Data Operations Engineer

📌 Job Title: Data Operations Engineer

📝 Engagement: Full Time, Permanent

🌏 Location: Sydney

⌚ Working hours: 0845 -1730

💰 Salary: Negotiable DOE

About the role

The Data Operations Engineer builds, operates and optimises data pipelines and workflows within modern Microsoft data platforms, primarily Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Purview.

The role ensures reliable, governed and scalable data operations that support analytics and AI use cases, with a focus on automation, observability and operational excellence. It operates independently on defined tasks, with support on complex problems.

What you'll do

• Develop and maintain pipelines using Fabric components (Data Factory, Lakehouse, Warehouse)
• Manage ingestion, transformation and orchestration within Fabric environments
• Optimise performance and cost of workloads (including capacity-aware optimisation)
• Automate monitoring, alerting, recovery and validation to reduce manual interventions
• Implement and enhance data quality checks and validation frameworks
• Act as second-line responder for data incidents and lead resolution of moderately complex issues
• Share knowledge and support junior team members informally on troubleshooting approaches and escalation
• Contribute to process or solution improvements that improve reliability, efficiency or service quality
• Maintain and improve runbooks and operational documentation; contribute to post-incident reviews

What you'll bring

• Strong SQL (complex queries and performance optimisation)
• Proficient in Python (or similar) for automation and data processing
• Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT tools and patterns
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP)
• Understanding of warehousing concepts (for example, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift)
• Familiarity with version control and CI/CD practices
• Experience troubleshooting production data systems

What we offer

• 25 days leave + bank holidays
• Your birthday off
• Enhanced parental leave
• Company Pension
• Private medical
• Gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Endless learning opportunities

Who are we

Acora are a progressive full-stack full-service business technology services partner, built for the AI era. Combining the capabilities of a Managed Service Provider (MSP), Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), IT Consulting, Professional Services and Development company, Acora helps customers achieve breakthrough results - often quicker and at lower risk than they thought possible.

We believe in a better working world, where our customers are confident to fully embrace the AI opportunity and generate economic impact.

Our values

• #1 Be the best you can be
• #2 We do what we say
• #3 Together we win

Interested in becoming an Acoran? Check out the link to our website to read more about us - Acora.com

To be considered for this position, you must have full rights to work in the Australia.

Equal Opportunities at Acora Group

Acora Group are an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal opportunities regardless of race or ethnic origin, gender identity, family situation, sexual orientation, disability, religion or age. We hire our people based on qualifications, merit, skills, and business need.

We are a Level 1 Disability Confident Committed Employer and will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request any reasonable adjustments.

Join us at Acora in creating a workplace where everyone can succeed and make an impact. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!