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
Lead SAP Business Objects Data Engineer
Lead the design and migration of SAP BusinessObjects and Power BI reporting solutions, building Universes, dashboards, and visualizations for a federal government analytics team.
AI Data Engineer
Build and optimize AI-ready data pipelines and retrieval systems using Databricks, Spark, and Python to power generative AI features like RAG and vector search for fintech comparison platforms.
Senior Data Engineer — Data Platform Leader (Equity)
Owns and scales data pipelines and analytics infrastructure for an AI-native startup, ensuring high-quality data for business decisions while collaborating with product and engineering teams.
Senior Data Platform Engineer - AWS + Snowflake
Build and own end-to-end data platforms on AWS with Snowflake or Databricks, designing architecture and collaborating with client stakeholders as the technical authority.
Senior Data Engineer
Build and own Blinq’s data analytics infrastructure, designing scalable pipelines and ensuring data quality to drive product decisions and business growth.
lead data engineer - informatica
Lead a team of 7 data engineers to build and automate high-volume ETL/ELT pipelines for a major bank using Informatica IDMC, Python, and AI-driven tools while ensuring cloud modernization and compliance.
Data Engineer
Leads design and implementation of data pipelines and systems using Azure SQL, Microsoft Fabric, and DevOps to improve processing and accessibility for government projects.
AI-First Data Engineer for IDMC & ELT Pipelines
Designs and maintains AI-first data pipelines for Westpac’s cloud and on-prem systems, automating integration, testing, and compliance workflows.
Data Engineer
Build and maintain enterprise-scale data pipelines and cloud solutions using SQL, Python, dbt, and PySpark to power analytics and AI outcomes.
Data Engineer
Design and build cloud data pipelines and lakehouse solutions using Microsoft Azure and Fabric to enable scalable analytics and AI for enterprise clients.
Data Platform Engineer
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines on AWS and Databricks using Python, PySpark, and SQL to deliver reliable, high-quality data for analytics and decision-making.
Data Engineer – Financial Services – Melbourne
Build and maintain data pipelines and reporting systems for a modern financial-services data platform using Microsoft technologies.
Senior Data Architect - Data Governance & Platform Uplift
Senior Data Architect leads the design of canonical data objects and integration contracts for a university’s data governance uplift, aligning systems across student, HR, research, finance and asset domains.
Data Engineer
Build and maintain enterprise-scale data pipelines on Microsoft Azure, enabling reliable, secure data flows for analytics and decision-making across Rabobank’s agribusiness-focused operations.
Senior Data Engineer - Data Platform
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and a modern Lakehouse platform using Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Kafka, and Flink to power analytics and ML across a large real-estate marketplace.
GCP Data Engineer: BigQuery & Dataflow Specialist
N2S.Global is seeking a skilled GCP Data Engineer to design, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines and cloud-based data solutions on Google Cloud Platform. You will work with BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, and…
Azure Data Engineer: Build Scalable Cloud Pipelines
CareCone Group is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to develop scalable data pipelines and support cloud-based data solutions in Sydney. The role involves programming with SQL, Python, Databricks, and Scala/Java. Key…
GCP Data Engineer
We are seeking a skilled GCP Data Engineer to design, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines and cloud-based data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate should have strong experience in…