Lead Data Engineer
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Summary
Contract Lead Data Engineer via recruiter Whizdom for an Australian Federal Government earth-observation/scientific data organisation, onsite in Canberra. Leads hands-on cloud data engineering: Python data pipelines, ML workflow orchestration, AWS/Kubernetes/Terraform, Open Data Cube contributions, and security-embedded CI/CD. Baseline security clearance required.
About the Client Our client is a Federal Government organisation delivering nationally significant scientific data, digital infrastructure and earth observation capabilities. Their work supports government, academia and industry through access to satellite imagery, spatial data and digital tools that help identify and understand physical changes across Australia and the Indo-Pacific. They are seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer to join a specialist Data Operations team supporting the main…