Senior Data Engineer - Build a Modern Cloud Data Platform

The University Of Waikato; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Waikato is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to build and operate our new enterprise data platform on Azure Databricks. You will design data pipelines, lead migration projects, and enforce engineering standards across the Data team.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with stakeholders, and help shape the adoption of AI-assisted development tools while delivering scalable, secure data solutions for analytics and reporting across the university.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data engineering experience building production cloud data pipelines.
• Strong SQL and Python with incremental ingestion and CDC.
• Experience with DataOps, Git and CI/CD, automated testing and secure data solutions.
• Experience with Databricks, Microsoft Fabric or Snowflake and data integration or migration.
• Mentoring skills and openness to AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate production data pipelines.
• Lead data ingestion, integration and legacy data warehouse migration.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering standards.
• Collaborate across Data team and wider University.

Skills

Data pipelines

SQL

Python

Git CI/CD

Databricks

Cloud platforms

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Azure

Snowflake

CI/CD tooling

Job description

The University of Waikato is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to build and operate our new enterprise data platform on Azure Databricks. You will design data pipelines, lead migration projects, and enforce engineering standards across the Data team.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with stakeholders, and help shape the adoption of AI-assisted development tools while delivering scalable, secure data solutions for analytics and reporting across the university.