Senior Data Engineer

Company Description

About Us

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic, and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic, and international services.

Job Description

• Exciting opportunity within our Data & Analytics team 
• Permanent, full-time roles working at our Mascot Campus (hybrid working options available) 
• Staff Travel Benefits from Day One! 

The Senior Data Engineer will utilise their experience and strong technical skills in data engineering to drive innovation and provide technical direction input to Architect/Delivery Lead/Product Owner.  

They work hands on in the end-to-end life cycle of our data platforms, pipelines and solutions utilising modern data and cloud tooling, from contributing to design activities within projects, focusing on data and analytics solutions, as well as the ongoing maintenance and continuous improvement of them 

The role will actively contribute to the Data Engineering/Software Engineering Chapter, aiding in the development of the chapter, adherence to enterprise standards. You will Collaborate closely with Data Modellers, Technical Business Analysts, Delivery Leads, Product Owners and Visualization Engineers to understand analytical requirements and translate them into scalable and cost-efficient data solutions on cloud platforms

The role requires hands on experience with DataStage development and Teradata initially, with the ability to be technology agnostic and apply different data engineering technologies and tools going forward.  

What you will bring: 

• 5+ years relevant data engineering experience
• DataStage development - Data integration design, development, ELT job creation and maintenance
• Exposure to Teradata and Teradata GCFR (Global Control Framework)
• Tertiary degree (or equivalent experience) in a highly analytical discipline (e.g. computer science, engineering).
• Experience with cloud-based and on-premise data warehousing solutions (e.g., Teradata, Snowflake, Redshift).
• Deep understanding of data engineering concepts and principles, including ETL/ELT processes, data warehousing, data modelling, and data governance.
• Hands-on pipeline development and deployment experience for new data use cases
• Exposure to enterprise data governance and data cataloguing tools
• Solid understanding of data quality, security, and compliance standards.
• Familiarity with data visualisation tools such as Power BI.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their data storage and processing services.
• Proficiency in DevOps practices and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Strong product mindset to build data products, focusing on customer needs, continuous value delivery, and operational excellence
• Agile mindset with experience working in an agile team, with a flexible working style either working independently or part of cross functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate highly technical information to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience in mentoring and leading engineers with technical direction.
• Strong teamwork, adaptability, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and demonstrate resilience.

Why Qantas?  

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.  

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.   

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel: 

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays. 
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.  
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.  
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan. 

Applications will close by Monday the 9th June