Lead Data Engineer

Project overview

Lead Data Engineer | 12-Month Contract | ACT, VIC, QLD, WA

We are seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer to join a large federal government agency, providing technical leadership across the design, development and optimisation of enterprise data engineering solutions.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to large-scale data transformation initiatives, working with complex data environments to improve data accessibility, integrity and analytical capabilities. You will play a key role in developing scalable data solutions, enhancing data governance and supporting evidence-based decision-making across critical government services.

Your duties will include:

Skills and experience we are looking for:

Highly desirable:

Application Process

This role requires candidates to be Australian Citizens who hold or are eligible to obtain an Australian Government Baseline security clearance.

Applicants will be required to provide an updated resume and a one-page pitch (maximum 5,000 characters) addressing the essential selection criteria, along with details of two professional referees.

Applications close: Wednesday, 18 November 2026.

If you would like to apply, please contact Mikayla Reber.

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• Up to 12-month contract with a major federal government agency
• Locations: Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth
• Australian Citizenship required
• must hold or be eligible to obtain a Baseline security clearance
• Opportunity to lead complex enterprise data engineering initiatives, specialising in Teradata, SQL, ETL/ELT, enterprise data warehousing and data lakes
• Lead the design, development and maintenance of enterprise data warehouse, data lake and data integration solutions.
• Develop and optimise complex SQL programs, ETL/ELT pipelines and automated data integration applications within a Teradata Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) environment.
• Undertake data analysis, modelling, profiling, cleansing and validation to ensure high standards of data quality and integrity.
• Design and implement scalable data flows connecting operational systems, data warehouses and analytics platforms.
• Utilise tools including SQL Assistant, Teradata Studio, Viewpoint, PCom and Control-M to develop and maintain data engineering solutions.
• Lead technical troubleshooting, performance optimisation and continuous improvement across data platforms and integration processes.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, technical specialists and cross-functional Agile teams to deliver reliable data solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to data engineering teams, supporting capability development and best practices.
• Extensive experience in enterprise data engineering, including the design, development and optimisation of complex data integration solutions.
• Strong hands-on experience with Teradata EDW, complex SQL programming and ETL/ELT development.
• Demonstrated expertise in data warehousing, data lakes, data architecture, data modelling and end-to-end data lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of data integration, metadata management, data quality assurance, cleansing and validation techniques.
• Experience designing and maintaining automated data pipelines, data extraction processes and reusable data integration solutions.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex data issues, optimise query performance and ensure data integrity across enterprise systems.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience, including mentoring team members, improving engineering practices and driving continuous improvement.
• Previous experience delivering data engineering solutions within Australian Government or similarly complex enterprise environments.
• Experience working with RDBMS/HDFS environments, data streaming systems and large-scale data platforms.
• Strong understanding of data governance, security, metadata repositories and regulatory requirements.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary Agile teams and contributing to strategic data initiatives.

Project details

• Start: 04/01/2027
• Duration: 12 months
• Location: Australian Capital Territory, AU
• Languages: English