Data Engineer

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey. Unity Corporation – Hastings, North Island We are looking for a hands-on and solutions-focused Data Engineer to join the Unity Community in our Data Team, helping support the business to turn data into meaningful outcomes for our members. About Unity With approximately 30,000 members across Aotearoa, our mission is to help everyday Kiwis achieve a better tomorrow through our range of simple, straight-forward money solutions. We offer a range of products, helpful information, and support – from savings and loans, through to everyday banking – in a way that brings humanity back to banking. Our personalised services reflect our commitment to long-lasting partnerships with our members and community – that’s what a credit union is all about! About the role We’re looking for a hands-on Data Engineer to help build and strengthen our data capability. Working as part of a small, collaborative team, you’ll be responsible for building, maintaining and monitoring data pipelines, improving data quality and reliability, and supporting the development of our Azure data environment. You’ll work closely with the Senior Data Analyst and key stakeholders to develop scalable data solutions, optimise SQL queries, troubleshoot data and pipeline issues, and reduce manual processes. You’ll also contribute to data documentation, governance and reporting, with the opportunity to make a real impact on how the organisation uses and manages its data. Key responsibilities Build, maintain and monitor data pipelines running across Unity's data environment, ensuring reliable, timely and accurate data delivery to the business Design and build scalable, reliable data solutions that reduce manual effort and improve data quality Write and optimise SQL queries to extract, transform and load data from Unity's core database and connected data sources in Azure Identify and resolve pipeline failures, data quality issues and infrastructure problems Contribute to the development of Unity's data infrastructure in Azure Support the Senior Data analyst with scheduled reporting and data requests Maintain data documentation, pipeline catalogues and governance artefacts to support a traceable data environment About you A relevant tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Data or Software Engineering, Information Systems or a related field (and /or industry-based certification). Proven experience (2 years minimum) with SQL - writing, optimising and troubleshooting queries against databases Experience building and maintaining data pipelines and scheduled data processes Experience working with Azure or similar cloud platforms Experience with Power BI including data modelling Naturally curious Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and discretion Resilient with the ability to work under pressure #J-18808-Ljbffr