Lead Senior Data Engineer

About this role

• Baseline Security Clearance required • EL1 equivalent role • Canberra or remote | 14th September start Our client, a newly formed Government Organisation, whose focus in to project Australia's natural environment and heritage sites as well as our response to climate change and water / energy resources, require the services of Multiple Lead Senior Data Engineers. Duties of the Lead Senior Data Engineers: • Translate Solution Architect direction into detailed data platform design and ensure scalable, governable and fit-for-purpose within Azure cloud-native environments; • Design, document and implement end-to-end data solutions across ingestion, storage, transformation, cleansing and consumption layers; • Analyse and refactor legacy schemas, business logic and stored procedures for cloud-native implementation • Modernise and optimise data models for Delta Lake, including structured and semi-structured data Skills required: • Demonstrated experience leading the design, delivery and optimisation of enterprise-scale data platforms, including translating architectural direction into implementable data solutions and providing hands-on technical leadership across the full lifecycle. Advocate for team priorities as pertains to data solutions\environments in cross disciplinary forums. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; • Strong expertise in Azure Databricks (Spark, PySpark, workflows), Azure Data Factory (ADF) for orchestration and Delta Lake, with proven ability to design, build and optimise scalable, high-performance data pipelines in cloud-native environments. • Proven experience designing and implementing modern data architectures and warehouse solutions (e.g. medallion, Kimball, Data Vault), including dimensional modelling and supporting complex analytical and reporting workloads. • Experience migrating legacy SQL Server/SSIS/SSAS environments to Azure platforms, including re-engineering schemas, business logic and ETL processes while ensuring data integrity, reconciliation and continuity. How to apply To be considered for this role, please forward your resume to Coral by clicking the Quick Apply button. Please note that this role closes on Wednesday, 22 July 2026 @ 10am. JOB ID: CW673357 / LH-07178 Recruitment Hive: (02) 6299 1006 We Value Diversity The Recruitment Hive is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience and are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. We encourage people with disability, indigenous, veterans and people of all backgrounds and abilities to express their interest in this role.