Senior Data Engineer

Leaders; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Leaders IT is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data solutions that support business intelligence and analytics.

You will lead ETL/ELT pipelines, leverage Databricks and Microsoft Fabric, and collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into robust data platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Strong SQL skills including data modelling and query optimisation.
• Hands-on Databricks experience for modern data platforms.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric and cloud data platforms.
• Ability to lead platform implementation projects with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines to support analytics.
• Build and optimise Microsoft Fabric data solutions and lakehouse architectures.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into data solutions.
• Support production data platforms through monitoring and performance tuning.
• Develop integrated datasets via API integrations and cloud services.

Skills

SQL & data modelling

ETL/ELT pipelines

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Python / PowerShell

Tools

Databricks Platform

Microsoft Fabric

Cloud data platforms

API integrations

Job description

Senior Data Engineer

• Permanent position
• Build scalable data platforms with Databricks
• Lead the implementation of a modern enterprise data platform

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join a growing data and analytics team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data solutions that support business intelligence, operational reporting, and strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines to support enterprise reporting and analytics requirements.
• Build and optimise Microsoft Fabric data solutions, including data pipelines, orchestration workflows, and Lakehouse architectures.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into robust, data-driven solutions.
• Support production data platforms through monitoring, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain integrated datasets by leveraging API integrations, cloud services, and modern data engineering best practices.

Skills & Experience

• Strong expertise in SQL, including data modelling, query optimisation, ETL/ELT development, and relational database design.
• Hands-on experience delivering data platform transformation initiatives, including platform selection, architecture, migration, and integration activities.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks for building and supporting modern data platforms and lakehouse architectures.
• Ability to lead platform implementation projects, engaging with business stakeholders and technical teams to translate requirements into sustainable data solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric, cloud data platforms, data migration projects, and data orchestration frameworks.
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages for automation and platform management.

Desirable Experience

• Dimensional modelling, data warehousing, star schema design, and trusted dataset development.
• Production support, platform maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting within enterprise data environments.
• Experience developing real-time or near real-time data solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud-first architectures and data platform modernisation strategies.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and requirements gathering capabilities.

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