About The Role
We are seeking a Lead/Principal Data Engineer to join our clients dynamic team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of their Data Platform. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your leadership, cloud expertise, and data engineering prowess to guide the technical vision and strategic data assets of a forward-thinking organisation.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical design and delivery of Azure-native data platform services (Databricks, Delta Lake, event streaming).
- Provide technical mentorship and hands-on support to engineers, fostering innovation and capability uplift.
- Partner with data product teams and stakeholders to align platform features with organisational goals.
- Champion best practices in DevOps, IaC (Terraform, Azure DevOps), CI/CD, and cloud monitoring.
- Evolve platform architecture to meet emerging needs and support technical governance/standardisation.
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience designing and delivering cloud-based data platforms at scale (Azure Databricks, Spark, Terraform).
- Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, containerization (AKS, Docker), and secure data integration.
- Strong knowledge of data governance, metadata management, and compliance.
- Experience supporting or mentoring data engineering teams in Agile environments.
- Ability to communicate technical strategy clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
How To Apply
Click the APPLY button and include your resume and cover letter or for further information please contact Sabrina at 021 278 9293 or email sabrina.xavier@randstaddigital.co.nz
*Please note, we can only consider applicants that are legally entitled to work in New Zealand at the time of application.
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
