Data Engineer

About Us

The National Basketball League (NBL) is a world-renowned basketball organisation, home to some of the globe's best players. As a leader in sports entertainment, we operate an innovative media platform and are dedicated to achieving new heights of success and growth. Our vision is to be the most entertaining sports experience for fans, through bold innovation and partnerships, and to become the fastest growing league globally.

Our Values 

• Always Think Big: Be courageous, be open to new ideas, learn and grow — no limits.
• Be Accountable: Own it Ask for help. The scoreboard matters.
• Integrity is Key: Act ethically, act honestly, keep our word.
• Show Respect: Show care, listen and seek to understand, value opinions.
• We are Fans Too: Have fun, always consider the fan, share the love of the game.
• One Team:Communicate, trust each other, celebrate the wins, build relationships.

About This Opportunity

As a Data Engineer you'll be working closely with our analytics, digital, and commercial teams, you'll ensure data flows seamlessly across systems and empower the League to make smarter, faster, and more impactful decisions on and off the court.

What You'll Do Build & Optimise Data Infrastructure

• Design and manage scalable, secure data pipelines across multiple platforms (ticketing, broadcast, digital, player and game data)
• Maintain and enhance the League's central data warehouse as a single source of truth
• Integrate complex datasets to enable real-time insights and long-term strategic analysis

Ensure Data Quality & Governance

• Implement rigorous quality and validation frameworks to ensure clean, accurate, and compliant data
• Support data privacy and governance requirements in alignment with industry best practices
• Monitor and resolve data issues across systems and partners

Collaborate & Drive Insights

• Partner with internal stakeholders to deliver data solutions aligned with business priorities
• Work closely with analysts and data scientists to structure and prepare datasets for advanced modelling
• Collaborate with vendors, clubs, and partners to improve interoperability and data flow across the NBL ecosystem

Innovate & Improve Continuously

• Drive automation and innovation in data collection and analytics
• Explore emerging technologies to enhance fan engagement, commercial growth, and on-court analytics
• Stay ahead of industry trends in sports data and digital transformation

What We're Looking For

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong SQL and database management skills (relational and non-relational)
• Proven experience with data warehousing, ETL, and data modelling
• Familiarity with big data or streaming technologies (e.g., Spark, Kafka) and APIs
• Understanding of data governance, privacy, and compliance
• Ability to translate complex data concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills with a collaborative mindset
• Commercially aware, detail-oriented, and passionate about sport and technology

Desirable

• Experience in sports, entertainment, or media industries
• Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related fields
• Exposure to cloud-based data solutions and analytics tools

Why Join the NBL?

• Impact: Drive decisions that shape the future of basketball in Australia.
• Innovation: Work with modern tools, platforms, and data technologies.
• Culture: Join a passionate, high-performing team that lives and breathes the game.
• Growth: Be part of NBL's digital transformation and rapid expansion.
• Variety: Work across diverse data sources – from live game analytics to fan experience platforms.

Ready to Join the Team? 

If you're passionate about data, innovation, and sport, this is your chance to make an impact at the heart of Australia's premier basketball league.

Apply now and help us turn data into the next big play

The National Basketball League is dedicated to championing diversity and inclusion. We wholeheartedly embrace individual differences and warmly welcome all qualified applicants to apply, including First Nations peoples.