Senior Data/Geospactial Engineer

Bureau of Meteorology; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Meteorology in Adelaide is seeking an EL1 data engineering leader to design, develop, and deliver scalable, secure data solutions within a modern, cloud-enabled environment. This role provides technical leadership across data engineering practices and governance.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, architects, and cross-functional teams to translate complex requirements into reliable data products, drive DevSecOps, automation, and observability, and mentor staff to grow

Qualifications

• Experience leading data engineering teams and projects.
• Strong knowledge of cloud data platforms, governance, and security.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and observability.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure data solutions.
• Oversee batch and real-time data pipelines and ingestion.
• Guide architecture decisions and engineering standards in alignment with data strategy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into product outcomes.
• Mentor teams, manage priorities, and ensure compliance with governance.

Job description

This role is responsible for leading the design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions that support key organisational initiatives and strategic outcomes. Operating within a modern, cloud-enabled data environment, the position provides technical leadership across data engineering practices, ensuring alignment with enterprise data strategy, architecture standards, and governance requirements.

The role drives the implementation and optimisation of data pipelines and integration processes (batch and real-time), leveraging the organisation’s enterprise data platform (including Cloudera) to enable reliable data ingestion, storage, and processing. It plays a critical part in shaping platform capability by evaluating emerging technologies and continuously enhancing engineering standards, patterns, and delivery practices.

Working collaboratively with business stakeholders, architects, and cross-functional teams, the position translates complex business requirements into fit-for-purpose data solutions and supports end-to-end delivery of data products. The role also contributes to DevSecOps practices, automation, and observability, ensuring solutions are robust, production-ready, and aligned with compliance, security, and governance frameworks.

In line with APS EL1 expectations, the position requires strong leadership, sound judgement, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. It also focuses on building organisational capability through mentoring, fostering continuous improvement, and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships to ensure data platforms meet current and future needs.