Lead Data Engineer for Enterprise Data Platforms Hybrid NZ

Theta (NZ); Wellington; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical insurance

Parental leave

Referral program

Sick leave from day one

INZ accreditation

Job summary

Theta is seeking an experienced Lead Data Consultant to join the Data and Insights Practice, based in our Wellington or Auckland office. This is a priority hire within a team that values delivery excellence and a sustainable pace of work.

You will lead the design and build of modern data solutions, partnering with client stakeholders, architects and delivery teams to deliver reliable, production-grade platforms and pipelines that enable measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum eight years of data engineering experience delivering enterprise-scale data platforms and/or EDWs.
• Strong experience on Databricks, Snowflake, and Azure.
• Advanced SQL and Python (PySpark where relevant)
• Knowledge of Lakehouse patterns, Delta formats, medallion architecture
• Proven Git, CI/CD, and DataOps experience

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design, build, and optimisation of data pipelines.
• Deliver robust data transformations for reporting, analytics, and AI use cases.
• Shape modern architecture patterns and reusable data products.
• Produce clean, maintainable Python and SQL following engineering standards.
• Mentor teammates and promote best practices across the team

Skills

Data engineering

Python

SQL

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure

Git / CI-CD

DataOps

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure

Python

SQL

Job description

Theta is seeking an experienced Lead Data Consultant to join the Data and Insights Practice, based in our Wellington or Auckland office. This is a priority hire within a team that values delivery excellence and a sustainable pace of work.

You will lead the design and build of modern data solutions, partnering with client stakeholders, architects and delivery teams to deliver reliable, production-grade platforms and pipelines that enable measurable business outcomes.