Lead Data Engineer
Summary
Lead data engineering teams building and supporting a federal government agency's cloud data and analytics platforms on Microsoft Azure and Databricks — owning delivery, team performance, operations, and stakeholder engagement. 12-month Sydney/Canberra hybrid contract at $160-170/hour incl. super, with extension option.
Lead Data Engineer - Federal Government
Location: Sydney/Canberra (hybrid, 1 day/week on-site) Contract:12 months + 12-month extension Rate: $160 - 170/hour (including super) Start: 19th October 2026
About the role
As Manager, Data Engineering, you'll lead multidisciplinary data engineering teams responsible for designing, developing and supporting the Agency's cloud-based data and analytics platforms using Microsoft Azure and Databricks.
You’ll own:
- Leadership and delivery of data platform capabilities and services
- Team workload, priorities and performance management
- Operational support, incident response and platform health
- Stakeholder engagement and complex delivery programs
- Technical leadership and engineering standards adoption
What we're looking for
- 5+ years leading data engineering or technology teams in complex enterprise (especially government/regulated) environments
- Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure, Databricks, cloud data architecture, ETL/ELT, and data governance
- Strong stakeholder management and people leadership capability
- Proven track record delivering and supporting large-scale data platforms
- Tertiary qualification in relevant technology discipline (or equivalent experience)
- Australian citizen
- NV1 security clearance (preferred, must be eligible for NV1)
Why this role
Work on mission-critical health data infrastructure. Lead a talented team. Hybrid flexibility. Competitive government-level rate with extension opportunity.