Data Engineer

Qjumpers; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance and wellbeing package

7% employer superannuation

Free onsite parking

Harbour views

Nespresso machines onsite

Uniform provided

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

Port Otago Group invites a Data Engineer to join the IT team in Port Chalmers (Dunedin) on a permanent, full-time basis. You will lead the Microsoft Fabric data platform, build data pipelines, and develop Power BI reports for trusted business insights.

You will collaborate with external consultants and MSPs, ensure governance and security, and contribute to continuous improvement within a small, collaborative IT team. A relevant qualification and Microsoft certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience with Microsoft data warehousing and reporting tools.
• Experience implementing Microsoft best-practice frameworks including medallion architecture and metadata-driven frameworks.
• Strong Power BI skills: semantic models, DAX, row-level security, deployment pipelines.
• Working knowledge of data governance, security and access control in Microsoft 365/Azure.
• Experience collaborating with external consultants or MSPs to deliver technical programs.
• Excellent communication and ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Ideally hold relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent and Microsoft certifications.
• Experience in port, logistics or similar complex operational industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead ongoing implementation, management and continuous improvement of the Microsoft Fabric data platform.
• Build and maintain data pipelines from core systems using Python, SQL, APIs and CI/CD.
• Develop, secure and deploy Power BI reports and semantic models for trusted insights.
• Migrate reporting into Fabric with internal users, MSPs and consultants.
• Identify opportunities to extend data capability with new sources and self-service reporting.
• Monitor data quality, pipeline reliability and maintain technical documentation.

Skills

Data governance

Communication

Relationship building

Business-to-technical translation

Education

Tertiary qualification or equivalent experience

Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer/Power BI Data Analyst certs

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Python

SQL

CI/CD pipelines

APIs

Job description

Port Otago Group’s business comprises a regional container terminal, bulk port activities, cruise, and property investment and development. Based out of Port Chalmers (Dunedin), we service South Canterbury, Otago, and Southland, working with customers to streamline their supply chains. Our culture is hands-on; safety focused and encourages continuous improvement.

About the Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Data Engineer to join our IT team on a permanent full-time basis in our Head Office in beautiful Port Chalmers.

Reporting to the Head of IT, this role is responsible for leading the ongoing implementation, management and continuous improvement of our Microsoft Fabric data platform, which includes:

- Implementing and maintaining Microsoft best-practice frameworks, including medallion architecture, metadata-driven frameworks and database mirroring.

- Building and maintaining reliable data pipelines from our core business systems using Python, SQL, APIs and CI/CD.

- Developing, securing and deploying Power BI reports and semantic models that give the business clear, trusted insights.

- Working with business users, our managed service provider and external consultants to migrate existing reporting into Fabric.

- Identifying opportunities to extend our data capability, including new data sources, automation and self-service reporting.

- Monitoring data quality and pipeline reliability and keeping technical documentation current.

About You:

You’ll be a data engineering expert who takes pride in accuracy and enjoys building reliable, well-governed data solutions. You’ll enjoy building relationships across the business and turning complex data into clear, useful insights.

You’ll be self-driven and comfortable taking ownership of technical decisions as our dedicated data engineering specialist within a small, collaborative IT team, working alongside our managed service provider and consultants.

To be successful in this position you will also:

• Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience with Microsoft data warehousing and reporting tools, including Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Python and SQL.
• Have demonstrated experience implementing Microsoft best-practice frameworks, including medallion architecture, metadata-driven frameworks and database mirroring, along with CI/CD pipelines and data ingestion via APIs.
• Have strong Power BI skills, including semantic (tabular) models, DAX, row-level security, workspace and app management, and deployment pipelines.
• Have a working knowledge of data governance, security and access control in a Microsoft 365/Azure environment.
• Have experience working with external consultants, vendors or managed service providers to deliver technical programmes of work.
• Have excellent communication and relationship skills, with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and explain data concepts in plain language.
• Ideally, hold a relevant tertiary qualification (or equivalent practical experience) and Microsoft certifications such as Fabric Analytics Engineer or Power BI Data Analyst.
• Ideally, have experience in port, logistics, freight or a similarly complex operational industry.

What’s in it for you?

In return, you can look forward to working for a successful company which prides itself on continually striving to improve performance; this enables our people to contribute in a way that makes a difference, and for us to appropriately reward our people for their contributions.

You will also be entitled to comprehensive health insurance cover for you, your partner, and any dependent children, as well as a 7% employer superannuation contribution.

We also offer a raft of other benefits including but not limited to, free onsite parking, amazing Otago Harbour views from your desk, fruit boxes delivered weekly to our break areas, Nespresso machines onsite for your daily coffee fix, full uniform provided, and various wellness initiatives throughout the year.

Heads up:

This role is based in Port Chalmers, Dunedin.

A full clean NZ Drivers licence is required.

You must be eligible to work in New Zealand.

You must be able to pass Ministry of Justice, ACC checks and a medical which includes a drug and alcohol test as part of our recruitment process

We complete random drug and alcohol testing