Data Engineer

Power up your career as a Data Engineer at Essential Energy Join a forward-thinking team where you'll design, build, and maintain cutting-edge data solutions on the Azure platform driving smarter decisions and a more connected energy future.

We Are Unique

At Essential Energy, your voice is valued, your autonomy is empowered, and your well-being is a priority. We offer more than just a job, we offer a place where you can grow, be heard, and make a real impact. Take pride in supporting regional, rural, and remote communities while shaping the future of energy in NSW.

We have two fixed term opportunities listed below, this role can be based anywhere within Essential Energy's operational footprint .

• 10-month fixed term contract
• 11-month fixed term contract

About the Role

As a Data Engineer at Essential Energy, you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining data solutions on the Azure data platform. You will work closely with your team to optimize data models, data stores, data integration, and data transformation. Your role will also involve developing data security controls, troubleshooting technical issues, and monitoring data pipeline health.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain data solutions on the Azure data platform.
• Optimize data models, data stores, data integration, and data transformation using tools such as, Databricks and SQL.
• Develop data security controls, access controls, auditing, and monitoring to safeguard data.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and outages related to data flows, pipelines, and infrastructure.
• Monitor data pipeline health, throughput, and latency, and implement improvements to enhance efficiency

About You

You are a highly skilled Data Engineer with a passion for transforming data into actionable insights. You have a strong background in data integration, cleansing, modelling, and warehousing. Your expertise in Microsoft Azure Data Platform, particularly Azure Databricks, sets you apart. You thrive in a collaborative environment and are always looking for opportunities to enhance existing data infrastructure.

In additional to this you will have:

• Certifications in Azure, Databricks, or data engineering (desirable).
• Proven experience in data engineering roles with a focus on data integration, cleansing, modelling, and developing pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure Data Platform, especially Azure Databricks.
• Practical experience with ETL/ELT processes and tools.

Qualifications

• Advanced Diploma of Information Technology (Advanced Data Management Information) or equivalent experience.

Why Essential Energy

We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience and 16.5% superannuation.

Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits including 26 weeks paid parental leave, learning and development opportunities, and Health and Wellbeing programs including fitness passport. For more information on our benefits, please visit the employee benefits page .

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women .

An energy network doesn't just keep the lights on… it's a living network that needs to adapt to new and emerging energy generation technologies while still meeting the energy needs of customers.

It requires innovation, commitment, and collaboration to bring people together to solve the energy delivery challenges of the modern world.

Your potential will be realised, and you'll feel a real sense of purpose and satisfaction knowing you have a pivot role to play in delivering the energy of the future to the people who need it today.

For further details please contact Rajat Naik- Lead Data Solution Architect on

Applications close on 5 October at 11:55pm.

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Building a Better Energy Future.

Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.

At Essential Energy, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to Essential Energy (including alternate formats of application forms or alternate ways for accessibility). To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact or call us on