Senior Data Engineer

Slalom; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holistic well-being

Professional growth

Job summary

Slalom NZ is seeking a Senior Engineer, Data to design and deliver modern data solutions across AWS, Azure and GCP. You will help define cloud data strategy, build scalable data foundations, and enable real-time insights using streaming and ML-oriented approaches.

You are a self-starter with hands-on experience in data architecture, modern platforms like Snowflake and Databricks, and a mindset for continuous learning and teamwork within our NZ office.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with modern data platforms and architectures.
• Strong knowledge of cloud data services across AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Familiarity with data governance, DataOps, and data quality practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver data solutions on cloud platforms for clients.
• Collaborate on cloud data strategy and implementation roadmaps.
• Support pre-sales activities and contribute to data community at Slalom.

Skills

Cloud data platforms

Data architecture

Streaming architectures

Data workflows

AI / MLOps (basics)

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

AWS

Azure

GCP

dbt

Airflow

Dagster

Prefect

Job description

Slalom is a fiercely human consulting company focused on end-to-end business transformation enabled by technology. With 20-plus years of experience and operating in 45+ markets around the world, Slalom teams have the autonomy to move fast and do what's right for our clients, making us more personal and nimbler than traditional consulting firms.

At Slalom, we offer variety, fulfilment, and balance. You can work with the world's top companies, keep up with the latest technology, flex your skills across industries, pursue your life outside of work, and spend quality time with your family. After launching our Auckland office in February 2023, we are continuing to grow, and this role is yet another opportunity to start your journey with Slalom and help us shape the future.

About the Role

Slalom's Data Engineering capability injects organizational intelligence and builds world-class environments by engineering innovative data solutions that support learning and insight. To maximize asset value and align with business objectives, they design scalable, future-proof foundations using modern data platforms, comprehensive data strategies, and specialized storage technologies. Furthermore, they enable immediate action and automated decision-making through real-time streaming solutions and embedded machine learning, all while implementing strict DataOps methodologies and engineering best practices to guarantee reliable, high-quality data delivery.

What you'll do

As a Senior Engineer, Data, your key responsibilities would include, but are not limited to:

• Design and deliver innovative solutions on Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform using core cloud data warehouse tools, distributed processing engines, event streaming platforms, and other modern data technologies. In addition to building the next generation of data platforms, you will be working with some of the most forward-thinking organisations in data and analytics. This includes working closely with prospective clients, discuss their needs and shape projects into a team-based delivery model.
• Contributing to the analysis, architecture, design, and development of data solutions including defining the cloud data strategy and multi-phased implementation roadmap for your clients.
• Having the opportunity to assist business development teams with pre-sales activities, including helping estimate and plan projects and be expected to actively contribute to the cloud and data community at Slalom, and drive new capabilities forward.

What you'll bring

As a Senior Engineer in the Data Engineering capability, you will bring a curious mindset to your client's engagement, a thirst for knowledge and a hunger for fearless experimentation in new and interesting ways to meet our clients’ most pressing data challenges. You are self-starter, effective in breaking down large problems into smaller ones, and eager to regularly share what you learn with others within your projects and in the broader Slalom Build community.

You will have a passion for continuous learning and professional growth, with strong hands-on experience in modern data architecture and engineering. While we don't expect expertise across all technologies, you may have knowledge in several key areas from the following range of technologies we help our clients with:

• Modern cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks).
• Data-related cloud architecture on major providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) including implementation patterns and best practices.
• Streaming and event-driven architectures.
• Modern data workflow tools (e.g. dbt, Apache Airflow, Dagster, Prefect).
• AI / MLOps (advantageous, though not essential).

Our Values

Our culture and values reflect each individual Slalomer. We are dedicated to encouraging workplace diversity and ensuring all our people, from any background can contribute to their full potential. We wish to build a team that echoes the diversity of the communities we serve, and our values are an active part of our every day, guiding our decisions.

What keeps us here?

Our New Zealand office knows the importance of a good work/life balance. We have the freedom to be ourselves when life gets in the way. We make a big effort to bring everyone together and allow space when space is needed. We believe in helping each other thrive in work and life and are proud to invest in benefits that include holistic well-being, meaningful allowances, and investment in our team’s professional, technical, and personal growth. It's an exciting time to be one of our foundational members, getting involved in setting up our "Kiwi" values and culture and what makes us uniquely Slalom NZ!

Slalom prides itself on helping our team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in our team members with competitive and innovative benefit programs and services that meet the unique needs of our diverse workforce.