Senior Data/Geospatial Engineer

Bureau of Meteorology; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Meteorology in Canberra seeks a senior data engineering leader to design, develop, and deliver scalable, secure data solutions that support the organisation’s initiatives and strategic outcomes in a cloud-enabled environment.

You will provide technical leadership across data engineering, drive end-to-end data pipelines (batch and real-time), ensure alignment with governance standards, and mentor teams while engaging stakeholders to meet current and future needs.

Qualifications

• Leadership role in data engineering programs
• Experience delivering scalable data platforms in cloud environments
• Knowledge of governance, security, and compliance in data environments

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and delivery of scalable, secure data solutions.
• Drive data pipelines (batch and real-time) across the enterprise data platform.
• Ensure governance, security, and observability; mentor teams and align with stakeholders.

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.