Data Engineering Jobs in Australia
There are 1,697 open Data Engineering jobs in Australia on freehire right now. 605 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 29%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 262 · 15%
- Onsite 32 · 2%
- Remote 19 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 14% of the 93 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 561
- Lead 231
- Principal 39
- Staff 35
- 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
Data Engineering Lead
Lead the design and build of scalable data pipelines that transform messy marketing data into clean, model-ready datasets for an AI-powered Marketing Mix Modelling platform.
Senior Data Engineering & Warehousing Solutions Architect
Design and implement scalable data engineering and warehousing solutions on Databricks, guiding customers through cloud transformations and enabling BI workloads.
Data Engineer: AI-Powered Pipelines on Azure Databricks
Design and optimize scalable data pipelines using Python (PySpark), SQL, and Azure Databricks to enable AI-driven insights for the Transport Accident Commission.
Data Engineer for Planet-Saving Data Platform
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines for a climate-tech company, ensuring reliable ingestion from lab instruments and production systems into a cloud-based data lake.
Databricks Data Platform & AI Engineer
Build and maintain scalable data platforms and AI pipelines using Databricks, Delta Lake, and PySpark on cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Senior Data Engineer - Flexible WFH & ML Pipelines
Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains cloud data pipelines on Databricks/AWS, enabling analytics and ML use cases while collaborating with data scientists and BI teams.
Senior Data Engineer - Snowflake Cloud Platform
Build and maintain Jetstar’s Snowflake-centric cloud data platform, designing scalable pipelines and ensuring data quality and governance.
Lead Data Engineer - Trusted Analytics & Pipelines (WFH)
Lead a team to build and maintain trusted data pipelines and analytics-ready datasets for a government department using Azure and Power BI.
Senior Data Engineer | Azure & Data Forensics
Senior Data Engineer builds and optimizes Azure-based data pipelines for a NSW government department, reverse-engineering legacy systems and cleaning messy data using Medallion Architecture and Power BI.
Azure Fabric Data Engineer - Medallion Architecture
Designs and builds Azure Fabric data pipelines for healthcare analytics using medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold layers).
Senior Data Engineer — Python, Spark, AWS | Hybrid
Design and build scalable data pipelines using Python, Spark, and AWS for ASX’s next-gen data platform, focusing on automation, testing, and observability.
Data Engineering Lead - Snowflake
Lead Snowflake migrations and implementations, build semantic data models, and integrate BI tools like Power BI for enterprise reporting while applying modern DevOps practices.
Data Engineer
Build and maintain data pipelines, warehouses, and governance for a fintech platform using Python, Databricks/Snowflake, and cloud services.
PLM and Engineering Data Engineer
Owns engineering data, PLM processes, and documentation workflows for Hysata’s green-hydrogen electrolyser, ensuring traceable, release-ready data for mechanical, manufacturing, and process teams.
Conservation GIS & Data Engineer
Builds GIS pipelines and spatial dashboards to automate land-screening and restoration monitoring for a climate-focused startup.
Position: Senior Data Engineer New
Build and maintain property data pipelines, models, and APIs using BigQuery, Airflow, Kafka, and TypeScript/Python to power REA’s Prime platform and external data solutions.
Data Engineer - Azure & Databricks Pipelines (Hybrid)
Designs and builds scalable Azure and Databricks data pipelines using Python (PySpark) and SQL to support analytics and AI initiatives in a government transport agency.
Senior Data Engineer — Lakehouse & Real-Time Platform
Build and maintain a Lakehouse data platform with batch and streaming pipelines to power data-driven property insights and decision-making.
Lead SAP BO Data Engineer - BI, Dashboards, Governance
Lead SAP Business Objects data engineer building BO Universes, WebI reports, and dashboards for a federal government client, while driving data governance and master data management.