Senior Data Engineer - 6 Month Contract — Sydney, Sydney Region

Senior Data Engineer – 6-Month Contract Sydney Daily rate: $1000p/d We’re working with a leading financial services client who is seeking a Senior Data Engineer for an initial 6-month daily rate contract based in Sydney. This is a high-impact role focused on building and optimising data infrastructure to support critical analytics and regulatory reporting across the business. The Role: As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll be embedded within a high-performing data team, working on scalable solutions that power decision-making, risk analysis, and customer insights. You’ll partner closely with stakeholders across finance, risk, and compliance to deliver trusted, well-governed data pipelines. Tech Environment: Cloud: AWS or Azure Data Tools: Spark, Airflow, dbt, Kafka Languages: Python, SQL Warehousing: Snowflake, Redshift, or BigQuery CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code tools Key Responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain secure and scalable data pipelines Support data integration from core banking and financial systems Optimise existing pipelines for performance, quality, and reliability Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders Ensure alignment with data governance, privacy, and compliance requirements What We’re Looking For: 5 years of data engineering experience, ideally in banking or financial services Strong SQL and Python skills, with a background in distributed data processing Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms and modern data stacks Familiarity with regulatory data and reporting requirements is a plus Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills Location: Sydney-based candidates preferred (Hybrid or On-site depending on team needs) Contract Details: 6-month daily rate contract Competitive daily rate, commensurate with experience High likelihood of extension for the right candidate