Data Engineering Jobs in New Zealand
There are 293 open Data Engineering jobs in New Zealand on freehire right now. 182 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are analytics, data-engineering and cloud.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZD | year | NZ$140,620 | NZ$148,480 | NZ$162,030 | 22 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- analytics 58%
- data-engineering 54%
- cloud 52%
- data-pipelines 49%
- sql 47%
- python 41%
- ai 35%
- ci-cd 31%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 56 · 19%
- Onsite 20 · 7%
- Remote 14 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 4% of the 28 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 119
- Lead 44
- Principal 11
- C-level 3
- Intern 3
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 24
- 501-1000 employees 22
- 11-50 employees 5
- 51-200 employees 5
- 201-500 employees 2
Data Engineer / Consultant
Designs and builds data warehouses, ETL pipelines, and dashboards using SQL, Databricks, and visualization tools to deliver business insights.
Data Engineer Consultant: Databricks & Data Warehousing
Designs and builds data warehouses and ETL pipelines using Databricks and SQL, then delivers insights via dashboards in an agile environment.
AI Data Platform Engineer
Build and maintain AI-ready data platforms for an airline, enabling GenAI agents, semantic retrieval, and automated workflows that power analytics and decision-making.
Data Engineer
Build and modernize LIC’s data platform using Snowflake, ETL/ELT, and cloud tools to improve data accessibility and self-service for analytics across the agri-tech co-op.
Associate Power BI Data Engineer - Dashboards & Pipelines
Build and maintain Power BI dashboards and data pipelines to inform business decisions across manufacturing, operations, and corporate functions.
Associate Data Engineer (Powe BI)
Build and maintain Power BI dashboards and data models to turn business data into actionable insights, while supporting modern data pipelines and cloud platforms like Microsoft Fabric or Azure.
Senior Data Engineer
Design and build scalable data pipelines and frameworks to enable BNZ’s core banking teams to make data-driven decisions using SQL, Python, and modern ELT tools.
Cloud Data Engineer - Azure & Analytics Expert
Designs and maintains cloud data pipelines on Azure, builds semantic models and Power BI reports, and ensures reliable, AI-ready data for analytics and governance.
Senior Data Engineer — Build Scalable Pipelines & Impact
Design and build scalable data pipelines for a major bank, collaborating with product and analytics teams to deliver data solutions that empower decision-making.
Data Platform Architect — Cloud Data Engineering
Design and deliver modern data platforms on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, guiding architecture decisions and enabling analytics for clients.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer builds and modernizes NZ Customs’ analytics platform using Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, PySpark and Delta Lake to replace legacy ETL systems.
Senior Data Engineer: Modern Data Platform & Lakehouse
Designs and builds scalable data pipelines and Lakehouse models using Microsoft Fabric, Delta Lake, SQL, and PySpark to modernize analytics and reporting for NZ Customs.
Principal Data Engineer
Principal Data Engineer designs and builds scalable cloud data pipelines and warehouses for T-Mobile’s ad-tech platform, using Snowflake, Databricks, and AWS services to power analytics and audience solutions.
Data Engineer
Build and maintain data platforms, optimize pipelines, and support business units with data solutions to enhance strategy and productivity.
Senior Data Engineer: Cloud BI & Data Warehouse
Lead and optimize modern data platforms for New Zealand’s health system using Snowflake, DBT, Airflow, and GitHub to build scalable pipelines and reliable data solutions.
Senior Databricks Data Engineer – Lakehouse Specialist
Designs scalable data architectures using Databricks, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog, leading engineering teams to build modern data platforms for large healthcare, life sciences, and financial clients.
Senior Data Engineer — Enterprise Snowflake & AI Analytics
Designs and builds scalable data pipelines and dbt models on Snowflake to power analytics across global orchards, packhouses, logistics, and sales for a climate-focused agri-tech company.
Senior Data Engineer Information Technology · Ellerslie (Global Hub) ·
Senior Data Engineer builds and optimizes Snowflake-based data platforms and dbt models to unify T&G’s global produce supply chain data, enabling analytics and future AI capabilities.
Data Engineer / Developer - Databricks
Data Engineer specializing in Databricks to design and implement scalable data architectures for clients in healthcare, finance, and government, using Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and PySpark.
Power BI Data Engineer – 9‑Month NZ Contract
Build Power BI dashboards and maintain data pipelines for a pharmaceutical company, ensuring data quality to support business decisions in a 9-month Auckland contract.