Senior Cloud Data Engineer - AWS, Pipelines & Security

Luxoft; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft Financial Services Australia Branch seeks a Senior Data Engineer to design and implement cloud-based data pipelines in AWS. You will work with SQL, data warehouses, and modern data lakehouse concepts while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with ETL/ELT, data security governance, and orchestration tools like Airflow, plus exposure to legacy system integration and GitHub workflows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience.
• Job scheduling / pipeline orchestration tools
• Knowledge of Kinesis, Aurora, Athena, DMS, DataSync

Responsibilities

• Strong hands-on experience as a Senior Data Engineer in cloud environments, primarily AWS.
• Proficient with SQL and relational databases.
• Design and build ETL/ELT data pipelines.
• Integrate legacy systems with modern SaaS or cloud-based platforms.
• Work with cloud data warehouses or lakehouse platforms (e.g. Snowflake).
• Familiar with data lake/lakehouse concepts.
• Use job scheduling/orchestration tools (e.g. Airflow).
• Implement data security, encryption, and governance practices.
• Strong software engineering discipline, including GitHub usage (branching, PRs, code reviews).

Skills

AWS

SQL

ETL/ELT pipelines

Cloud data platforms

Data security & governance

GitHub workflows

Legacy system integration

Data orchestration

Airflow

Tools

Airflow

Snowflake

Kinesis

Aurora

Athena

DMS

DataSync

Job description

Luxoft Financial Services Australia Branch seeks a Senior Data Engineer to design and implement cloud-based data pipelines in AWS. You will work with SQL, data warehouses, and modern data lakehouse concepts while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with ETL/ELT, data security governance, and orchestration tools like Airflow, plus exposure to legacy system integration and GitHub workflows.