Principal Data Engineer: AI-Driven Data Platforms Leader

Mantel Group Pty Ltd; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Phone & laptop

Mantel AI Gateway access

Flexible hybrid work

Job summary

Mantel Group Pty Ltd in Brisbane is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to lead data architecture and delivery across client projects. This role focuses on building enterprise-grade data platforms and pioneering AI-enabled capabilities, aligning data strategies with business outcomes.

You will collaborate with Mantel’s partners and clients to design scalable, real-time data solutions, drive pre-sales support, and shape future data offerings within a flexible hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Extensive consulting and technical experience influencing leaders up to CxO level.
• Strong understanding of the modern data stack and AI-ready architectures.
• Hands-on knowledge of Databricks and Snowflake with cloud-native services.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical excellence across projects and ensure consistency.
• Influence teams, accounts and broader organisations with technical leadership.
• Pioneer real-time data architectures to enable AI capabilities.
• Drive customer satisfaction and successful data outcomes for complex projects.

Skills

Data engineering

AI-ready data

Databricks

Snowflake

Cloud-native services

Leadership

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

dbt

Job description

Mantel Group Pty Ltd in Brisbane is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to lead data architecture and delivery across client projects. This role focuses on building enterprise-grade data platforms and pioneering AI-enabled capabilities, aligning data strategies with business outcomes.

You will collaborate with Mantel’s partners and clients to design scalable, real-time data solutions, drive pre-sales support, and shape future data offerings within a flexible hybrid work model.