Data Engineering Jobs in Australia
There are 1,699 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 43%
- sql 42%
- data-engineering 41%
- python 34%
- azure 31%
- data-quality 29%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 263 · 15%
- Onsite 31 · 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
Staff Data Engineer (Data Platform & Modernisation)
Builds and modernizes cloud-native data platforms for a major bank, focusing on scalable data engineering, cloud technologies, and AI-enabled solutions to support financial and regulatory outcomes.
Data Platform Engineer (AU Retail, Hybrid)
Builds and maintains scalable data pipelines and models for an Australian retail product company, ensuring data quality and security while supporting deployment and optimization.
Senior Data Engineer - AWS Databricks
Build and migrate data pipelines on AWS and Databricks, shaping architecture and driving a greenfield migration for a global brand.
Principal Data Engineer
Design and build a unified, governed data foundation for a global trading firm using Databricks, dbt, and PySpark, enabling trusted analytics and AI-powered tools across Finance, HR, Procurement, and Compliance.
Senior Data Engineer
Design and build a governed, unified data foundation for finance, HR, procurement and compliance using Databricks, dbt, SQL and PySpark to power reporting, AI agents and self-service analytics.
Data Engineer
Designs, builds, and maintains scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes to ingest, transform, and store data from multiple sources for reliable downstream use.
Principal Data Engineer
Design and build scalable ETL pipelines, data warehouses, and automation scripts in Python/SQL to support enterprise analytics for a defense contractor.
Expression of Interest: Data Engineer
Design and build scalable Azure-based data platforms and ETL pipelines to transform raw data into business insights.
Data Platform Administrator / Engineer
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia We are seeking an experienced Data Platform Administrator / Engineer with strong expertise in Cloudera, Kafka, Databricks, and modern Lakehouse architectures. Key Skills: Cloudera…
Senior Data Engineer
We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to support the modernisation of a legacy Microsoft SQL Server data platform to AWS-native services. The role will focus on modernising databases, ETL pipelines, data…
Data Engineer, Web Scraping
Data Engineer - Web Scraping Team: IT Location: Australia Commitment: Full-time Workplace Type: remote This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is…
Senior Data Governance Specialist
About us Established in 1840, we are Australia's first wellbeing company, delivering health, wealth and care services for our members and the community. As a social enterprise, we're motivated by our purpose to…
Principal Data Engineer
Principal Data Engineer designs and leads scalable data platforms and ETL workflows for a major Australian property platform, using Python/Scala/Java and cloud warehouses like BigQuery.
SENIOR CLOUD DATA ENGINEER
Join the KidSafe Connect Program that is transforming child protection in South Australia! The KidSafe Connect Program (KSC) is seeking a Senior Cloud Data Engineer to play a crucial role in driving the delivery of…