Data Engineering Jobs in Australia
There are 1,698 open Data Engineering jobs in Australia on freehire right now. 604 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 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
Senior Data Governance Officer
Senior Data Governance Officer responsible for establishing and maintaining CASA's data governance framework, data ownership/stewardship, metadata and dictionaries, and supporting governance forums to underpin aviation safety oversight and regulatory decision making.
Chief Engineer - Engineering Data Platform
The Chief Engineer will lead the architecture and roadmap for the Engineering Data Platform, focusing on leveraging data to improve software delivery, operational resilience, and developer experience at Commonwealth Bank.
Senior Data Engineer - Fabric, Azure, Power BI
Senior Data Engineer building data pipelines and migrating to Microsoft Fabric for a financial services company, using Azure and Power BI for dashboards.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer on-site in Canberra designing, developing, and optimising ETL and data pipelines for federal government election systems.
Data Engineer — Modern Analytics & Pipelines (Hybrid)
Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and modern analytics infrastructure using Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, Power BI, SQL, Python, and Azure DevOps in a hybrid contract role.
Data Engineer: Scalable Pipelines & Streaming (Sydney)
Designs and builds scalable data pipelines and streaming platforms using Scala, Python, Spark, Kafka, and Azure Synapse, while mentoring engineers and leading data initiatives in a hybrid contract role.
Adapt/ Data Engineer
Designs and builds scalable data pipelines and platforms for enterprise analytics, specializing in Spark, Kafka, and cloud-based solutions like Azure Synapse.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer supporting ETL pipelines and identity management systems (Active Directory, LDAP) in a defence environment, handling identity lifecycle, directory synchronisation, incident resolution, and continuous improvement.
Senior Data Engineer
The Senior Data Engineer will design and maintain the company's data platform, focusing on end-to-end data pipelines and integrating AI-driven context management. The role involves building scalable, reliable data solutions using modern cloud technologies like Snowflake, Python, and streaming tools.
Head of Technology & Data Governance
Lead data governance and responsible AI for a growing technology group, setting standards and guardrails around data and AI use across Snowflake, Tableau, Tealium and Braze while also overseeing cyber, risk and compliance programs.
Senior Data Engineer - Fabric, Azure, Power BI
The Senior Data Engineer will build and implement data pipelines to ingest, transform, and present data as part of a migration to Microsoft Fabric for a financial services firm. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders and creating visualizations using Power BI.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer builds secure, high-reliability pipelines and graph analytics for government clients using Python, Spark, SQL, and cloud platforms like Azure/AWS/GCP.