Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer

Macquarie University is hiring for a Lead Data Engineer for our Data Solutions team within Business Intelligence and Reporting. As a Lead Data Engineer, you will work with the relevant teams to lead the development and optimisation of data and analytics architecture, as well as optimising data flow and collection to deliver integrated and quality business information and reporting solutions.

Business Intelligence and Reporting is responsible for enabling evidence-based decision-making across the University.

Key Accountabilities

• Adopt and enhance existing processes to design and implement data orchestration workflows, managing curated datasets through landing zones, enterprise data warehouses, and presentation layers for insight generation.
• Collaborate with the lead modeller to translate requirements into production-ready outputs.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand and support their data infrastructure needs, troubleshooting and resolving technical issues.
• Deploy data models into production using CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless integration.
• Develop and manage data acquisition pipelines, ingestion workflows, and data lake capabilities.
• Work alongside relevant teams to deploy Machine Learning models for predictive analytics and advanced insights.
• Leverage generative AI and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to implement end-to-end solutions, enabling stakeholders to derive deep insights from structured data collaborating with the Macquarie AI Team.
• Identify, design, and implement process improvements to automate workflows, optimise data delivery, and enhance infrastructure efficiency and scalability.
• Create and maintain core documentation for data models, including DDLs, ETL mappings, data dictionaries, and change registers.
• Support the implementation of data asset standards and governance processes to ensure data quality and compliance.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in Data Analytics, Data Science, Business, Statistics, or equivalent experience.
• Proficient with database, data pipeline, and workflow management tools such as Snowflake, JIRA, Wiki, DBT, Apache Airflow, Python, Linux, and GitHub.
• Advanced skills in designing, testing, and validating data transformation and ETL routines using tools like DBT, Apache Airflow, Python, and Alteryx.
• Strong hands-on experience with Data Vault 2 and dimensional data model implementation.
• Proven track record of providing technical leadership in the delivery of complex enterprise data or integration solutions.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in an agile squad environment is desirable.

About Us

Macquarie is a university engaged with the real and often complex problems and opportunities that define our lives. Celebrating its 60th year in 2024, it was established as a bold experiment in higher education and designed to break from educational traditions to work in tandem with industry. Institutionally we strive for the extraordinary by challenging convention and embracing different views. Our pioneering culture has encouraged and inspired students, staff and collaborators to break free from conventional thinking, and to actively shape the complex issues that define the future of humanity.

Why Work at Macquarie

We rank amongst the top employers in the Australian Workplace Employers Index, having recently earned a five-star rating in the QS World Rankings with the highest rating for employability.

Our prime location, we are walking distance from Macquarie University Metro Station and Macquarie Shopping Centre. Not only are we close, take a look at our benefits:

• 17% Superannuation
• Subsidised onsite parking options
• Flexible working options
• Training and professional development
• Onsite childcare facilities
• Discounted health insurance (Medibank)
• Onsite vacation care
• Employee Assistance Program
• Subsidised membership at the Sport & Aquatic Centre
• Onsite GP, imaging & physio clinics

For role specific enquiries, please reach out to our Hiring Manager at chitrani.gunasekera@mq.edu.au.

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Applications Close: 28/10/2025 11:59 PM

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