Lead Data Consultant

• Join a growing NZ Consultancy in a Data Lead capacity
• Permanent career opportunity with hybrid working (3x days in office)
• Auckland or Wellington location

Due to new business growth, we are seeking an experienced Data Consultant with Databricks expertise (ideally) to lead the end-to-end delivery of data solutions across Databricks, Azure, and Microsoft Fabric. You'll work closely with client stakeholders, architects, and delivery teams to design, build, and optimise scalable, high-performing data platforms.

Your day to day duties will include:

• Design and deliver reliable data pipelines across Lakehouse and warehouse environments
• Build data solutions using Databricks, Delta Live Tables, Lakeflow, SQL, and Python
• Apply modern data modelling and Medallion Architecture principles
• Implement testing, monitoring, data quality, and performance optimisation practices
• Lead discovery sessions and translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Collaborate with architects and delivery teams to shape solution design and delivery
• Mentor engineers, conduct peer reviews, and promote engineering best practices

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years' experience delivering enterprise-scale data platforms and data warehouse solutions
• 3+ years' hands-on Databricks experience is preferred
• Strong expertise in Databricks Workspace, Unity Catalog, Compute, Workflows, DLT, and Lakeflow
• Advanced SQL and strong Python skills
• Experience with Lakehouse architectures, Delta Lake, and analytics-focused data modelling
• Strong Git, CI/CD, DevOps, and DataOps practices
• Experience implementing data quality and testing frameworks
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Technical leadership and mentoring experience
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude
• Databricks certifications and exposure to Microsoft Fabric and Azure Data Platform highly regarded.

All candidates must be currently based in NZ with full NZ working rights (NZ Citizen or Residency) with the ability to obtain full background checks. 

Please contact Sharyn Saxby for a confidential discussion - [email protected]