1 Lead Data Engineer
Tender Overview
About this tender
This Tender is invited by the Issuer. Overview The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to join its Enterprise Analytics and Technology Services (EATS) section, working across the department's data and analytics platforms. The Role The role is responsible for design, development and testing activities across several data movement, data transformation, and data visualisation processes within DAFF. The data movement and transformation processes focus on the preparation of data for use in decision making processes across the department, utilising modern cloud technology (Azure and Databricks) to enable operational analytics use cases. Role Requirements Strong experience in developing Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) and Extract, Load, Transform (ELT) processes, and/or the development of data products and complex data visualisations Suitable qualifications or training in data engineering techniques At least 5 years' experience working as a data engineer Strong work ethic, including taking ownership, providing leadership, and a high level of productivity Ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team in an Agile development environment Must hold a valid Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance, or be willing and eligible to obtain one Commencement within the section is contingent on the candidate obtaining a Baseline clearance How to Apply Candidates should provide their CSID on their resume/CV, if known.
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