Senior Data Engineer - Lead Enterprise Data Platforms & AI

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 134,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

5 weeks annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Life, Income Protection & Critical Ill

Job summary

NZ Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) seeks a Senior Data Engineer to lead enterprise data solutions, shaping a modern data platform and mentoring engineers. You will design pipelines, collaborate across squads, and drive scalable, secure data with analytics and AI in mind.

Permanent, full-time role based in NZTA offices nationwide. Appointment salary ranges from $133,632 to $163,328, commensurate with skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Significant experience designing, building and operating enterprise-scale data platforms.
• Advanced SQL and Python; strong Databricks experience.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of enterprise data solutions for analytics, AI and decision-making.
• Shape NZTA's modern data platform and engineering practices.
• Coach and mentor data engineers across squads and initiatives.

Skills

SQL

Python

Databricks

Cloud data platforms

DataOps

Observability

Data governance

Tools

Databricks

Cloud platforms

Job description

NZ Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) seeks a Senior Data Engineer to lead enterprise data solutions, shaping a modern data platform and mentoring engineers. You will design pipelines, collaborate across squads, and drive scalable, secure data with analytics and AI in mind.

Permanent, full-time role based in NZTA offices nationwide. Appointment salary ranges from $133,632 to $163,328, commensurate with skills and experience.