Senior Data Engineer — Canberra Region, Australian Capital Territory

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1212 month contract - ASAP Start $120 - $150 per hour (inc-Super) - market estimate Canberra, Sydney or Melbourne address Multiple Positions Available Our client, a Commonwealth Government organisation whose focus is to provide support to Australian's living with disability, are Seeking the experience of a Senior Data Engineer for a long 12 12 month contract based in Canbera, Sydney or Melbourne. Duties of the Senior Data Engineer Own the technical implementation of new data from analysis to delivery (designing and delivering data dictionary, defining the release steps, defining best practices of data modelling and review steps). Facilitate continuous improvement measures in delivery principles, coding standards, documentation and provide training sessions to team. Development and maintenance of SQL analytical and ETL code. Optimisation and tuning of SQL code to ensure optimal performance. Skills and Experience Required Proficiency in AWS services related to data engineering: AWS Glue, S3, Lambda, Redshift, Athena, Kinesis, EMR, and Step Functions, Cloud Formation or Terraform. Data pipeline design and development using ETL/ELT frameworks. Experience with DevOps process and tools. Proficiency in programming languages: Python (preferred), Java, or Scala. Strong SQL skills for data manipulation and analysis. Hands-on experience in cloud-based data architecture and deployments and working with Containerized environments (Docker, ECS, EKS). Teradata/Snowflake/Redshift/Databricks: Demonstrated Competency in Developing, Auditioning and reviewing code. Any 2 Technologies (desired). Exposure to at least one ETL tool like DBT, Talend, Informatica etc (desired). SAS Base Programming (desired). How to Apply Please forward your resume to Ben Cousins at Recruitment Hive by clicking the Apply button, or email your resume to ben.cousins @ RecruitmentHive.com.au citing Job ID: BC10872. Alternatively you may call Ben on (02) 6299 1006. Applications close 12/5/2025 however Recruitment Hive welcome late applicants to consider for future opportunities.