Data Engineer

The Instillery Group; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing perks

Birthday off

Team that celebrates wins

Professional development and tech cert

Good salary and growth opportunities

Job summary

The Instillery Group in Parnell, North Island, is seeking a Data Engineer to build and scale modern cloud data platforms for enterprise clients in Aotearoa.

You will design scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, implement Medallion architecture, and collaborate with stakeholders to translate business problems into high-performing data solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on data engineering experience
• Cloud-based data platform design and delivery
• Strong SQL, Python, PySpark and Spark skills
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and production-grade code

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and optimise scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using lakehouse architectures (Databricks, Fabric)
• Implement dimensional models with Bronze/Silver/Gold medallion architecture for analytics
• Drive DevOps practices with Git, Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for deployment and monitoring
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business problems into technical solutions

Skills

SQL

Python

PySpark

Apache Spark

Git

CI/CD

Production-ready code

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Azure ADLS2

Data Factory

Azure Synapse

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

dbt

Kafka

Event Hubs

Data governance tools

Job description

The Instillery Group – Parnell, North Island

We're looking for a Data Engineer to join our team, building and scaling modern cloud data platforms for some of Aotearoa's top enterprise clients. If you love clean code, smart architectures and turning raw data into high-value insights then you'll fit right in.

What you'll be doing

• Designing, developing, and optimising scalable data pipelines (ETL/ELT) using modern lakehouse architectures (Databricks, Microsoft Fabric).

• Implementing robust dimensional models using Medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) to power advanced analytics and BI.

• Driving DevOps best practices, using Git, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions for seamless deployment, monitoring, and performance tuning.

• Partnering directly with stakeholders and clients to translate business problems into high-performing technical solutions.

What you'll bring:

• Hands-on experience (5+ years) building cloud-native data solutions, primarily across Azure services (ADLS2, Data Factory, Synapse).

• Deep proficiency in SQL, Python, PySpark, and Apache Spark.

• Comfortable with version control workflows (Git), automated CI/CD pipelines, and writing maintainable, production-ready code.

• Experience with dbt, real-time/streaming architectures (Kafka, Event Hubs), or data governance tools.

What's in it for you:

• Work with some of Aotearoa's most forward thinking organisations on high-impact data projects.

• A collaborative, high energy environment where your skills will be valued and stretched

• Flexibility, trust and autonomy - no micromanaging, just good humans doing great work.

• Professional development, tech certs, and plenty of growth opportunities.

• A solid salary, wellbeing perks, your birthday off, and a team that actually celebrates the wins.