Urban Data Engineering Lead

3 days ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Urbis Full time

About Urbis

Urbis is a people-focused organization that prioritizes the well-being of our team, clients, and communities. We are a community of passionate problem solvers dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for city-shaping projects. Our mission is to create meaningful, sustainable cities and communities.

We pride ourselves on empowering employees to excel in their roles and providing them with opportunities to make a tangible difference. As a Data Engineering Lead at Urbis, you will have the chance to work on exciting projects, gain industry experience, and broaden your exposure to various aspects of data engineering.

The Opportunity

Our Melbourne office is seeking a highly skilled Data Engineering Lead to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the design and implementation of scalable data architectures, pipelines, and data transformation processes. You will report to the Head of Data & Applications and contribute to operational excellence and cost efficiencies of the Data Lakehouse platform.

Your Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical implementation of future data projects across the project lifecycle (Plan, Design, Build & Maintain)
  • Provide technical governance for the Data Lakehouse and ensure adequate documentation is maintained
  • Develop and lead the development of required data pipelines, data transformations, and maintain the Enterprise Data Model, connecting organisation-wide data to support One Urbis strategy
  • Organize data into usable formats and a company-wide taxonomy to enable effective categorization and sharing of data across Urbis
  • Develop and lead the data operations practice ensuring agreed SLAs are met
  • Support the Head of Data & Applications in identifying ongoing revenue/commercialization opportunities for the company
  • Understand business problems and desired outcomes to design data solutions that are efficient & scalable; able to present these solutions to business stakeholders
  • Keep up-to-date with the latest innovations in the sector including digital twins, artificial intelligence, and other digital technologies that can be applied at Urbis and Cistri
  • Provide strong personal, people, and team leadership, demonstrated by the ability to coach, develop, and support the development of team members, including providing timely and constructive feedback to support high performance

About You

  • Tertiary qualifications in Engineering/Computer Science or a related field
  • Hands-on experience creating data pipelines using Python notebooks
  • Experience in Azure CI/CD pipelines and managing infrastructure as code
  • At least 5 years' experience in data engineering role, with at least 2 years in a leadership position
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Azure Cloud computing platform (specifically Synapse); Expert Azure certifications (Azure Solutions Architect and/or Azure DevOps Engineer) desirable
  • Proficiency with SQL, Python, and other data manipulation languages
  • Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, ETL processes, and data architecture best practices
  • Experience with Power BI administration and integration to Data Lakehouse
  • Demonstrable experience and proficiency with strong technical skills in the following: Data engineering, data classification and management, data pipeline management, data operations & SLA Management
  • Strong Understanding of data governance and taxonomy
  • A passion for the application of data to urban design and planning, with an understanding of the complexities of urban systems
  • Experience with process improvement methodologies in data management
  • A background in technical consulting is desirable

Salary Range:$120,000 - $150,000 per annum based on experience and qualifications



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