Data Engineering Jobs in Australia
There are 1,698 open Data Engineering jobs in Australia on freehire right now. 604 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are data-pipelines, cloud and analytics.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD | year | A$131,693 | A$150,000 | A$170,000 | 49 |
| AUD | day | A$856 | A$1,000 | A$1,070 | 16 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- data-pipelines 46%
- cloud 45%
- analytics 44%
- sql 42%
- data-engineering 41%
- python 34%
- azure 31%
- data-quality 29%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 262 · 15%
- Onsite 31 · 2%
- Remote 19 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 14% of the 93 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 561
- Lead 231
- Principal 39
- Staff 35
- Middle 27
- C-level 13
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 185
- 501-1000 employees 97
- 51-200 employees 35
- 11-50 employees 16
- 201-500 employees 5
- 1-10 employees 3
Senior Data Engineer
The Senior Data Engineer will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures using Azure, Databricks, and PySpark. The role involves technical leadership, mentoring team members, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance data solutions.
Senior Data Engineer
Leads data integration and AI engineering pipelines for NSW Department of Education, designing scalable solutions in Azure Synapse and Microsoft Fabric to integrate source systems into the department’s full-stack data services.
EL1 Lead Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer providing technical leadership on the NDIA data warehouse platform—hands-on ETL/SQL development, data modelling, design reviews, and delivery framework refinement.
Data Engineer
Scientific Data Engineer maintaining and enhancing Azure-based data pipelines, ETL/ELT solutions, and platforms for Queensland Government environmental monitoring and water quality reporting.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer building and maintaining ETL pipelines, data models, and BI solutions using SQL, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and cloud platforms for a global wine company's Melbourne-based IT team.
Field Data Engineer (AU)
Capture and process radio-frequency datasets in the field and lab to train DroneShield's drone detection algorithms, working primarily in Linux terminals and traveling weekly around Sydney.
Data Engineer
Builds and maintains automated data pipelines and SQL/PostgreSQL warehouses for mining, infrastructure, and energy clients, focusing on performance, quality, and reducing manual reporting.
Data Engineering Lead
Data Engineering Lead owning end-to-end delivery and strategic roadmap of Digital Engineering and Data Platforms, leading data integration, warehousing, analytics, automation, reporting, and AI-enabled data platforms built on Microsoft technologies including MS Fabric.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer designing and delivering enterprise data and AI platforms on Azure and Databricks, building scalable batch/streaming pipelines and implementing DevSecOps practices for a not-for-profit organisation.
Data Engineer | Sydney
Data Engineer building scalable data pipelines, platforms, lakes, and warehouses on cloud infrastructure across various client environments in Sydney.
Cloud Data Engineer: AWS, MuleSoft & Scalable Pipelines
Build, maintain, and improve secure, scalable cloud services, integrations, and data pipelines on AWS and MuleSoft for a health research institute's GenV project.
Cloud Data Engineer
Cloud Data Engineer on a 12-month contract building and maintaining AWS infrastructure, MuleSoft integrations, and data pipelines for a child health research program at MCRI.
Senior SQL Data Platform Engineer – Cloud & HA
Senior SQL DBA acting as the SME for database, data management, and reporting technologies, designing scalable cloud data platforms and CI/CD pipelines on Azure and AWS with a focus on high-availability databases, data warehousing, and Power BI reporting while mentoring a team.
Lead Data Engineer - Azure Databricks & Microsoft Fabric
Lead Data Engineer shaping Azure Databricks and Microsoft Fabric platforms for analytics, reporting, and AI/ML in a major Australian government environment.