Lead Data Engineer

About us

Mantel is an Australian-owned IT Professional Services consultancy, focused on emerging technology to help advance our clients by leveraging AI, Digital, Cloud, Data & Security technology. 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 6 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

Data

Working in data at Mantel means there are 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 are endless opportunities for you including data engineering, machine learning, data analytics and data science.

You won’t just be keeping up with AI; you'll be leading the curve. We have been delivering complex AI solutions since 2017 and are actively designing and scaling enterprise-level, fully automated Agentic AI solutions.

About the role

As a key member of our Data Engineering team, you’ll be responsible for designing and deploying client environments through code, developing data pipelines, building data models and advanced queries to help our clients harness the power of data.

Your day-to-day

- Take responsibility for the deliverables and efforts of project teams (varying in size, complexity and makeup of the team), and at times sharing responsibility collaboratively with other Leads / Principals.

- Establish an architecture for technical delivery, defining how this will be executed within the project and ensure this vision is clear and shared across the team and other relevant stakeholders.

- Drive and represent the Data Engineering capability both internally and externally, collaborating across Mantel domains to ensure our AI and data solutions are tailored to client needs.

- Participate in pre‑sales activities e.g. creating proposals/SoWs and facilitating walk‑throughs with clients.

- Build meaningful and trusted relationships with clients, key decision makers and partners (e.g. SME's within partners such as AWS, Google, Databricks, Snowflake).

- Use professional judgement while treating colleagues and clients with respect and compassion, and a demonstrated ability to display our five Mantel principles.

What you’ll need to be successful

- Strong consulting experience, either with external clients or internally within an organisation.

- 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.

- Experience defining data strategies for AI, including setting the standards for feature governance, data quality, and data lineage required for robust ML systems.

- Experience in establishing technical architecture and leading the delivery of technical projects and project teams.

What you can expect from us

- We know you won’t have one job for life. At Mantel 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.

- A true investment in your AI‑first career. We are a fully AI‑enabled consultancy and provide you with the tools to lead. This includes access to the Mantel AI Gateway, our secure, centralised platform with multiple AI models, plus a dedicated monthly budget and a safe environment to experiment and innovate.

- Our elite partnerships are a direct result of our deep platform mastery. For you, this means you'll be working alongside teams with the highest levels of technical expertise and tackling the most complex, high‑profile projects on the market. Check out our partner awards and recognitions here.

- 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 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.

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

- Mantel 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 for this job’ to be considered for this role and our Talent team will be in touch.

We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage people from all backgrounds and minority groups to apply.

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