Senior Data Engineer - Real-Time Pipelines & AI Enablement

News Corp; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

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Job summary

News Corp Australia is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build and optimise enterprise-scale data platforms. You will deliver robust pipelines across four data platforms including our central hub and Adobe Experience platforms, with security, resilience and efficiency at the core.

You will collaborate with product and marketing teams, translate complex frameworks for business outcomes, and mentor peers while advancing digital transformation across News Corp Australia.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, and enterprise ETL/ELT architectures.
• Strong hands-on AWS cloud and serverless data manipulation expertise.
• Proficient in Python and Scala/Java, with SQL/NoSQL skills.
• Experience with PySpark, Spark, Databricks or Snowflake.
• Able to translate technical concepts for business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy scalable real-time and batch ELT/ETL pipelines using AWS tools.
• Lead data modeling and performance tuning across cloud databases and warehouses.
• Integrate SaaS data platforms, data lakehouses and 3rd‑party ecosystems.
• Leverage GenAI/Agentic AI to automate tasks and testing frameworks.
• Enforce data security, privacy and FinOps practices.
• Mentor peers and work with product stakeholders for quality delivery.

Skills

Data Engineering

Python

Scala/Java

SQL

NoSQL

PySpark

Spark

Databricks

Snowflake

Generative AI

Tools

AWS

Kinesis

Redshift

RDS

PostgreSQL

Flink

MWAA

GCP/Azure

Job description

News Corp Australia is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build and optimise enterprise-scale data platforms. You will deliver robust pipelines across four data platforms including our central hub and Adobe Experience platforms, with security, resilience and efficiency at the core.

You will collaborate with product and marketing teams, translate complex frameworks for business outcomes, and mentor peers while advancing digital transformation across News Corp Australia.