Senior Data/Geospatial Engineer

Bureau of Meteorology; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Meteorology is seeking an experienced data engineering leader to guide design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure data solutions in a cloud-enabled environment.

You will drive end-to-end data pipelines, partner with stakeholders and architects, and mentor teams to ensure robust, compliant platforms. The role emphasizes governance, security, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data engineering teams and delivery.
• Strong understanding of data governance and security.
• Experience with batch and real-time data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of scalable data pipelines (batch and real-time).
• Translate business requirements into data solutions.
• Promote DevSecOps, automation, observability in production data platforms.
• Mentor staff and build organisational capability.

Skills

Data engineering leadership

Cloud data platforms

DevSecOps

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Tools

Cloudera

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.