Senior Data Engineer

Are you a highly experienced Data Engineer who thrives on building scalable, cloud-based data solutions? We're looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join a collaborative and agile Digital team, where you'll play a key role in designing, developing, and optimising enterprise data platforms that support data‑driven decision making across the organisation. This is a hands‑on senior technical role where you'll work alongside Data Engineers, Architects, and business stakeholders to deliver best‑practice data solutions, maintain existing data platforms, and shape the future data landscape. What you'll be doing Designing, building, and maintaining modern data pipelines and data platforms. Integrating data from multiple sources to support reporting, analytics, and business insights. Developing and optimising data warehouses, data lakes, and cloud‑based data solutions. Ensuring data quality, governance, security, and privacy standards are met. Managing ETL/ELT processes and implementing DataOps best practices. Supporting and enhancing existing data platforms to ensure optimal performance and reliability. Building automation and improving data engineering workflows for efficiency and scalability. Collaborating with business stakeholders to translate business questions into data solutions. Mentoring team members and contributing to a high‑performance, knowledge‑sharing culture. What you'll bring At least 10 years' experience working with ETL tools such as Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, or similar. Strong experience with Snowflake, cloud data platforms, and modern data architectures. Advanced SQL and Python scripting skills. Experience with dbt, Snowpark, DataOps practices, and database management. Strong working knowledge of AWS, Azure, ADF, Snowflake, and Terraform. Experience building and supporting data lakes, warehouses, or lakehouse environments. Understanding of CI/CD deployment principles and agile delivery methodologies. Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders. A proactive, solutions‑focused mindset and strong problem‑solving capability. What we're looking for You’ll be a senior technical professional who leads by example, enjoys collaborating across teams, and is passionate about leveraging technology to drive better business outcomes. You’ll bring a continuous improvement mindset, strong leadership qualities, and the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery. Why apply? Work on large-scale cloud data platforms and modern data technologies. Be part of a collaborative and forward‑thinking Digital team. Opportunity to influence data strategy and best practice across the organisation. Supportive culture that values innovation, learning, and professional growth. Convenient location. How to apply To apply, please submit your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience and interest in the role. Overseas Applicants Please note that applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand. #J-18808-Ljbffr