Staff Data Engineer

Lookahead Search — Australia · Posted ~2 hours ago

Senior Contract

Skills

Python SQL Databricks AWS data pipelines data engineering Azure

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A staff data engineering role focused on building secure and scalable data pipelines for enterprise use cases. You will design, implement, and maintain production data systems while collaborating with stakeholders and technical teams.

Highlights

A hands-on staff-level data engineering role with ownership of large-scale pipelines and technical direction. The position combines architecture, implementation, and collaboration with clients on impactful data solutions.

Description

Help build the data pipelines behind a platform that helps organisations manage supply chain risk, improve efficiency and uphold their values. Contract or permanent role based in Canberra, Sydney or Melbourne Must hold a current NV1 clearanceSet technical direction while staying hands-onUS based tech company building their own AI platform The role You'll be part of a small Australian team within a US based tech company that uses AI to map global supply chains. You'll build and customise data pipelines for Australian clients, bring their data into the platform, and keep those pipelines reliable, secure and cost effective. The best part about this role is the mix: you're the technical expert in client meetings, and you're still hands-on, working mainly with Python, SQL, Databricks and AWS, with some Azure. About you 8+ years in data engineering, with end-to-end ownership of large-scale pipelines, from design through to running them in productionA current NV1 clearance Experience as the lead technical voice with clients, ideally government, translating their requirements into architectureHands-on cloud engineering in AWS and/or Azure, building solutions, not just administering themSecurity minded, with experience in data governance and supporting security reviews or accreditation (IRAP or Essential Eight a plus)You set technical direction, mentor others, and can clearly explain your own impact versus the team'sFamiliarity with graph databases, entity resolution, or trade and supply chain data a plus The offer Contract or permanent role based in Canberra, Sydney or MelbourneJoin a high performing team working on a platform with global impactFlexible hours built around client needs, not a rigid 9 to 5Modern stack and tooling: Python, SQL, Databricks, OpenSearch, Postgres, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Datadog, AWS and Azure Find out more Applying is easy. Share your resume, GitHub, or anything else you're proud of, and highlight your relevant experience in a short cover letter.