Data Engineering Jobs in Australia
There are 1,697 open Data Engineering jobs in Australia on freehire right now. 606 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 263 · 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
Senior Data Engineer building and optimizing data pipelines on Databricks and Azure, partnering with architects and stakeholders to deliver scalable data solutions at a superannuation fund.
Senior Data Engineer: Scalable Pipelines & Data Products
Commonwealth Bank in Melbourne is seeking a Staff Data Engineer to design and deliver scalable, reliable data solutions with technical leadership across data engineering, analytics pipelines, data ontology, MLOps and…
Senior Data Engineer
12 month contract + likely extensions | Hybrid | Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney The Role We're hiring a Senior Data Engineer to operate and optimize our enterprise data warehouse and cloud analytics platform.…
Senior Data Engineer
Endgame is a boutique, technology-led consultancy providing expert mathematical and economic advice to clients across energy, aviation, road and rail, and water. We combine advanced mathematical optimisation and…
Data Engineer – AI/ML | Google Cloud
Data Engineer focused on building data and ML solutions for forecasting, inventory, ecommerce, marketing and supply chain at an Australian outdoor retail company, using Google Cloud.
Senior Engineering Manager / Chapter Lead (Data Engineering)
Lead data engineering for a critical data platforms crew within Financial Crime Compliance at CBA, shaping modern data platforms, controls, and engineering practices across a large-scale data environment.
Senior Data Intelligence Architect – AWS Data Platform Lead
Cevo Australia is seeking a Lead Data Intelligence Consultant to architect scalable cloud data platforms on AWS and lead end‑to‑end data delivery across clients in Australia. You will define data modelling standards,…
Data Engineer & BI Report Developer | Power BI + MS Fabric
Data Engineer & BI Report Developer building ETL pipelines on SQL Server and MS Fabric, creating semantic models and Power BI reports while collaborating with business SMEs.
Hybrid Senior Data Engineer - Lakehouse & CI/CD Expert
Builds and optimizes data pipelines, lakehouse structures, and CI/CD automation to improve platform performance and scalability while enforcing engineering best practices.
Data Engineer
This Data Engineer role involves building and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Informatica, Google BigQuery, and Python. The position focuses on optimizing data workflows, managing cloud datasets, and automating operational tasks in a 12-month contract capacity.
Senior Data Engineer — Architecting Trusted Analytics
The Senior Data Engineer will design and govern data architecture, focusing on SQL-based transformation and data modeling to support analytics initiatives. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve data platform maturity and reduce technical debt.
Data Engineer, Digital Solutions Platform
Builds and maintains scalable data pipelines for a mining systems platform, focusing on time-series data ingestion, analytics, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Senior Data Engineer — Federal Data Infrastructure (Hybrid)
The Senior Data Engineer will build and maintain ETL pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Synapse for a federal government client. The role involves designing scalable data models and ensuring data quality in a hybrid work environment.
Data Engineer: BigQuery & Informatica, 12-Month Contract
Build scalable ETL/ELT workflows, manage BigQuery datasets, and write optimized SQL, along with developing Python scripts and automating batch workflows in on-prem and cloud environments.