Our client is a large values-focused Federal Government Agency seeking 2 x Lead Data Engineers (EL1 level) to provide technical leadership across enterprise data initiatives and deliver scalable, maintainable data solutions.

This role will suit senior data engineers with strong enterprise data warehouse experience, advanced SQL capability, and experience working across technical design, data modelling, code review and implementation.

ROLE DETAILS:
Location: Melbourne or Geelong VIC
Contract: 12 months + 12-month extension option
Working arrangement: (Hybrid, 2/3 split)
Security: AGSVA Baseline Clearance – Must be able to obtain NV1
Eligibility: Australian Citizenship mandatory
Closes: Tuesday 1^st September

ABOUT THE ROLE:
You will provide technical leadership across data delivery teams, supporting the design, development and implementation of enterprise data integration solutions, ETL processes, analytical datasets and data assets. You’ll work closely with business stakeholders, architects, analysts, developers, testers and support teams to deliver high-quality data solutions and uplift engineering practices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technical leadership and guidance through design reviews, technical advice and implementation best practice.
• Design, develop and maintain enterprise data integration solutions, ETL processes and analytical datasets.
• Lead technical implementation of new data assets from analysis/design through to deployment and operational support.
• Review and improve data delivery frameworks, development standards and engineering practices.
• Develop and maintain SQL analytical code, ETL processes and technical documentation.
• Conduct peer reviews of code, data models and technical designs.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and data assets.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, data consumers, developers, testers and support teams.
• Support knowledge transfer, capability uplift, backlog prioritisation and continuous improvement.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• Experience developing, auditing, reviewing and supporting solutions within enterprise data warehouse platforms such as MS SQL, Teradata, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks or similar.
• Advanced programming capability, including strong SQL and experience with Python, SAS, R or Java.
• Strong SQL development, optimisation, troubleshooting and reverse engineering experience.
• Ability to interpret data models, technical specifications and solution designs.
• Experience working in DevOps environments using contemporary software delivery practices.
• Version control experience and understanding of structured release management.

Desirable: 4+ years in data engineering / data development / enterprise data warehouse roles, cloud experience such as AWS/S3/Glue, relevant tertiary qualifications, data modelling methodologies and metadata-driven development frameworks.

APPLY:
Submit your resume, or for further information please contact
Reece Prideaux – Talent International
reece.prideaux@talentinternational.com

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Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Python Developer Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and hands-on development for the re-platforming of a data processing application onto a modern, scalable platform. This is a part-time opportunity based in Dockland Melbourne on a initial 6-month contract with possible extension.

This role will suit a senior engineer or Tech lead who enjoys remaining hands-on while also providing technical direction, solution design, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and implementation of an application re-platforming initiative
• Define the migration approach and develop Python solutions for complex data processing workloads
• Design and develop data-intensive applications, ETL workflows, APIs, and microservices
• Build data ingestion, transformation, validation, and processing pipelines
• Apply modern software engineering, DevSecOps, CI/CD, testing, and automation practices
• Conduct code reviews and promote clean code and engineering best practices
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, platform teams, Project Managers, engineers, and business stakeholders
• Support knowledge transfer and capability uplift across application support teams

Key Requirements

• Successful candidate must be able to obtain a Baseline Security Clearance

• Strong commercial Python development experience, including application design, optimisation, and troubleshooting
• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer or Technical Lead on application modernisation or re-platforming projects
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and clean code principles
• Experience developing data-intensive applications, ETL pipelines, APIs, and microservices
• Experience integrating databases, external APIs, messaging platforms, and enterprise systems
• Strong knowledge of batch and real-time data processing architectures
• Experience with CI/CD, Git, automated testing, release management, monitoring, and logging
• Experience designing microservices, event-driven architectures, and API-first solutions
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences

• Previous experience modernising or re-platforming legacy applications
• Experience within large enterprise, government, or regulated environments
• Strong understanding of security, authentication, authorisation, and compliance requirements

If you would like to know more, please contact Milly Kerei-Keepa at Milly.kerei-keepa@talentinternational.com or hit Apply Now