Azure SQL, etc.
• Experience with Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Databricks, Data Lake Storage, Azure ML, ArcGIS Enterprise.
• Familiarity with sourcing data from Oracle, Ingres and SQL Server; Data Lakes/Lakehouses knowledge.
• Five years' experience as a data engineer; relevant training in data engineering techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain ETL/ELT data ingest and transformation solutions to meet current and emerging needs.
• Create and maintain automated ingest and transformation patterns and frameworks.
• Prepare data in formats such as Parquet and Delta to support advanced analytics and AI use cases.
• Develop and test data visualisations in Power BI that present complex information clearly for different audiences.
• Collaborate with project and multidisciplinary teams to deliver outcomes aligned with organisational priorities.
• Support and mentor data engineers through regular quality reviews and constructive feedback.

Skills

ETL/ELT design

Cloud data engineering

Communication & collaboration

Agile methods

Mentoring

Education

Data engineering qualification

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Azure SQL

SQL Server

Data Lake Storage

Power BI

ArcGIS Enterprise

Job description

Resolve Recruit is partnering with a leading Commonwealth Government agency to recruit a Lead Azure Data Engineer. The role focuses on designing, building and testing data movement, transformation and visualisation processes across cloud environments using Azure and Databricks.

You will work within an Agile team, shaping data ingestion pipelines and analytics-ready datasets to drive informed decision making and operational insights.