Lead Data Platform Engineer | Fabric, OneLake & AI

Government Recruitment Service; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 109,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service is hiring a Lead Data Platform Engineer in Ipswich. You will lead the data platform program, shaping how we receive and use information across the agency, while mentoring engineers and aligning with security and governance requirements.

You will guide the data engineering team, collaborate with EA, delivery teams and suppliers, and drive platform reliability and cost efficiency through modern practices.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data platform engineering teams.
• Experience delivering secure, scalable data platforms.
• Proven ability to set engineering standards and drive complex decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Microsoft Fabric and OneLake, ensuring security, scalability and resilience.
• Establish engineering practices: reusable components, automated testing, DataOps, CI/CD, IaC.
• Define data movement between systems (Dynamics 365, Dataverse, Azure) and analytics platforms.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric

OneLake

CI/CD

DataOps

Infrastructure as Code

Governance & security

AIOps

FinOps

Team leadership

Tools

Dynamics 365

Dataverse

Azure services

Job description

Government Recruitment Service is hiring a Lead Data Platform Engineer in Ipswich. You will lead the data platform program, shaping how we receive and use information across the agency, while mentoring engineers and aligning with security and governance requirements.

You will guide the data engineering team, collaborate with EA, delivery teams and suppliers, and drive platform reliability and cost efficiency through modern practices.