Data Engineer (AWS) - Sydney

Role overview

We are looking for a mid-level Data Engineer to join a growing data and engineering group supporting a major cloud data platform transformation for a well-established Australian organisation. In this position, you will help design, develop and support scalable data solutions that power analytics, reporting and other critical business decisions.

This opportunity is suited to someone with solid AWS experience who enjoys working with modern cloud data technologies, collaborating with experienced colleagues and helping shape a cloud-first data environment.

Key responsibilities

• Create, enhance and support scalable data pipelines on AWS.
• Build and refine ETL/ELT workflows for both structured and unstructured datasets.
• Develop data solutions that are dependable, secure and efficient.
• Bring together data from a range of internal and external systems.
• Assist with data modelling and data warehousing work.
• Track pipeline health and resolve issues in production.
• Partner with Data Engineers, Analysts, Architects and business teams.
• Help improve automation, testing and CI/CD practices.

Required experience and skills

• 3 to 6 years of experience working as a Data Engineer.
• Hands-on experience with AWS.
• Background in building and supporting cloud-based data pipelines.
• Strong SQL capability, including tuning complex queries.
• Python skills for data engineering and automation tasks.
• Exposure to modern ETL/ELT tools or frameworks.
• Experience with data lakes and/or cloud data warehouse platforms.
• Understanding of data modelling and data quality concepts.
• Working knowledge of Git and CI/CD workflows.
• Strong troubleshooting ability and a team-oriented approach.

Preferred skills

• AWS Glue experience.
• Amazon Redshift experience.
• Amazon S3 experience.
• Exposure to Apache Spark or PySpark.
• Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Knowledge of Airflow or similar orchestration platforms.
• Experience in Agile delivery environments.

Why this role stands out

• Opportunity to contribute to large-scale cloud and data transformation programs.
• Modern AWS-based technology environment.
• Collaborative engineering culture with experienced mentors.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Room for long-term growth and ongoing learning.
• Competitive pay and employee benefits.

Additional information

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract based in Sydney. The role is described as hybrid, while the employment type is contract.

If you are enthusiastic about building modern cloud data platforms and working with AWS in a collaborative setting, this role could be a strong fit.