Senior AI Data Engineer: Build Scalable, Trusted Data Products

Air New Zealand

Christchurch

On-site

NZD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Discounted travel
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Learning & development
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Job summary

Air New Zealand is seeking a Senior AI Data Engineer in Christchurch to design and deliver trusted, AI-ready data products and intelligent solutions that power analytics, automation, and AI-driven decision-making across the airline.

You’ll join our Data & AI Chapter, collaborate with Commercial, Corporate, Cargo, Operational, and Engineering teams, and mentor engineers while working with a strong Auckland-based team when needed.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale data products and modern cloud data platforms.
  • Strong expertise in data modelling, ELT/ETL and analytic capabilities.
  • Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
  • Experience with DataOps, CI/CD, automation, testing, and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Enable AI capabilities including intelligent automation, semantic retrieval, and AI-assisted workflows.
  • Design and deliver scalable, trusted data products that support analytics, automation, and AI solutions.
  • Enable data, information, knowledge, or assets required for GenAI agents to use effectively.
  • Build and optimise cloud-based data pipelines, semantic models, and reusable engineering frameworks.
  • Drive engineering excellence through DataOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and observability practices.
  • Ensure data products are governed, discoverable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards.
  • Partner with stakeholders to solve complex business challenges using data and AI.
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering standards, capability uplift, and innovation.

Skills

Data modelling
ELT/ETL
AI solutions
Cloud computing

Tools

Snowflake

Job description

Air New Zealand is seeking a Senior AI Data Engineer in Christchurch to design and deliver trusted, AI-ready data products and intelligent solutions that power analytics, automation, and AI-driven decision-making across the airline.

You’ll join our Data & AI Chapter, collaborate with Commercial, Corporate, Cargo, Operational, and Engineering teams, and mentor engineers while working with a strong Auckland-based team when needed.

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