Senior Data Engineer & Integration Lead - Defence Tech

Cleared Recruitment; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration package

Canberra office

Training & development

Education assistance

Health insurance allowance

Life & income protection

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Defence projects with global impact

AI capabilities & advanced integration

Job summary

Cleared Recruitment is seeking a Senior Data Engineer | Technical Consultant for a Canberra-based role supporting Defence projects. You will transform complex operational data into actionable insights and design data integration solutions across multiple platforms.

As a senior member, you will mentor engineers, engage with Defence stakeholders, and contribute to delivery with your expertise in data engineering, analytics, and systems integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/IT/Data Science.
• Baseline Security Clearance NV1 (highly desired).
• Australian citizenship is essential.

Responsibilities

• Transform Defence data into actionable insights for operational decision-making.
• Design, build and manage data integration pipelines across systems.
• Integrate data from disparate sources ensuring accuracy and relevance.
• Utilise low-code/no-code tools like Node-RED and NiFi to develop workflows.
• Structure, cleanse and transform data for reporting and analytics dashboards.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership within the team.
• Collaborate with Defence stakeholders and global teams on data initiatives.
• Support project delivery, ensuring scope and quality expectations are met.
• Explore AI/ML-enabled data processing within data workflows.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging data engineering and integration best practices.

Skills

Data engineering

Data integration

Analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/IT/Data Science

Baseline Security Clearance NV1

Australian Citizenship

Tools

Apache NiFi

Node-RED

AWS

Azure

Job description

Cleared Recruitment is seeking a Senior Data Engineer | Technical Consultant for a Canberra-based role supporting Defence projects. You will transform complex operational data into actionable insights and design data integration solutions across multiple platforms.

As a senior member, you will mentor engineers, engage with Defence stakeholders, and contribute to delivery with your expertise in data engineering, analytics, and systems integration.