Data & AI Engineering Lead - Real-Time Cloud Architect

Digitalgarage; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & life insurance

Hybrid work with 3 days in-office

Additional leave allowances

Innovative team culture

Job summary

Digitalgarage seeks a Data & AI Engineering Lead in Auckland to bridge business strategy and technical execution. You will manage a talented team, own the data architecture, and guide real-time analytics initiatives across the enterprise.

Lead architectural strategy, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and drive the shift to modern cloud platforms with a focus on Microsoft Fabric and real-time data processing. Hybrid work in Auckland CBD.

Qualifications

• Senior data leader with line management experience and deep data architecture knowledge.
• Proven ability to design modern cloud architectures and real-time analytics solutions.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric and cloud data platforms (Azure).
• Knowledge of streaming tech such as Apache Kafka and Confluent Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage multidisciplinary data team across data engineering, platform, and testing.
• Own and execute the Data & AI engineering roadmap toward target-state cloud architecture.
• Design high-level data architecture using Microsoft Fabric, Lakehouse patterns, and real-time streaming with Kafka/Confluent Cloud.
• Embed AI-assisted engineering practices across the domain to boost delivery speed and automation.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and tech vendors to translate complex business goals into engineering solutions.

Skills

Data leadership

Team management

Data architecture

Microsoft Fabric

Azure

Apache Kafka

Confluent Cloud

Real-time analytics

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure

Apache Kafka

Confluent Cloud

Job description

Digitalgarage seeks a Data & AI Engineering Lead in Auckland to bridge business strategy and technical execution. You will manage a talented team, own the data architecture, and guide real-time analytics initiatives across the enterprise.

Lead architectural strategy, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and drive the shift to modern cloud platforms with a focus on Microsoft Fabric and real-time data processing. Hybrid work in Auckland CBD.