Senior Data Engineer

• 1 year Fixed Term Contract.
• Hybrid role with collaborative team environment.
• Christchurch-based, working with global teams.

Build secure data platforms that support product teams delivering machine guidance solutions.

What our client can offer:

This role is part of a stable global technology company with a strong product focus. The team prioritizes practical input, clear communication, and shared ownership of results. You will work with large data sets generated by machines used across construction sites. The environment offers opportunities to develop skills through exposure to modern cloud platforms and product engineering teams. Staff benefit from structured onboarding, access to global colleagues, and a workplace that supports flexible work practices.

What you will do:

• You will design and maintain scalable data pipelines using Microsoft Fabric components such as OneLake, Data Factory, and lakehouse environments.
• The role focuses on ingesting machine data, shaping it into usable formats, and keeping pipelines reliable.

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• You will manage ETL and ELT processes across structured and unstructured sources while monitoring quality, lineage, and performance.
• Daily work includes close contact with product engineers, infrastructure teams, and data analysts to align schemas with business needs.
• You will improve cloud connectivity, support monitoring processes, and resolve data issues to keep services stable.

Skills and experience we are looking for:

• At least 5+ years of data engineering experience within enterprise data platforms.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Fabric and lakehouse or warehouse environments.
• Must be advanced SQL, Python, PySpark.
• Experience with Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor, Entra ID.
• CI/CD practices, infrastructure-as-code exposure, automated deployment workflows.
• Clear communication style, collaborative approach, ability to work across time zones
• Applicants must hold permanent New Zealand work rights and be based locally or open to Christchurch relocation.

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