Quantexa Engineer

Xpt Software Australia Pty; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Parental leave

Fitness passport

Udemy access to 5,500 courses

Professional development

Discounted purchases

Job summary

Quantexa Data Engineer role at Xpt Software Australia Pty. You will design, develop and optimize enterprise data pipelines, focusing on Quantexa models, entity resolution and scalable processing with Scala, Spark and SQL.

Hybrid work in Sydney, Melbourne or Canberra with security clearances as required. You will collaborate with architects, data specialists and governance teams to deliver production‑grade data solutions for risk, compliance and decision making, while implementing data quality,

Qualifications

• Australian Government baseline NV1/NV2 security clearance or eligibility to obtain one, particularly for Canberra‑based opportunities.
• Only open to Australian Citizens.
• Hands‑on Quantexa implementation experience as a Data Engineer or Developer, not just consuming outputs.
• Strong Scala and Apache Spark experience in large‑scale distributed data processing.
• Advanced SQL skills for data querying, transformation and troubleshooting.
• Solid experience developing and maintaining production‑grade data pipelines.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, mapping, transformation and integration across multiple source systems.
• Experience with entity resolution, record matching, deduplication and entity linking.
• Proven ability to deliver enterprise data solutions into production.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain data pipelines to ingest, transform and integrate data from multiple internal and external sources.
• Configure and support Quantexa data models, entity resolution, record matching and network generation.
• Develop scalable data processing solutions using Scala, Apache Spark and SQL.
• Perform data cleansing, standardisation, validation and reconciliation across complex, high‑volume datasets.
• Optimise data pipelines for performance, scalability and reliability.
• Troubleshoot data quality issues, pipeline failures and integration challenges.
• Implement data quality, lineage, governance and access controls.
• Support testing, production deployments, release management and ongoing platform maintenance.
• Collaborate with solution architects, business analysts, data specialists and governance teams.

Skills

Quantexa implementations

Scala

Apache Spark

SQL

Data modelling

Entity resolution

Record matching

Production data pipelines

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Elasticsearch

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Join a global IT services and consulting organisation delivering enterprise‑scale data and decision intelligence solutions.

We are seeking an experienced Quantexa Data Engineer with strong hands‑on experience in Quantexa implementations, Scala, Apache Spark and SQL to design, develop and optimise enterprise data pipelines.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a major data and decision intelligence programme, integrating complex datasets, enabling entity resolution and delivering reliable, high‑performance data solutions that support risk, compliance and business decision‑making.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain data pipelines to ingest, transform and integrate data from multiple internal and external sources.
• Configure and support Quantexa data models, entity resolution, record matching and network generation.
• Develop scalable data processing solutions using Scala, Apache Spark and SQL.
• Perform data cleansing, standardisation, validation and reconciliation across complex, high‑volume datasets.
• Optimise data pipelines for performance, scalability and reliability.
• Troubleshoot data quality issues, pipeline failures and integration challenges.
• Implement data quality, lineage, governance and access controls.
• Support testing, production deployments, release management and ongoing platform maintenance.
• Collaborate with solution architects, business analysts, data specialists and governance teams.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Australian Government baseline, NV1 or NV2 security clearance or eligibility to obtain one, particularly for Canberra‑based opportunities.
• Only open to Australian Citizens.
• Proven hands‑on Quantexa implementation experience as a Data Engineer or Developer, rather than solely consuming Quantexa outputs.
• Strong Scala and Apache Spark experience in large‑scale distributed data processing.
• Advanced SQL skills for data querying, transformation and troubleshooting.
• Solid commercial experience developing and maintaining production‑grade data pipelines.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, mapping, transformation and integration across multiple source systems.
• Experience with entity resolution, record matching, deduplication and entity linking.
• Profound ability to deliver enterprise data solutions into production.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Highly Desirable

• Quantexa certification or experience delivering solutions through a Quantexa partner.
• Experience in financial services, financial crime, fraud, AML, risk or compliance.
• Knowledge of network analytics and graph‑based data solutions.
• Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP, Elasticsearch, Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of data governance, lineage, provenance and data quality frameworks.
• Experience working in government or regulated enterprise environments.

Contract & Location

• Contract: 6–12 months, with potential extensions (subject to confirmation).
• Locations: Melbourne, Sydney or Canberra.
• Work arrangement: Hybrid.

Benefits & Perks

• Salary packaging and novated leasing options for eligible employees.
• Company paid parental leave for eligible employees.
• Access to fitness passport.
• Access to Udemy an online training platform with over 5,500 courses.
• Professional development and career progression.
• Experience working with an Iconic Australian Brand with global success in NZ, Asia, and Europe.
• A supportive team environment that celebrates diversity and promotes a healthy work and family life balance.
• Opportunities to make discounted purchases on a great range of products and services.