Data Engineering Jobs in Australia
There are 1,702 open Data Engineering jobs in Australia on freehire right now. 587 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 30%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 264 · 16%
- Onsite 33 · 2%
- Remote 18 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 14% of the 93 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 565
- Lead 231
- Principal 39
- Staff 34
- 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 - DBT, SQL
Builds and maintains scalable data pipelines and datasets on a GCP/BigQuery platform to support analytics, reporting, and future AI initiatives using Python, SQL, and dbt.
Data Engineer
Designs and migrates data pipelines using Azure Synapse Analytics and SQL Managed Instance, focusing on Microsoft stack technologies and cloud-based data solutions.


Data Engineer / BI Developer
Builds and maintains data models, Power BI reports, and governance frameworks to enable trusted decision-making for Kanda’s community and service delivery programs, focusing on client/worker/property/shift data.
Senior Data Governance Officer
Lead the design and embedding of a practical data governance framework for a rail safety regulator, balancing compliance, risk and usability to enable analytics and AI-driven decision-making.
Senior Data Engineer
Designs, builds, and optimizes ESSSuper’s enterprise data warehouse and pipelines using Azure/Microsoft Fabric to support reporting, analytics, and regulatory compliance for a $41B+ superannuation fund.
Senior Data Engineer
Owns and scales a global enterprise data platform, building and optimizing data pipelines, models, and analytics for business stakeholders using BigQuery, dbt, and Fivetran.
Data Engineer Data Engineer (Snowflake, DBT & AWS)
The Data Engineer will design, build, and maintain scalable cloud-based data pipelines and ETL/ELT frameworks using Snowflake, DBT, AWS, Python, and SQL. The role involves developing data models, ensuring data quality, and implementing security and governance standards for enterprise data solutions.
Azure Data Engineer
We're looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join a high-performing team delivering modern cloud-based data solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. This is an excellent opportunity to work on large-scale data…
ETL Developer / Data Engineer
Please respond to the job if you are an Australian Citizen and residing in Australia. Contract start 01 July 2023 To 12 months, 2 x 12 months extensions. Australian Citizen, ability to obtain Baseline Clearance,…
EL1 Data Engineer
Australian Citizens residing in Australia only respond. Ability to obtain Baseline Clearance. Essential criteria 1. MS SQL / Teradata /Snowflake / Redshift / Databricks Demonstrated competency in developing, auditing…
Data Analyst Data Engineer senior data analyst senior data engineer
Australian Citizens residing in Australia only respond. Data Analyst Manager Data Engineering Expert Senior Data Analyst Manager Senior Data Engineering Expert Citizen ACT, QLD, SA, VIC Services Australia is seeking to…
Data Engineer
Australian Citizens with the ability to obtain Baseline Clearance residing in Australia only respond. Contract start 05 February 2024 to 6 months, 2 x 6 months extensions. Australian Citizen, baseline Clearance…