Senior Data/Geospactial Engineer

Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology seeks a data engineering leader to design, develop, and deliver scalable data solutions in a cloud-enabled environment. You will provide technical leadership across data engineering, ensuring alignment with enterprise data strategy, architecture standards, and governance requirements.

Responsibilities include driving batch and real-time data pipelines on the enterprise platform (Cloudera) for reliable ingestion, storage, and processing, while mentoring teams

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure data solutions.
• Oversee batch and real-time data pipelines and integration using enterprise data platform.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure governance and security.
• Advance DevSecOps practices, automation, and observability.

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.