Senior Data Engineer - Sydney - $210,000 package - Snowflake

Allura Partners; Sydney; Híbrido; AUD 189.000 - 231.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid setup

Early access to Snowflake AI tooling

Room to influence platform evolution

Descripción de la vacante

Allura Partners seeks a Senior Data Engineer (AI) in Sydney to extend Snowflake environment and run AI workloads alongside data platforms. This individual contributor role focuses on building data pipelines, models, and AI-ready data assets in collaboration with AI engineers.

You will work with Snowflake, Python, SQL and dbt, applying Data Vault principles and embeddings; contribute to platform evolution and enable business teams with scalable AI-enabled data products.

Formación

• Deep hands-on Snowflake, SQL, dbt and Python; Snowpark a bonus.
• Experience using Cortex or Snowflake AI functions on live work.
• Experience with LLMs, embeddings or vector search.
• Strong data modeller with Data Vault knowledge preferred.
• Understand how data needs to be shaped for ML and features.
• Able to discuss technical work in plain language.

Responsabilidades

• Develop data pipelines and products in Snowflake, adding AI enrichment as data lands.
• Run LLM and vector search workloads inside the platform.
• Create data models for reporting and AI, using Data Vault and dimensional methods.
• Set up monitoring and alerts for AI and data workloads.
• Help AI engineers connect platform outputs to applications and guide business teams.

Conocimientos

Snowflake

SQL

dbt

Python

Snowpark

Snowflake AI

LLMs/Embeddings

Data Vault

Data modeling

Plain language

Herramientas

Cortex

Snowpark

Descripción del empleo

Senior Data Engineer (AI) - Sydney - $210,000 package - Snowflake - AI

Our client is an established, listed financial services organisation headquartered in Sydney. Data and AI are a growing priority for the business, and they’re adding a senior engineer to the team as that investment ramps up.

About the Role

This is an individual contributor role for someone who still loves to build. Most of your time will go into the business’s Snowflake environment, extending it so AI runs alongside the data rather than outside it. You’ll work day to day with AI engineers and partner with teams who want to put AI to use.

Benefits

• $210k package - Base + Bonus + super
• Hybrid set-up
• Early hands-on access to Snowflake’s AI tooling as the platform grows
• Room to influence how the platform evolves

Duties / Key Responsibilities

• Develop data pipelines and products in Snowflake, adding AI enrichment as data lands
• Run LLM and vector search workloads inside the platform instead of moving data out
• Create data models that serve reporting and AI equally well, drawing on Data Vault and dimensional methods
• Set up the monitoring and alerts that keep AI and data workloads healthy
• Help AI engineers connect platform outputs to applications, and guide business teams from idea to working solution

Skills and Experience

• Deep hands-on Snowflake, SQL, dbt and Python, with Snowpark a bonus
• Has used Cortex or other Snowflake AI functions on live work
• Some experience with LLMs, embeddings or vector search
• A strong data modeller, with Data Vault knowledge preferred
• Understands how data needs to be shaped for ML, including features
• Works with AI coding assistants and wants to help the team do the same
• Can talk about technical work in plain language

About Allura Partners

Allura Partners was founded to support private equity firms by placing C-Suites to lead, transform, and scale portfolio companies. Today, in addition to our proven private equity specialisation, we’ve become a trusted partner for major ASX-listed and private enterprises in Australia, offering executive search, recruitment, and business transformation. Known for integrity, reliability, and results, our expertise spans Executive Search, Accounting & Finance, Transformation & Change, and Technology & Digital. We connect businesses and top-tier talent, exceeding expectations and driving lasting impact.