Senior Data Engineer - Hybrid, Azure & Data Pipelines

Data Division; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Division in Canberra is seeking 2 Data Engineers to support a Federal Government Department with data migration, integration, pipelines and analytics development.

This 12‑month contract (with possible extensions to August 2028) includes hybrid working options and an initial start anticipated for August 2026, pending onboarding and availability. NV1 security clearance is required for eligibility.

Qualifications

• Advanced SQL skills to extract and manipulate large datasets.
• Experience with Azure Data Factory or similar data integration tools.
• Proficiency in Python for automation and data manipulation.
• Experience building automated data pipelines and data warehousing concepts.
• Familiarity with cloud/hybrid data environments in Azure and various databases.

Responsibilities

• Assist with selecting and developing engineering methods and tools for on‑premise and hybrid data solutions.
• Design and develop data structures for analytics and sharing with applications.
• Design, build, and maintain structured and unstructured data pipelines.
• Understand data integration, migration, transformation, and governance guidelines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define required data sets and analysis tools.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Python

Azure Data Factory

Azure Databricks

Power BI

Microsoft 365

Relational databases

Non-relational databases

Data pipelines

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Azure Databricks

Power BI

Job description

Data Division in Canberra is seeking 2 Data Engineers to support a Federal Government Department with data migration, integration, pipelines and analytics development.

This 12‑month contract (with possible extensions to August 2028) includes hybrid working options and an initial start anticipated for August 2026, pending onboarding and availability. NV1 security clearance is required for eligibility.