Data Engineer
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Summary
Hands-on Data Engineer role owning a Microsoft Fabric environment for a New Zealand organization. You will build ingestion pipelines using Python and SQL, manage medallion architecture, and develop Power BI reports and semantic models to support business decision-making.
Salary: Base salary + KiwiSaver + Insurances
Why you would like it:- Dedicated ownership of Microsoft Fabric
- Broad role across engineering, BI and governance
- Visible impact on real business decisions
The Opportunity:
This is a hands-on Data Engineer role with genuine ownership of a modern Microsoft Fabric environment. You’ll be the internal specialist shaping how data is structured, governed and used across the organisation.
The focus is practical and high-impact: migrating existing reporting into Fabric, improving data quality, building reliable pipelines, and helping business teams access insights they can trust.
It’s a good fit for someone who likes autonomy, enjoys translating complexity into plain language, and wants to build data capability that lasts.
Company Profile:
You’ll join a well-established New Zealand organisation operating in a complex, asset-intensive environment where accurate data supports day-to-day operations and long-term planning.
The technology team is collaborative, pragmatic and broad in its remit. Data is becoming increasingly important, with investment in Microsoft Fabric creating a stronger foundation for reporting, analytics and decision-making across the business.
The Role:
- Own and improve the Microsoft Fabric platform
- Build ingestion pipelines using Python, SQL and CI/CD tooling
- Support medallion architecture, metadata-driven frameworks and database mirroring
- Develop and secure Power BI reports, semantic models and DAX measures
- Manage Power BI workspaces, deployment pipelines and row-level security
- Coordinate the migration of existing reporting into Fabric
- Partner with business users to turn reporting needs into scalable data solutions
- Champion data quality, governance and continuous improvement
Your Fit:
- 5+ years’ experience across Microsoft data warehousing and reporting tools
- Strong Power BI skills, including semantic modelling, DAX and security
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric, SQL and Python or similar
- Understanding of CI/CD, data pipelines and modern data platform patterns
- Experience integrating data via APIs, mirroring or core business systems
- Able to work independently and make sound technical decisions
- Confident communicator with technical and non-technical stakeholders
If this sounds like your kind of next step, apply now or get in touch for a confidential chat.