Data Engineering Jobs in New Zealand
There are 292 open Data Engineering jobs in New Zealand on freehire right now. 181 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 50%
- sql 48%
- python 41%
- ai 35%
- ci-cd 32%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 55 · 19%
- Onsite 20 · 7%
- Remote 14 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 4% of the 28 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 118
- 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
Senior Data Engineering Manager & Platform Lead
The Senior Data Engineering Manager will lead the delivery, operation, and evolution of enterprise data engineering capabilities at Kāinga Ora. This role focuses on ensuring data platforms, pipelines, and analytics environments are secure, scalable, and aligned with business outcomes.
Senior Databricks Data Engineer (Remote)
The Senior Databricks Data Engineer will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures for various customer projects. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve data quality and performance using Databricks and DBT/Coalesce.
Head of Data Engineering & Platform Strategy
The Head of Data Engineering & Platform Strategy at Kāinga Ora leads the delivery and evolution of enterprise data engineering capabilities, including platforms, pipelines, and analytics environments. This strategic leadership role focuses on driving modern data practices to support organizational business outcomes.
Data Engineer: AI‑Driven Pipelines & Analytics
The Data Engineer will design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines and orchestration systems to support analytics, BI, and customer reporting. The role involves end-to-end data troubleshooting, implementing monitoring, and mentoring junior team members.
Lead Data Platform Engineer - Fabric, Azure & Databricks
The Lead Data Platform Engineer will design and deliver modern data platforms using Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and Databricks. This role involves hands-on data engineering, architecture design, and mentoring team members while collaborating with clients.
Senior Databricks Data Engineer Lead | Hybrid NZ
The Lead Data Consultant will design and build scalable data pipelines using Databricks, Azure, and Microsoft Fabric. The role involves implementing Medallion Architecture, mentoring team members, and collaborating with clients to deliver high-quality data platform solutions.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer builds and evolves NZTA’s data platforms and pipelines to support analytics, AI, and better transport outcomes for New Zealand.
Data Engineer: Databricks Pipelines & Platforms
The Data Engineer will design, build, and optimize data pipelines and platforms to support enterprise analytics. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure data quality, security, and scalability.
Data Engineer - Cloud Pipelines & Trusted Insights
The Data Engineer will design and optimize the Corporate Data Platform for Health New Zealand, building reliable data pipelines and information products using Snowflake, dbt, and AWS.
Manager - Data Engineering
The Manager of Data Engineering will lead the delivery and operation of enterprise data platforms and pipelines to support data-driven decision-making. This role involves managing data engineering teams, ensuring platform scalability and security, and collaborating across IT and business functions.
Principal Data Engineer
This role is for a Principal Data Engineering Consultant to design and deliver modern data platforms for various clients using Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and Databricks. The position combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, mentoring, and direct client engagement.
Principal Data Engineer
Principal Data Engineer providing enterprise-wide technical leadership across data platforms, governance, and delivery at NZ Transport Agency, working with Databricks, Lakehouse architecture, SQL, and Python/Scala/R.
Data Engineer / SQL Developer
Build and scale data pipelines, models, and migrations for a golf-tech SaaS platform, migrating legacy data to Snowflake and enabling AI-powered features.