Data Engineer: Build Scalable Data Platforms & Insights

WM New Zealand; Howick; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful projects

Flexible working arrangements

Career progression

Onsite café and parking

NZ-based role

Job summary

WM New Zealand is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build and optimise data products and platforms that support business decision-making. You will design scalable data pipelines and data architectures, collaborating with analysts and our digital solutions team to deliver reliable, high-performing data solutions across a large organisation.

This role blends hands-on engineering with strategic contribution, including mentoring junior engineers and driving improvements in data practices.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in data warehousing environments.
• Experience building scalable data platforms and pipelines.
• Hands-on with Snowflake, SQL, dbt, Data Factory, Databricks or equivalent.
• Strong data modelling, ETL/ELT, and data architecture knowledge.
• Experience mentoring or guiding other engineers is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and products.
• Lead implementation of modern data architectures and platforms.
• Ensure data is reliable, secure, accessible, and fit for business use.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Mentor junior data engineers and promote technical capability.
• Drive continuous improvement in data engineering practices and governance.
• Work with analytics, reporting, and AI teams to enable insights.
• Monitor data performance, quality, and availability across systems.
• Contribute to strategic data initiatives that support growth.

Skills

Data pipelines

Data platforms

Data architecture

Snowflake

SQL

dbt

Data Factory

Databricks

ETL/ELT

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Tools

Snowflake

SQL

dbt

Data Factory

Databricks

Job description

WM New Zealand is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build and optimise data products and platforms that support business decision-making. You will design scalable data pipelines and data architectures, collaborating with analysts and our digital solutions team to deliver reliable, high-performing data solutions across a large organisation.

This role blends hands-on engineering with strategic contribution, including mentoring junior engineers and driving improvements in data practices.