Data Engineering Jobs in Australia
There are 1,690 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 259 · 15%
- Onsite 30 · 2%
- Remote 18 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 14% of the 93 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 558
- Lead 231
- Principal 39
- Staff 35
- Middle 27
- C-level 13
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 184
- 501-1000 employees 97
- 51-200 employees 35
- 11-50 employees 16
- 201-500 employees 5
- 1-10 employees 3
Senior Data Engineer — Hybrid Cloud Data & AI
Senior Data Engineer designing and building cloud-native data platforms with batch and real-time pipelines, AI-powered data products, and governance-focused architectures on AWS and Azure for Australian clients.
Senior Data Engineer - Big Data & BI Platform
The Senior Data Engineer will develop and optimize big data platforms, data warehouses, and BI solutions at BYD Australia. The role involves ETL design, data modeling, and creating reports using FineReport and FineBI to support business decision-making.
Backend Data Engineer - Production ML & AWS
Endgame Economics is seeking a mid-level backend data engineer to build and maintain backend services and data pipelines that support their optimization models. The role involves collaborating with senior engineers to productionise models and manage AWS infrastructure.
Data Platform Engineer — Scale & Self‑Service (Hybrid)
The Data Platform Engineer will design and build scalable data pipelines, models, and infrastructure to support company-wide data products. The role focuses on automation, robust testing, and maintaining reliable engineering standards within a hybrid work environment.
Senior AWS Data Platform Engineer
The Senior AWS Data Platform Engineer will design and implement scalable, cloud-native data pipelines using AWS services, Kafka, and Apache Flink. This role involves providing technical leadership to build robust batch and real-time data processing solutions.
Senior Data Engineer - Azure ETL & Data Solutions (Hybrid)
The Senior Data Engineer will build and maintain secure, scalable data infrastructure and ETL pipelines for a federal government client. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to support analytics and service delivery within an agile framework.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer building scalable data pipelines, APIs, and data products using SQL, BigQuery, and DBT on cloud infrastructure within an Agile team at a major insurance group.
Data Engineer: Health Data Pipelines & Analytics
Data Engineer at NSW Health designing data models, building data warehouses and pipelines, and enabling secure, timely reporting on notifiable diseases.
Data Engineer
As a Data Engineer at Vivanti Consulting, you will design and build data pipelines, warehouses, and lakes for high-stakes public sector projects. You will work with a modern data stack including Python, Spark, SQL, and cloud-native services like AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer at a tech consultancy building cloud-native data platforms and AI-powered data products using Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, and Azure, working directly with enterprise clients in Australia.
GCP Data Engineer
Vivanti Consulting is seeking a Data Engineer to design and build data pipelines, data lakes, and warehouses for global clients. The role involves working with cloud technologies like GCP, Python, Spark, and Airflow in a collaborative consulting environment.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer at NSW Health designing data models, building data pipelines and warehouses, and managing data systems for Health Protection NSW's epidemiology and public health reporting needs.
Data Engineer
Hands-on Data Engineer building automated SQL pipelines and data warehouse foundations to support operational reporting. Core technologies include T-SQL, PostgreSQL, and ETL/ELT tooling.
Data Engineer with MS Fabric - Brisbane
Data Engineer leading Microsoft Fabric and Azure data platform modernization in Brisbane—responsible for end-to-end data platform ownership, governance, and delivery across Azure Synapse, Data Lake, Power BI, and integration tools.
Data Engineer - Big Data & BI
Data Engineer developing and optimizing big data platforms, data warehouses, and BI solutions using FineReport/FineBI at BYD Australia's Mulgrave office.
Senior Data Engineer: Streaming Pipelines on Spark/Azure
Design, build, and support modern batch and streaming data pipelines using Spark/PySpark, Kafka, and Azure Synapse in a hybrid, hands-on leadership role in Sydney.
Senior Data Engineer - Data Platform & Acquisition Lead
The Senior Data Engineer will lead data acquisition and integration for an enterprise data warehouse program, utilizing Snowflake, AWS, SQL, and Python. The role involves designing data pipelines, mentoring developers, and driving governance and release practices.