Data Engineering Jobs in Australia
There are 1,705 open Data Engineering jobs in Australia on freehire right now. 589 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$825 | A$950 | A$1,060 | 17 |
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 265 · 16%
- Onsite 34 · 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 186
- 501-1000 employees 97
- 51-200 employees 35
- 11-50 employees 16
- 201-500 employees 5
- 1-10 employees 3
Senior Data Platform Engineer - Modern Enterprise Data Lakehouse
Designs and builds a scalable enterprise data platform using Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Power BI, and Dataverse to support data products and analytics for a recycling and resources recovery company.
Senior Data Platform Engineer
Senior Data Platform Engineer builds and maintains data pipelines, lakehouses, and Power BI dashboards on Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, and Power Platform to modernize Re.Group’s enterprise analytics and reporting.
Lead Data Platform Engineer
Lead the design and build of Hunter Water’s modern cloud data platform using Azure, Snowflake, Databricks and Azure Data Factory to support analytics and future AI initiatives.
Senior Data Engineer - AI-Driven Pipelines, Cloud & Hybrid
Build and maintain AI-driven data pipelines and cloud data warehouses using Snowflake, Databricks, dbt and Airflow to power property and mortgage analytics.
Senior Data Engineer, CX
Build real-time data pipelines and ML workflows on AWS to power AI-driven customer experience features, integrating LLMs and agentic systems for workforce management.
Senior AWS Data Engineer - Real-Time Pipelines & Airflow
Designs and optimizes AWS-based data pipelines using Python, PySpark, Airflow, and Redshift/S3/DynamoDB/Snowflake for batch and real-time analytics.
Senior Data Engineer - AI & MLOps
Build and optimize AI/ML and data pipelines for a sensor-fusion system, focusing on real-time processing, CI/CD, and MLOps to support an autonomous team in Sydney.
Principal Consulting AI / Data Engineer
Principal AI/Data Engineer designs and builds enterprise-scale data and AI solutions on Databricks and cloud platforms, while leading client engagements and translating complex tech into business value for executives.
Senior Data Engineer – Azure Databricks
Senior Data Engineer builds and optimizes Azure Databricks pipelines for a financial client, migrating Synapse workloads to Delta Lake and creating scalable data ingestion frameworks.
Senior Data Engineer (Melbourne/Adelaide)
Senior Data Engineer builds and optimizes cloud data platforms and pipelines for utilities and asset-heavy clients using Azure, Azure Data Factory, and Microsoft Fabric.
Senior Data Engineer (Contract) — Kafka & Event-Driven Pipelines
Build and maintain Kafka-based event-driven pipelines and data ingestion systems for a trading environment, integrating market data, risk, and valuation systems.
GCP Data Platform Engineer - Pipelines & Observability
Build and maintain GCP-based data pipelines and observability tooling to keep Correlate Resources’ data services reliable and scalable.
Senior Data Engineer, Enterprise BI & Analytics
Designs and builds enterprise-scale data pipelines, warehouses, and BI dashboards to support university-wide analytics and reporting.
Senior Data Engineer: Scale Snowflake Data Platform
Senior Data Engineer builds and scales a Snowflake-based cloud data platform to power Jetstar’s analytics and decision-making with secure, governed pipelines.
Senior Data Engineer: Shape an Enterprise Data Platform
Build and maintain a Snowflake-based cloud data platform and scalable pipelines to deliver fast, reliable insights for Jetstar’s business decisions.
Senior Databricks Data Engineer & Azure Consultant
Designs and secures Azure-based data platforms using Databricks, Python, SQL, and Terraform, while implementing governance and automated testing for data pipelines.
Senior Forward Deployed Data Engineer: Big Data AI Projects
You’ll design and implement big-data pipelines on Databricks for clients, troubleshoot issues, and guide teams to turn raw data into actionable insights while managing customer engagements.
Principal Azure Data Engineer & Governance Lead
Leads Azure data engineering and governance projects, designing scalable solutions with Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, and BI tools while overseeing delivery and architecture.