Head of Data Engineering: Modern Platform Transformation

Auckland Council; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Benefits and discounts

Job summary

Auckland Council is seeking a Senior Manager - Data Engineering to lead the Data Engineering team and shape the strategy, roadmap, and transition from legacy systems to a Modern Data Platform. This role enables scalable, reliable data solutions that drive trusted insights, automation and innovation.

You will mentor a high-performing team, partner with stakeholders and external vendors, and oversee delivery across analytics, automation and machine learning while upholding data governance and cost

Qualifications

• At least 10 years’ experience in data and analytics roles within organisations with a high level of data maturity, including five or more years in senior or technical leadership positions.
• Proven experience leading teams through the complete data migration lifecycle, from strategy and planning through to execution, validation and transition.
• Demonstrated success managing complex stakeholder relationships and delivering technical programmes within agreed scope, budget and timelines.
• A relevant technical or professional degree in computer science, information technology, statistics, engineering or a comparable discipline

Responsibilities

• Lead the data engineering strategy and roadmap, overseeing the development of foundational data assets and pipelines across Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran and Power BI.
• Drive the transition from legacy platforms, including the decommissioning of existing BusinessObjects and Power BI pipelines, integrations and the WhereScape RED Enterprise Data Warehouse.
• Establish the technologies, methodologies and quality controls used for data ingestion, integration and transformation, ensuring solutions are accurate, reliable and aligned with data governance standards.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of data engineers, fostering technical excellence, innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Partner with business stakeholders, technology teams and external vendors to prioritise delivery, manage expectations and identify opportunities across analytics, automation and machine learning.

Skills

SQL

Python

Leadership

Data governance

Agile

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelors in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

dbt

Fivetran

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Auckland Council is seeking a Senior Manager - Data Engineering to lead the Data Engineering team and shape the strategy, roadmap, and transition from legacy systems to a Modern Data Platform. This role enables scalable, reliable data solutions that drive trusted insights, automation and innovation.

You will mentor a high-performing team, partner with stakeholders and external vendors, and oversee delivery across analytics, automation and machine learning while upholding data governance and cost