Senior Data/Geospatial Engineer

Bureau of Meteorology; Hobart; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Meteorology is seeking a senior data engineering leader to oversee the design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure data solutions within a cloud-enabled data environment. The role emphasizes leadership, governance, and delivery of end-to-end data products in alignment with enterprise strategy.

You will drive batch and real-time data pipelines on the enterprise data platform, shape platform capability, and mentor teams while collaborating with stakeholders to meet current and

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure data solutions.
• Drive data pipelines (batch and real-time) leveraging the enterprise data platform for reliable ingestion, storage and processing.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, architects and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into fit-for-purpose data products.
• Contribute to DevSecOps, automation, observability, and governance to ensure production-ready solutions.

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.