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 Platform Engineer role is responsible for the platform management of the Azure Data Lakehouse and its components, including Power BI. It is responsible for cost optimization, access management, automated monitoring, issue resolution and service request management.

Additionally, the role is responsible for the development and testing of data engineering pipelines.

• 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
• 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.
• Ensuring data practices integrate into overall data architectures and data management principles (e.g. data governance, data security, metadata, data quality)
• Collect, aggregate, analyze and cleanse structured/unstructured data from multiple sources.
• Contribute to the cost optimization of the Data Lakehouse and associated services.
• Contribute to the management and maintenance of the Aurecon Power Bi environment used for the delivery of Enterprise Reports
• Responsible for the monitoring and management of the access management for the Data Lakehouse and Enterprise Reporting environment
• Development of scripts and processes for the automated monitoring of the Data Lakehouse and associated services
• Contribute to the triage, analysis and resolution of identified issues and service requests for the Data Lakehouse and Enterprise Reports

Technology Leadership

• Contributing to the skills uplift across the product squad through knowledge sharing and coaching.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement and maturity of delivery and support processes.
• Taking ownership to evaluate technical requirements and advise on solutions and alternatives to meet business needs.
• Contributing to ensure that the product is properly managed and fit for purpose.
• Exhibiting the depth and breadth of own product knowledge through the impact of the solutions you deploy.

Stakeholder Management

• Engaging with the business and IT stakeholders to address complex business problems through application solutions.
• Ensuring clear and effective communication of technical solutions to both technical and nontechnical audience.

Key challenges and complexities of the role

• Works under broad direction and is often self-initiated.
• Meets expectations of agreed KPIs and SLAs
• Specific focus on:
• Technology leadership especially in solutioning for complex business problems
• Individual work management
• Management of competing priorities and escalations
• Maintains a high level of customer service measured through benchmarked customer satisfaction.

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?

• 3-5 years as a Cloud Platform Engineer or Data Engineer

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

• Experience in Azure Data Lakehouse, Cosmos DB, Synapse, MS Purview is required (required)

• Experience with Microsoft’s logging and analytics services (required)

• Experience using PowerShell to automate monitoring (required)

• Experience in Enterprise Data Warehouse methodologies & governance (required)

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

• Python and Spark experience desirable

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

• Experience participating in scrum-based agile teams.

• Experience in Shared services / IT Consulting services industry is a desired.

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!