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
Data Engineer
Design and build scalable data pipelines and Lakehouse/Data Warehouse solutions using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, and Databricks to enable analytics and AI workloads.
Data Engineer
Leads design and implementation of data pipelines and systems using Azure SQL, Microsoft Fabric, and DevOps to improve data processing and integration for a government agency.
Senior Data Engineer - AI Platform & Architecture
Design and evolve a Databricks Lakehouse platform for an AI-first company, defining Medallion layers, Unity Catalogue governance, and compute optimizations to power large-scale AI workloads.
Senior Data Engineer, AI Platform & Lakehouse Architect
Design and evolve a Databricks Lakehouse platform, owning architecture and modern data foundations with Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalogue, Python, SQL, and PySpark.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains enterprise-scale data pipelines, warehouses, and lakes for a government digital transformation program, using SQL, Python, and cloud/on-prem platforms.
Staff Data Engineer: AI-Driven Customer Platforms
Design and build cloud-native data platforms that power AI-driven customer engagement and CRM solutions for a major Australian bank.
Senior Manager - Data Platform Governance
Leads governance for Westpac’s data platforms, ensuring compliance with policies and standards while collaborating with projects and stakeholders.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer builds and operates a data platform integrating fleet telemetry, maintenance, and enterprise systems using Azure and Databricks.
Data Engineer
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and warehouses to power Nine’s media brands, using Python, SQL, and cloud platforms like GCP/AWS/Azure.
Senior Data Engineer
Build and maintain scalable ETL pipelines and data models in Python/SQL to centralize ad revenue and financial data for reporting and forecasting at Australia’s largest media company.
Data Engineer
Build and maintain scalable AWS-based data pipelines for a national healthcare network, ensuring reliable ingestion, transformation, and delivery of clinical and operational data.
Staff Data Engineer
Build and scale data platforms and AI systems to power customer engagement and decisioning for Business Banking at CommBank.
Lead Data Engineering Consultant
Ippon Australia is a team of true technologists who leverage contemporary thinking and tools to enhance the way our clients drive value. Whether it’s a bespoke platform to improve employee engagement within a national…
Lead Data Engineer - Data & AI Delivery (4-Day Week)
Ippon Australia is seeking a Lead Data Engineering Consultant to manage the end-to-end delivery of data platforms. You will lead project teams, design data architectures, and optimise data pipelines using tools like…