About this role Who we are: Urbis is people focused, and we want the best for our team, our clients, and our communities.
We are a community of passionate problem solvers, sought out by clients for our fresh thinking and approach to their city-shaping projects.
Our mission is to help create meaningful, sustainable cities & communities.
Urbis is an employer of choice for gender equality (EOCGE), recognised through the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), and active participants in the Federal Career Revive Initiative which supports the attraction and retention of women returning to work after a career break.
We pride ourselves in empowering our employees and supporting them to be the best they can be.
Here you will make a tangible difference and positive impact, while gaining incredible industry experience and broad ranging exposure to the most exciting work.
Urbis, Shaping futures your way! The Opportunity: Our Melbourne office has an exciting opportunity for a Data Engineering Lead to join the team! As the Data Engineering Lead, you will lead the design and implementation of scalable data architectures, pipelines, and data transformation processes.
Reporting to the Head of Data & Applications, you will be responsible for operational excellence and cost efficiencies of the Data Lakehouse platform.
You will lead the data engineering practice by developing and enforcing standards, policies, and best practices.
You will: Lead the technical implementation of future data projects across the project lifecycle (Plan, Design, Build & Maintain).
Provide technical governance for the Data Lakehouse and ensure adequate documentation is maintained.
Lead the development of required data pipelines, data transformations and maintain the Enterprise Data Model, connecting organisation wide data to support One Urbis strategy.
Organise data into usable formats and a company-wide taxonomy to enable the effective categorisation and sharing of data across Urbis.
Develop and lead the data operations practice ensuring agreed SLAs are met.
Support the Head of Data & Applications in identifying ongoing revenue/commercialisation opportunities for the company.
Understand business problems and desired outcomes to design data solutions that are efficient & scalable; able to present these solutions to business stakeholders.
Keep up to date with the latest innovations in the sector including digital twins, artificial intelligence, and other digital technologies that can be applied at Urbis and Cistri.
Provide strong personal, people, and team leadership, demonstrated by the ability to coach, develop, and support the development of team members, including providing timely and constructive feedback to support high performance.
About you: Tertiary qualifications in Engineering/Computer Science or a related field.
Hands on experience creating data pipelines using Python notebooks.
Experience in Azure CI/CD pipelines and managing infrastructure as code.
At least 5 years' experience in data engineering role, with at least 2 years in a leadership position.
Proficiency in Microsoft Azure Cloud computing platform (specifically Synapse); Expert Azure certifications (Azure Solutions Architect and/or Azure Dev Ops Engineer) desirable.
Proficiency with SQL, Python and other data manipulation languages.
Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, ETL processes, and data architecture best practices.
Experience with Power BI administration and integration to Data Lakehouse.
Demonstrable experience and proficiency with strong technical skills in the following: Data engineering Data classification and management Data pipeline management Data operations & SLA Management Strong understanding of data governance and taxonomy.
A passion for the application of data to urban design and planning, with an understanding of the complexities of urban systems.
Experience with process improvement methodologies in data management.
A background in technical consulting is desirable.
Why Urbis? Urbis is committed to fostering an inclusive, flexible, and diverse work environment.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and those returning to work after a career break.
By joining us, you will receive many benefits including: Salary continuance insurance, a generous parental leave policy, health & wellbeing programs and much more.
Active mentorship by the best in the business, development of career goals and support in achieving them.
Investment in ongoing training with all employees provided with an annual training budget.
Monthly morning teas and regular social events to celebrate professional and personal wins.
Across all our sectors, you will play a part in shaping cities and communities.
Bring your spark, and shape futures your way.
How to Apply? If you are an enthusiastic candidate, with the desire to become part of a driven and highly professional team, click on "Apply for this job." Email us at if you have any questions.
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