Senior Data Engineer - Azure/Databricks Lead (Remote)

University of New South Wales

Penrith City Council

Hybrid

AUD 139,000 - 169,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Options
3 days leave during December festive
UNSW course discounts
Flexible superannuation contributions

Job summary

UNSW Planning and Performance (UPP) seeks a Senior Data Engineer for the Admissions Transformation Project to design, build, and support data pipelines on UNSW’s data platform. You will lead analytics, data integration, and platform services, enabling robust stakeholders insights.

Senior Data Engineer will guide the Data Platform Architecture, ensure scalable, reliable deployments, and contribute to mentoring the UPP team.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years hands-on data engineering experience.
  • Deep expertise in Databricks and Microsoft Azure.
  • Strong SQL, Python/PySpark, and data modelling skills.
  • Experience with Azure data services and DevOps CI/CD.
  • Knowledge of TEQSA/TCSI/QILT reporting frameworks.
  • Familiarity with data governance, security, and privacy controls.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical development of analytics, data integration, and platform services.
  • Provide guidance to deliver admissions dashboards and reports.
  • Design and implement a large-scale data platform for ingestion, storage and processing.
  • Drive Data Platform Architecture and Strategy for scalability and reliability.
  • Mentor team members and coordinate with internal units and suppliers.

Skills

MS Azure
Databricks
SQL
Python/PySpark
Unity Catalog
Azure DevOps
CI/CD
Data modelling
Data governance
Terrafrom

Education

Tertiary IT qualification

Tools

Git
JIRA
Confluence

Job description

UNSW Planning and Performance (UPP) seeks a Senior Data Engineer for the Admissions Transformation Project to design, build, and support data pipelines on UNSW’s data platform. You will lead analytics, data integration, and platform services, enabling robust stakeholders insights.

Senior Data Engineer will guide the Data Platform Architecture, ensure scalable, reliable deployments, and contribute to mentoring the UPP team.

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