Lead Data Engineer

About us

Mantel Group is an Australian-owned technology consulting business with capabilities across Cloud, Digital, Data, Delivery & Security. Since our inception in November 2017, we have experienced remarkable growth across Australia & New Zealand and are honoured to be recognised as a Great Place to Work for 5 years in a row

We hire smart and talented people and get out of their way. As a principle-based organisation we have a flat structure with no hierarchy. By focusing on our five principles and not getting caught up in red tape, we trust you to get the job done

About the role

As a Lead Data Engineer you will:

• Lead project teams (varying in size, complexity and makeup of the team) and project outcomes, and at times in collaborationwith other Leads / Principals
• Establish an architecture for technical delivery, defining how this will be executed within the project and work with broader team and stakeholders
• Solve complex data engineering challenges to help our clients advance their data and analytics solution
• Design and implement greenfield solutions, as well as recommending and implementing changes to existing solutions
• Show outstanding consulting and technical skills across a variety of modern data tools (such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, Snowflake etc.)
• Have a deep understanding of the project scope and commercials
• Ensure quality of work is maintained through mentoring and up-skilling of others
• Support pre-sales activities e.g. creating proposals/SoWs and facilitating walk-throughs with clients
• Build trusted relationships with clients and partners (e.g. SME's within partners such as AWS, Google, Databricks, Snowflake)
• Establish your reputation and influence as a data engineering expert within Mantel Group and the broader community

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Strong consulting experience, either with external clients or internally within an organisation
• Commercial data experience across different industries and domains
• Ability to engage with senior level stakeholders and having a broad influence in the internal and client's teams
• Experience in establishing technical architecture and leading the delivery of technical projects and project teams
• Prior experience leading greenfield projects and maintaining high-quality work throughout all project phases
• Technical brilliance across a broad range of cloud-native services
• Experience in building and managing data lakes, data warehouses, and data marts with tools such as Snowflake, Databricks
• Experience with CI/CD practices & tools - GitHub Actions, Gitlab, BuildKite, etc.
• Expertise in data modeling and schema design for high-performance analytics
• Knowledge of data security best practices and data quality frameworks, ensuring data integrity and consistency
• The ability to explain technical concepts regardless of the audience

We value diverse skill-sets, and we'd love to hear from you even if you don't meet all of the above. If you feel you cover the majority of the experiences/skills listed we still encourage you to apply or get in touch.

Data

Working in data at Mantel Group means there's opportunities to align to a particular cloud platform or remain cloud agnostic. Our teams are made up of awesome people who specialise in numerous areas of data so there's endless opportunities for you including data engineering, machine learning, data analytics and data science.

What you can expect from us:

• We know you won't have one job for life. At Mantel Group we believe in supporting our team to take their career in a direction that aligns with their passions. We have internal opportunities across Cloud, Data, Digital, Delivery & Security.

• You'll get all the tools you need to hit the ground running including a new phone, laptop & swag.

• We believe in unique experiences for all. Our My Deal program allows you to tailor your yearly plan, with the support of your Leader, to decide on what's most important to you. That might be extra professional development, extra annual leave, time to work on your side hustle, or something else completely different One size does not fit all.

• You'll be genuinely supported by an organisation that cares about not only you but your family as well, Mantel Group offers Flexible Personal Leave options for those unplanned moments in life.

• We support a flexible hybrid approach to working which is guided by our principles; we trust each other to "make good choices" about the best workplace locations for the requirements of the project, role and client. This can change based on our client needs.

• Mantel Group is a certified Family Inclusive Workplace, which means we are committed to improving your wellbeing at work through leading practices on flexible work, parental leave, family care and family wellbeing

Click 'Apply' to be considered for this role and our Talent team will be in touch