Lead Data Engineer

The Network Technology Recruitment — Australia · Posted ~21 hours ago

Lead Contract

Skills

Azure Databricks Microsoft Fabric PySpark Spark SQL Python SQL Delta Lake Lakehouse Architecture Medallion Architecture Databricks Workflows Unity Catalog Azure Data Factory ADLS Gen2 ETL/ELT Data Modeling Data Governance Git Azure DevOps CI/CD Automated Testing Technical Leadership

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A lead-level data engineering opportunity focused on modern enterprise data platforms supporting analytics, reporting, AI, and machine learning. You will work hands-on with lakehouse architectures, scalable data pipelines, cloud data services, governance, CI/CD, testing, and technical stakeholder leadership.

Highlights

Hands-on senior data engineering work building modern enterprise data platforms for analytics, reporting, AI, and machine learning, with a 12-month contract and potential long-term extensions.

Description

Lead Data Engineer - Databricks / Microsoft Fabric Canberra preferred Must hold AGSVA security clearance | QLD, NSW & VIC considered | 12-month contract + multiple long term extensions The Network are seeking multiple experienced Lead Data Engineers to deliver modern enterprise data platforms supporting analytics, reporting, AI and machine learning outcomes within a major Federal Government environment. This is a hands-on senior role with opportunities across Azure Databricks and Microsoft Fabric. Key Skills Strong Azure Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric experiencePySpark, Spark SQL, Python and SQLDelta Lake, Lakehouse and Medallion architecturesDatabricks Workflows and Unity CatalogAzure Data Factory and ADLS Gen2Enterprise ETL/ELT pipelines and data integrationData modelling, quality, lineage and governanceGit, Azure DevOps, CI/CD and automated testingExperience supporting analytics, AI or ML workloadsTechnical leadership and stakeholder engagement What We're Looking For You will have recent hands-on experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale data engineering solutions, with the ability to independently lead technical outcomes while remaining actively involved in engineering and development. Location: ACT, NSW, VIC or QLD - Canberra based 3 days per week strong preference. If you are an experienced Data Engineer specialising in Databricks, PySpark, Delta Lake or Microsoft Fabric, we'd like to hear from you - please click "APPLY NOW" and Jake will be in touch with further details.