Lead Data Engineer

4 hours ago

n Capital Territory, Australia IT Alliance Australia Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

One of our
Federal Government Clients
is seeking to engage a
Lead Data Engineer - Cyber - EL1
. This is a long-term contractual position.

Please check below all the job details:

Contract Duration:
03 Years (12 months initially + 24 months extension)

Work Location:
Canberra – Purely Onsite (5 Days a week)

Eligibility:
You must need to have Baseline Security Clearance or above.

Tentative Start Date:
23rd Feb 2026

Position Description:

Candidate's must understand Python development, large data sets, and the information that underpins the internet. Require experience with either distributed cloud systems or working programmatically with complex data and databases. The ability to design and automate work efficiently at scale.

  • Design and development of software and cloud infrastructure for the micro-service architecture measurement system.
  • Maintaining the accuracy of the team's scanning and attribution data.
  • Developing code using best practice principles including source control, infrastructure as code, testing and code review.
  • Supporting other parts of the team's team in consuming information and maintaining their outputs.
  • Supporting the team's program through planning, data analysis, and high priority jobs as required.

Technical skills:

  • Skills in programming languages.
  • Cloud services and deployments.
  • Data analytics.
  • Databases and data structures.
  • Familiarity with Linux, DNS, and IP network addressing.

Essential Experience

  • Experience automating processes in cloud based systems.
  • Development using the Python programming language or Terraform infrastructure as code.
  • Working effectively with a team of developers.
  • Experience with Linux and IP networking.
  • Experience with SQL databases.
  • Prior experience on attack surface management projects.
  • Experience with AWS services.
  • Familiarity with cyber security and internet standards.
  • Development using the JavaScript programming language.
  • Experience with Docker and distributed computing.

The Next step is easy:
If you are interested, you may send an email to

Referral incentive program:
As always, we have the candidate referral incentive program through which you will get
$1000
for each successful referral after the successful selection and joining of the referred candidates.

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