SENIOR DATA ENGINEER - DIGITAL SERVICES & TECHNOLOGY OFFICE

Ngee Ann Polytechnic; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading polytechnic institution in Singapore is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to design and lead the development of data ingestion and transformation pipelines. The ideal candidate should have a degree in a relevant field and 2–4 years of experience in data engineering, preferably with cloud platforms like Databricks. Responsibilities include collaborating across teams to ensure data governance and developing dashboards, while also optimizing performance. This is a long-term contract role within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in data engineering.
• Prior experience with cloud-based data platforms is a plus.
• Good interpersonal and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data ingestion pipelines.
• Architect and optimise transformation workflows.
• Collaborate with teams to enforce data governance standards.

Skills

Data engineering

Problem-solving

Python programming

SQL

PySpark

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Airflow

Git

Job description

What the role is:

To design, build, and lead the development of reliable data ingestion and transformation pipelines for the Enterprise Data and AI platform. The Senior Data Engineer will ensure that data from multiple sources is ingested, governed, secured, and made available for analytics, AI, and business use in alignment with NP’s data architecture and governance frameworks.

This is a 2-year contract position with the Digital Services & Technology Office.

What you will be working on:

• Design, build and lead the development of ingestion pipelines for structured and unstructured data (Excel, MSSQL, Postgres, APIs, SharePoint, PDFs, etc.).
• Architect and optimise transformation workflows across Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers using Delta Lake and Delta Live Tables.
• Define and implement data quality frameworks (schema, dedupe, lineage, metadata enrichment) and work with Governance team to enforce standards.
• Collaborate with the Security Engineer to ensure sensitive data fields are encrypted, tokenized, or masked.
• Optimize Spark/Databricks jobs for performance and cost efficiency.
• Lead sprint planning for data tasks and perform code reviews.
• Drive root cause analysis and implement long-term fixes.
• Develop dashboards using tools such as PowerBI and DataBricks.
• Configure Power BI DirectQuery connections to Databricks SQL Warehouse.
• Develop backend APIs & work on backend databases.

What we are looking for:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related Technology based education.
• Good interpersonal and partner/ executive leadership skills.
• 2–4 years of experience in data engineering.
• Prior experience with cloud-based data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, Synapse, Redshift) is a plus.
• Exposure to large-scale ingestion and transformation pipelines is a plus.

Skills & Certifications

• Certifications (Preferably):
  • Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate.
  • Cloud certs such as Azure Data Engineer Associate, AWS Data Analytics Specialty, or GCP Data Engineer.
• Technical Skills:
  • PySpark, SQL, and Python programming.
  • Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables, Databricks Workflows is a plus.
  • APIs and JDBC/ODBC connectors.
  • Version control (Git) and CI/CD for data pipelines.
  • Understanding of medallion architecture, data quality frameworks, and orchestration (Airflow, Prefect, or equivalent).

Attributes

• Detail-focused and methodical.
• Problem-solver with a performance-driven mindset.
• Adaptable and collaborative within cross-functional teams.
• Strong communicator able to work across data, governance, and business stakeholders.

About Ngee Ann Polytechnic

At Ngee Ann Polytechnic, our nine academic schools offer over 40 full-time diplomas to a growing student population of more than 15,000. As a public tertiary institution, internationally-recognised for its academic excellence and close industry links, NP prides itself on having a dedicated and professional teaching faculty, complete with campus facilities that are among the finest in the world. An institution of higher learning, Ngee Ann Polytechnic believes in giving every student an enriching learning experience and every employee the opportunity to build a meaningful career. If you are a self-starter with an innovative mind, a versatile person with the drive for all-rounded excellence, and a dedicated team player who shares our vision and values, we invite you to join our inspired team.