" \u003cdiv class=\"ja-job-details\"\u003e \u003ch2 class=\"title\"\u003eSenior Data Platform Engineer (GCP)\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"meta\"\u003e \u003cul class=\"classifications\"\u003e \u003cli data-id=\"17421\"\u003e IT \u0026amp; Telecomms \u003c/li\u003e \u003cli data-id=\"17422\"\u003e IT - Other \u003c/li\u003e \u003cli data-id=\"17423\"\u003e VIC - Melbourne \u003c/li\u003e \u003cli data-id=\"17424\"\u003e Contract or Temp \u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e \u003cp class=\"date-posted\"\u003e 14/10/2026 \u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cul class=\"bullet-points\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eMutiple Positions Available! Immediate Start\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFkexable Hybrid Arangement - Richmond Location\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInitial 12-month contract - Stable Organisation with an Exciting Future\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Company:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Our client is a well-established and highly respected organisation with a history spanning more than 70 years. Through continued growth, innovation and investment in technology, they have built a strong reputation for delivering exceptional outcomes while maintaining a collaborative and people-focused culture.\u003cbr\u003e As part of a significant investment in data and analytics capabilities, the organisation is expanding its technology team and is seeking experienced Senior Data Engineers to help shape and deliver the future of its enterprise data platform.\u003cbr\u003e This is an opportunity to work on meaningful projects, influence technical direction and contribute to the evolution of a modern cloud-based data environment.\u003cbr\u003e \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWe Offer:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompetitive salary package\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStable and secure long-term career opportunity\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHybrid working arrangements\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOpportunity to influence data platform strategy and architecture\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExposure to modern cloud technologies and engineering practices\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupportive and collaborative team environment\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOngoing professional development opportunities\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccess to employee discounts and benefits\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Role:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to play a key role in the design, development and ongoing evolution of our enterprise data platform.\u003cbr\u003e This position is responsible for building and maintaining scalable data pipelines, delivering high-quality analytics datasets and driving best practices across data engineering, governance and platform operations. You will work closely with business stakeholders, analytics teams, data scientists and software engineers to ensure data is trusted, accessible and able to support business decision-making.\u003cbr\u003e The successful candidate will bring strong hands-on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience and demonstrated ownership of enterprise-scale data platforms. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, platform thinking and a commitment to engineering excellence.\u003cbr\u003e \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKey Responsibilities:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelp own and evolve the enterprise data platform and engineering standards\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesign, build and maintain scalable batch and streaming data pipelines\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop and optimise enterprise analytics datasets and data products\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesign and support cloud-native data solutions within Google Cloud Platform\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContribute to the architecture, governance and continuous improvement of the enterprise data platform\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuild and maintain ELT/ETL processes using modern data engineering tools and frameworks\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop and maintain data models that support reporting, analytics and business intelligence requirements\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplement and maintain data quality, testing and monitoring frameworks\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContribute to CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code practices\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOptimise platform performance, reliability, security and cost management\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCollaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams to understand and deliver data requirements\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupport platform governance, lineage, observability and compliance initiatives\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMentor team members and contribute to engineering standards and best practices\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKey Criteria:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMinimum 7 years\u0027 commercial experience as a Senior Data Engineer, Lead Data Engineer or Data Platform Engineer\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBachelor\u0027s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering,\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalytics or a related discipline\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrated experience designing, building and supporting enterprise-scale data platforms within Google Cloud Platform (GCP)\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrong experience with BigQuery and Google Cloud-native data architectures\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProven experience building scalable batch and streaming data solutions using:\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e- BigQuery\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e- Cloud Storage\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e- Dataform or dbt\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e- Cloud Composer (Airflow)\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e- Dataflow\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e- Pub/Sub\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e- Cloud Run\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrong experience developing and productionising ELT pipelines and analytics datasets\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience establishing and maintaining engineering standards including code reviews, testing, CI/CD and governance frameworks\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrong SQL skills including performance optimisation, partitioning, clustering and query tuning\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvanced Python skills for data engineering and automation\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrong experience with dimensional modelling, Data Vault modelling and enterprise data architecture principles\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience implementing data quality frameworks, monitoring and observability solutions\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrong understanding of security, governance, lineage, reliability and cost optimisation within cloud platforms\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience with Git, CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience working collaboratively across technical and business teams\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHighly Desirable:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience within Insurance, Financial Services or Banking environments\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience leading platform modernisation or cloud migration initiatives\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience with Looker and LookML semantic modelling\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience with Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Snowflake or AWS environments\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGoogle Cloud certifications\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience with Microsoft Power BI\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTechnology Stack:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBigQuery\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCloud Storage\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDataform / dbt\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCloud Composer (Airflow)\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDataflow\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePub/Sub\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCloud Run\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooker / LookML\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePython\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSQL\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGit\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTerraform\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCI/CD Tooling\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c/strong\u003e A criminal background check and written technical assessment will form part of the recruitment process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgency Notice:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eJLG do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies. Please do not forward resumes to hiring managers, or any other company employees. JLG are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes\u003c/em\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"apply\"\u003e \u003ca class=\"back-link\" href=\"#\" title=\"Back to search results\"\u003eBack to search results\u003c/a\u003e \u003cinput type=\"button\" class=\"ja-button\" data-job-id=\"2002591\" value=\"Apply Now\" title=\"Apply Now\" /\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/div\u003e "