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 Engineer, Core Banking Migrations
Senior Data Engineer builds and operates pipelines to migrate decades of legacy banking data into Constantinople’s AI-native banking platform using Snowflake, Python, and AWS.
Senior Data Engineer — Real-Time AWS
Designs and builds real-time data pipelines on AWS using PySpark, Airflow, and Redshift to power enterprise-scale analytics and insights for an HR-focused SaaS platform.
Senior Microsoft Fabric & Azure Data Engineer
Design and deliver secure, scalable data and cloud solutions using Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and .NET/C#; build Lakehouse architectures, pipelines, and Power BI models while consulting with clients.
Senior Data Engineer & Team Lead — Data Lake Architect
Lead the design and governance of a scalable data platform, building data lakes/warehouses and modern architectures while mentoring a growing team.
Data Engineer - Denodo
Build and optimize Denodo virtualized data models, integrating SAP ECC and enterprise systems to power finance and commercial reporting in a consultancy setting.
Senior Data Engineer
Build and optimize scalable data pipelines using Python, PySpark, and Databricks for batch and streaming workloads, managing Delta Lake layers and AWS S3 storage.
GCP Data Engineer
Build and optimize GCP and BigQuery data pipelines for analytics, ensuring cost efficiency and adherence to engineering principles while collaborating with product owners and SMEs.
Senior Data Engineer
Design and lead data integration across healthcare systems, building robust pipelines and governance to enable analytics and AI/ML use cases.
AWS Data Engineer
Build and maintain AWS-based data pipelines and analytics platforms using services like Glue, Redshift, and SageMaker to enable data-driven insights and reporting.
Senior Data Engineer
Design and build scalable data pipelines and analytics platforms using Azure and Microsoft Fabric for enterprise clients, focusing on data architecture, governance, and transformation.
Data Engineer-GCP
Build and optimize GCP-based data pipelines for telecom analytics, focusing on BigQuery, Dataflow, and Dataform while enforcing PII governance and cost controls.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains scalable data platforms in Python/SQL, designing ETL pipelines and ensuring data security for analytics and reporting at a social-services nonprofit.
Principal Data Engineer
Principal Data Engineer designs and builds scalable cloud data platforms using Snowflake, AWS/Azure, and Airflow/dbt, advising clients on data strategy and architecture.
Senior Data Engineer
Builds and optimizes data pipelines and warehouses using AWS services, Teradata, and PySpark for a telecom-focused enterprise platform.
Senior Data Engineer
Builds and optimizes enterprise-scale data pipelines and platforms for a fintech company, specializing in Hadoop/Spark ecosystems to ingest, transform, and distribute data across distributed systems like Teradata and RDBMS.
Lead Data Engineer
Build a new Databricks-on-Azure lakehouse, migrate legacy pipelines, and set up CI/CD to lay the foundation for AI-driven analytics in a superannuation business.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer builds and owns scalable data pipelines and warehouse solutions using Snowflake, Airflow, and Python to turn raw data into trusted business assets.
Senior Data Engineer
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and event-driven architectures for a trading environment using Kafka and modern data platforms.