Senior Data Engineer
- Part of the Finance Advanced Analytics team
- Permanent role
- Norwest office location with hybrid & flexible environment
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.
If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.
What you’ll do
As one of the largest Finance functions in Corporate Australia, we provide opportunities across Corporate Finance, Shared Services, Commercial Finance, Capital Management, Financial Control, Operations Finance, Project Finance, M&A, and Strategy and Planning.
We operate in a fast-paced, agile environment with professionals who work collaboratively to achieve market-leading outcomes. Our point of difference is that we are part of Australia’s largest retailer allowing us to provide unparalleled career opportunities.The Woolworths Finance team is positioned to support change and continuous improvement across the business while continually focusing on providing excellent customer experiences to key stakeholders
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be integral to our Finance Advanced Analytics team. This role centres on crafting, maintaining, and evolving robust, scalable data pipelines in collaboration with our Visualisation team, Data Science group, IT department, and various Business stakeholders.Your work will directly contribute to our ability to leverage data for insightful, actionable financial analytics, driving the strategic direction of Woolworths.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines within GCP, incorporating best practices in data security and compliance to meet the evolving needs of the business.
- Collaborate closely with the Visualization team, Data Science team, IT, and Business stakeholders to deliver cutting-edge, data-driven solutions and insights.
- Optimise data workflows through automation using Cloud Composer and other orchestration tools to enhance operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
- Ensure data architecture supports not only advanced analytics and reporting but also real-time data processing and insights using services like Cloud Function and Looker.
- Drive initiatives to enhance data reliability, efficiency, and quality, including the implementation of comprehensive data governance and quality frameworks.
- Utilise a broad array of GCP tools for data transformation, storage, and analysis, staying ahead of the curve with the latest cloud technologies and services.
What you’ll bring
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Engineer, with Demonstrated leadership ability, with experience mentoring junior engineers and leading data engineering projects.- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in Data Engineering, with a substantial focus on cloud-based solutions, particularly within the finance sector or business intelligence environments.
- Strong foundation in data warehousing principles and familiarity with data modelling concepts, including dimensional modelling, star schemas, and normalisation techniques.
- Deep proficiency in SQL and extensive experience with Google Cloud Platform services, including but not limited to BigQuery, Cloud Composer, Cloud Function, Pub/Sub, Dataflow, and AI Platform.
- Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, Github and automation tools.
- Ideally an understanding of compliance regulations affecting financial data and experience implementing security measures in cloud-based solutions, with a strong focus on data security principles.
- Demonstrated expertise in automating data pipelines and workflows, preferably with experience in Cloud Composer or similar orchestration tools.
- Proficient in programming languages, with a strong preference for Python, and experience with other languages such as Java or Scala beneficial.
- Experience with real-time data processing and analytics, and familiarity with serverless technologies within GCP.
- Familiarity with machine learning algorithms and experience using GCP for predictive analytics and ML projects (e.g., BigQuery ML, AI Platform).
- Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and proficiency with Agile tools (e.g., JIRA).
- Experience in SAP Finance is desirable.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively articulating complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience, and experience presenting to leadership teams.
- Demonstrated leadership ability, with experience mentoring junior engineers and leading data engineering projects.
- Certification in Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer, Cloud Architect, or other relevant GCP certifications is highly desirable.
What you’ll experience
Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:
- Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
- A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
- High impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities.
- A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
- A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems.As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.
We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.
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