Senior Data Engineer

- Can be worked in Canberra or Sydney
- Contract Opportunity
- NV1 Security Clearance Required

We are seeking an experienced Azure Data Engineer to join a major data and analytics program within a secure Australian Government environment.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will design, develop and support scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and analytical datasets using the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.

Key responsibilities:

• Design and build parameterised, metadata-driven pipelines using Azure Data Factory.
• Develop and optimise complex T-SQL, stored procedures, functions and views.
• Design dimensional data models, including star and snowflake schemas.
• Integrate data from REST/SOAP APIs and process JSON/XML responses.
• Work across ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL, Synapse, Key Vault and Azure Functions.
• Maintain Git source control and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor production pipelines, troubleshoot failures and resolve incidents.
• Collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders.

Required experience:

• Strong hands-on Azure Data Factory and advanced T-SQL experience.
• Experience with API ingestion, incremental loads and robust error handling.
• Strong knowledge of Azure data services and SQL performance tuning.
• Experience supporting production data pipelines.
• Excellent communication, documentation and problem-solving skills.

Azure DevOps CI/CD, federal government experience and a relevant tertiary qualification will be highly regarded.

Candidates must hold an active NV1 security clearance before commencing.

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