Lead Data Engineer

Company : Hays

Job Type : Full Time

Sydney

Number of Applicants

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Job Description - Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer Your new company
You will play a critical leadership role, working across cross-functional teams to modernise data architecture, uplift analytics capability, and support data-driven decision-making across a complex, enterprise environment.

Your new role

Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performance data platforms and pipelines
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of data engineers
Collaborate with business stakeholders, analysts, and data scientists to translate requirements into data solutions
Oversee the development and optimisation of ETL/ELT processes
Drive adoption of modern cloud-based data platforms (data lakes, warehouses)
Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance standards are maintained
Conduct code reviews and enforce engineering best practices
Manage integration across multiple structured and unstructured data sources
Support DevOps practices, including CI/CD, testing, and monitoring of data pipelines

What you'll need to succeed

Proven experience in a Lead or Senior Data Engineer role (5+ years)
Strong expertise in modern data engineering tools (e.g. Spark, Databricks, Airflow)
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
Advanced SQL skills and proficiency in Python or Scala
Experience with data warehousing technologies (e.g. Snowflake, Synapse, BigQuery)
Strong understanding of data modelling methodologies (Kimball, Data Vault)
Experience implementing data governance and quality frameworks
Exposure to real-time or streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka, Event Hubs) desirable
Strong stakeholder engagement and leadership capability
Experience within large, complex organisations (education, public sector, or similar)
Exposure to enterprise data transformation programs
Experience with reporting/visualisation tools such as Power BI
Understanding of security and compliance in regulated environments

What you'll get in return

Work on large-scale, impactful data initiatives
Collaborative and forward-thinking environment
Flexible hybrid working model
Opportunity to influence long-term data strategy

What you need to do now

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