Platform Engineer

Just imagine your future with us…

At Aurecon, we see the future through a very different lens. Do you?

Innovation, eminence and digital are at the heart of everything we do. Are you excited about the future?

Are you driven by the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and complex projects around the world and to learn from the best? We are.

Diversity is at the core of everything we do. We work together to create a culture based on respect, trust, and inclusiveness. Our differences are what fuel our creativity.

What will you do?

The Data/Platform Engineer role is responsible for designing, implementing, optimising, and managing the data infrastructure framework with an emphasis on security and reliability, and meet the needs of analytical and reporting solutions that drive decision-making and improve performance across the business.

• Develop data models and pipelines to meet the needs of reporting solutions that drive decision making and improve performance across all departments of the business.
• Responsible for the data modelling, profiling and pipeline development of the Analytical data asset
• Responsible for the platform management and maintenance of the Azure Data Lakehouse and its components including Cosmos DB, Azure Data Lake Storage, Synapse services and Microsoft Purview
• Contribute to the cost optimisation of the Data Lakehouse and associated services
• Ensuring data practices integrate into overall data architectures and data management principles (e.g. data governance, data security, metadata, data quality)
• Collect, aggregate, analyse and cleanse structured/unstructured data from multiple sources
• Advising on data architecture, creating data models, delivering data migration, integration and pipelines
• Troubleshooting and solving complex technical problems on large datasets
• Contribute to the development of Aurecon’s Data Engineering standards and patterns
• Contribute to the development of Aurecon’s Data Governance framework and standards
• Designing, implementing, optimising and managing the data infrastructure framework on Azure with an emphasis on security and reliability.
• Managing data infrastructure in a CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Development) pipeline with appropriate controls and documentation.
• Liaise with Reporting analysts and data analysts and other developers to ensure all pipelines are supported by the correct architectural implementation.
• Work closely with Data Analysts, reporting analysts and domain architects to develop the Data & Analytics framework and Enterprise Data Lakehouse solution
• Comply with the procedures and processes used within the Data & Analytics team, ensuring all work undertaken is executed consistently and professionally.
• Contribute to the triage, analysis and resolution of identified issues and service requests for the Data Lakehouse and Enterprise Reports

Your impact will be seen by:

• Experience in operation and maintenance of Azure resources
• Experience in developing data pipelines using Azure Data Factory or Synapse services.
• Strong technology leadership to positively influence outcomes.
• Strong work ethics with high sense of integrity and accountability over the work of the team
• Strong systems thinking with an analytical, creative, and systematic approach to problem-solving.
• Strong attention to detail and a keen desire to deliver the highest quality solutions.
• Excellent ability to create high quality functional/technical documentation and technical requirements gathering skills.
• Excellent Communication Skills to technical and non-technical audience.
• Excellent Stakeholder Management skills and has worked with a diverse set of stakeholders.
• Maintains an awareness of developing technologies and their application and takes responsibility for personal development.

What can you bring to the team?

• Minimum of 3-5 years experience as a Data Engineer, preferably in an Microsoft Azure environment

• Tertiary qualifications - Bachelor in computer science, software development, information technology, or a related field

• Strong knowledge of Azure, Data Factory or Synapse Pipelines

• Knowledge and experience in designing, implementing, deploying and configuring Azure resources using Azure DevOps tools and scripting languages

• Azure Certification / Azure Developer Associate is required

• A wide range of languages, including (but not limited to) SQL, Spark, Python

• Strong capabilities such as performance optimisation (data models, production orchestration and automation) to improve data engineer productivity

• Dimensional Data Modelling experience

• Knowledge and experience in designing, implementing, deploying and configuring Azure resources using Azure DevOps tools and scripting languages

• Data Lakehouse & Enterprise Data Warehouse methodologies

• Understanding of GIT and CI/CD workflow using Azure DevOps

• Support multiple environments (development, test, production) and a strong understanding of SDLC concepts.

• Experience participating in scrum-based agile teams

Our Aurecon Attributes define our way of being – they are a collection of qualities that makes us who we are. Individually and collectively, they unleash the true power of Aurecon, they make us stand out from the crowd and are critical to our success. We don’t expect you to have all eight of the attributes, but one that is unique to you. To find out what your key attribute is, take the test here.

Finally, we value that each of our team members brings something different to Aurecon. We look for people who have had a broad range of experiences throughout their career and can demonstrate how they have worked as part of a team to bring ideas to life. Does that sound like you?

About Us

Headquartered in Australia, Aurecon is one of the leading international engineering, design and advisory company that brings vital engineering experience, technical capabilities, and design expertise to an extensive range of markets.

Over the last 85 years, our team of more than 5 000 experts located in 11 locations across the globe have collaborated with our clients and partners to reimagine, shape and engineer clever, innovative and sustainable solutions to solve some of the world’s most complex challenges.

In Asia, where the region is undergoing rapid transformation in areas of sustainability, digital and infrastructure, we lead by being innovative, flexible, and nimble. We embrace design-led thinking – an approach that is guided by digital engineering, the user experience and sustainability – ensuring that the work we do is future ready and leaves a legacy for the next generation.

Think engineering. Think again.

Want to know more?

You can learn more about what it’s like to work at Aurecon by visiting the careers section of our website.

If you are intrigued or excited by what you have read, then we want to hear from you. Apply now!