Senior Data Platform Engineer – Cloud & Analytics

PwC New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Wellbeing allowance

Flexible working

Paid parental leave

Volunteer leave

Job summary

PwC New Zealand is seeking a Senior Analyst to join the Data team in Wellington or Auckland. The role focuses on designing, building and optimising cloud-based data solutions, collaborating with clients and stakeholders to deliver analytics-ready data and business value.

You will work across discovery, solution design, development, deployment, analysis and ongoing optimisation, applying modern data architectures and governance best practices in complex environments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in Data Engineering, Data & Analytics, Technology Consulting, or a related field.
• Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and translate business needs into practical technology and data outcomes.
• Experience contributing to enterprise transformation, cloud modernisation, or data platform initiatives in complex environments.
• Hands-on experience designing and delivering modern data solutions using cloud technologies such as Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients and project teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable data solutions.
• Design, build and deploy modern data platforms and pipelines using technologies such as Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks and Snowflake.
• Develop robust ETL/ELT processes that transform and curate data from multiple source systems into trusted datasets.
• Build and optimise SQL, Python and Spark solutions to support data analysis, automation, performance and scalability.
• Use AI-enabled development tools and ways of working to accelerate analysis, coding, testing, troubleshooting and documentation, while applying appropriate judgement, quality and security controls.
• Analyse complex datasets to identify patterns, issues and opportunities, and using visualisation and clear narrative to help stakeholders understand what the data is telling them.
• Contribute to data architecture, solution design, technical specifications and delivery planning.
• Support enterprise data governance, metadata management and data quality initiatives.
• Facilitate workshops and engage directly with business stakeholders, translating data, analysis and technical concepts into practical business outcomes.
• Implement CI/CD practices and Infrastructure as Code to support repeatable and scalable deployments.
• Troubleshoot platform, integration and data quality issues across client environments.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across data, analytics, risk and technology to deliver high-impact transformation outcomes.

Skills

Data engineering

Stakeholder management

Cloud platforms

SQL & Python

ETL/ELT design

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

PwC New Zealand is seeking a Senior Analyst to join the Data team in Wellington or Auckland. The role focuses on designing, building and optimising cloud-based data solutions, collaborating with clients and stakeholders to deliver analytics-ready data and business value.

You will work across discovery, solution design, development, deployment, analysis and ongoing optimisation, applying modern data architectures and governance best practices in complex environments.