Senior AWS Data Engineer: Cloud-Native Data Platform Lead

Showtime Consulting; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Showtime Consulting is seeking a Senior AWS Data Engineer to join a high-performing data and analytics team. This hands-on role focuses on designing, building, and supporting scalable data pipelines and curated data platforms on AWS.

You will work across large-scale enterprise environments, ingested data for reporting, analytics, and downstream applications. The ideal candidate brings strong AWS data engineering expertise, advanced SQL and Python skills, and experience with dbt and Airflow for

Qualifications

• Experience designing, building, and operating scalable data pipelines in enterprise environments.
• Strong AWS data platform experience (S3, Glue, Redshift, Athena, EMR, dbt).
• Advanced SQL and Python development skills.
• Experience with PySpark and/or Apache Spark.
• Hands-on experience with Teradata and Siebel CRM datasets.
• Experience with orchestration tools like Airflow.
• Solid understanding of data warehousing and modern data architecture concepts.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and support AWS data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows.
• Develop data ingestion and transformation solutions using SQL, Python, and PySpark.
• Create curated datasets for reporting, analytics, and downstream applications.
• Implement data quality, monitoring, and operational support processes.
• Collaborate with analysts, data scientists, and stakeholders to deliver data solutions.
• Support DataOps practices, CI/CD, documentation, and production deployments.
• Optimise pipeline performance and workflow orchestration.

Skills

Extensive Data Engineering experience

AWS data platform (S3, Glue, Redshift,

Athena

EMR

dbt

Advanced SQL

Python

PySpark / Apache Spark

Teradata and Siebel datasets

Airflow or orchestration tools

Data warehousing concepts

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Airflow

Job description

Showtime Consulting is seeking a Senior AWS Data Engineer to join a high-performing data and analytics team. This hands-on role focuses on designing, building, and supporting scalable data pipelines and curated data platforms on AWS.

You will work across large-scale enterprise environments, ingested data for reporting, analytics, and downstream applications. The ideal candidate brings strong AWS data engineering expertise, advanced SQL and Python skills, and experience with dbt and Airflow for