Senior Data Engineer
Australian Ethical
Full-time
On-site
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Senior Jobs
About Us
Australian Ethical is one of Australia’s fastest-growing super fund and ethical investment managers. We are ASX-listed with almost $14 billion in funds under management and offer a selection of award-winning managed funds and superannuation products.
Our purpose is to invest for a better world, and we have been pioneers in this space for almost 40 years. For us, investing has two aims – generating solid financial returns and a positive impact for people, planet, and animals. At Australian Ethical, we prove that money can be a force for good. We do this by staying true to our purpose, which is embedded throughout our organisation and drives our everyday activities as a business, investor, brand, employer, and corporate citizen. We’re a registered B Corp and fully committed to an inclusive, equitable and forward-thinking workplace culture.
We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to take a strategic role in designing, building, and maintaining scalable cloud-based data platforms that drive advanced analytics and business intelligence.
Your expertise will be instrumental in shaping our cloud-based data architecture and driving innovation across our data ecosystem, while ensuring data integrity, security, and accessibility.
You will be required to:
- Lead the strategic design, expansion, and optimization of a secure, scalable, and high-performing data platform
- Implement cloud security best practices within Azure, ensuring data protection through access controls, encryption, and compliance
- Develop, maintain, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, SQL, and dbt for efficient data processing
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver scalable data solutions
- Build and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment, testing, and monitoring of data workflows
- Ensure data quality through validation, monitoring, and performance checks across pipelines
- Document data architectures, workflows, security protocols, and operational procedures thoroughly
- Design and implement RESTful APIs for seamless integration between internal and external systems
We are looking for someone with:
- Proven expertise in designing and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, SQL, and dbt
- Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and security principles, particularly within Azure
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline development and automation for data workflows
- Ability to implement robust data validation, monitoring, and quality assurance processes to ensure reliable and performant data delivery
- Effective cross-functional collaboration with analysts, product managers, and business stakeholders to translate data needs into scalable solutions
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and a proactive mindset
Experience & qualifications required:
- 7+ years of professional experience, including hands-on work in data engineering and full-stack software development with a strong focus on data-intensive systems
- Expert-level proficiency in Python and SQL, with demonstrated experience building robust, scalable data pipelines and performing complex data transformations
- Proven track record of designing and maintaining scalable data platforms and pipelines
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline development and automation in cloud environments
- Experience working with modern data stack tools including Snowflake, dbt, and Azure
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Why Australian Ethical?
- We offer a competitive salary, including short-term and long-term incentives including access to an Employee Share Plan
- Hybrid work arrangements
- Wellbeing program that includes an extra 5 days of leave above statutory requirement
- Purpose aligned volunteer days
- 20 days paid annual leave with an additional 3 paid days of annual leave over the Christmas period
Want to know more about what it's like to work at Australian Ethical? Check out our LinkedIn Life Page here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/australian-ethical-investment/life/ or our Careers and Culture page here: https://www.australianethical.com.au/work-with-us/
At Australian Ethical we embrace diversity in our people and thinking. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital or disability status.
Join the Team
If this role interests you and you'd love to join the Australian Ethical team, apply here. We look forward to hearing from you!
Please note
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Applications or approaches via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Background checks will be conducted for the successful candidate, as per our regulatory requirements as a financial services organisation