Senior Data Engineer

We are unique

Join our organisation and experience a culture that fosters camaraderie and personal growth, serving and connecting the regional communities of NSW and southern QLD. Enjoy work-life balance and training and development opportunities across a diverse range of career pathways.

This 12-month fixed term position is open to all Essential Energy permanent, fixed term and casual employees. This role can be based anywhere within Essential Energy's operational footprint.

About the role

You will play a key role in turning data into business value by designing, building, testing, deploying and maintaining scalable data solutions on the Azure Data Platform. Reporting to the Manager Data Platforms Engineering and Delivery, you will:

• Deliver robust data pipelines, models and integrations using Azure Databricks, SQL and Python.
• Implement security & access controls, auditing and monitoring to safeguard data.
• Monitor pipeline health (throughput/latency) and drive continuous performance improvements.
• Diagnose/troubleshoot complex issues and outages across data flows, pipelines and infrastructure.
• Contribute technical input to architecture blueprints, design docs, standards and procedures.
• Collaborate with data architects, BAs and stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable solutions and oversee implementation details.
• Keep current with emerging data tech to enhance our platform and practices.
• Several years' experience in data engineering, with expertise in integration, modelling and warehousing
• Proficiency with Databricks, SQL and Python; strong grasp of cloud architecture and distributed computing.
• ETL/ELT design and implementation; metadata management for data engineering.
• Practical experience translating business requirements into technical solutions and defining end‑ to‑ end data flows/pipelines with BAs and architects.
• Data modelling expertise (3NF, Kimball).
• Working knowledge of Git and DevOps practices (Azure DevOps desirable).
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Leadership and mentoring abilities to guide junior engineers
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical writing skills

About You

You're an experienced data engineering professional who thrives on building reliable, secure and performant data platforms and enjoys collaborating across teams. You communicate clearly (written & verbal) and balance hands‑ on engineering with sound design judgement.

You'll bring:

• Several years' experience in data engineering, with expertise in integration, modelling and warehousing
• Proficiency with Databricks, SQL and Python; strong grasp of cloud architecture and distributed computing.
• ETL/ELT design and implementation; metadata management for data engineering.
• Practical experience translating business requirements into technical solutions and defining end‑ to‑ end data flows/pipelines with BAs and architects.
• Data modelling expertise (3NF, Kimball).
• Working knowledge of Git and DevOps practices (Azure DevOps desirable).
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Leadership and mentoring abilities to guide junior engineers
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical writing skills

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Engineering or demonstrated capability

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.

As a pivotal player in the future energy industry, our organisation takes a future horizon perspective and isn't afraid to make decisions for the long term.

Our people do the same, knowing that their perspective, effort and achievements are critical to the success of our whole organisation.

We offer a diverse range of opportunities in a future-focused environment where you can build a career and invest in your own future wherever you live.

For further information please contact Michael Berry - Manager Data Platforms, Engineering and Delivery on

Applications close on Sunday 2 November 2025 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.

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