Senior Data Engineer
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Job Location:
Clayton, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 120138 - 132610
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Senior Data Engineer
Job No.: 684248
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 2 year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $120138 - $132610 pa HEW Level 08 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
Drive Innovation in Rail Technology Join the IRT Team
The Institute of Railway Technology (IRT) at Monash University is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the design and delivery of high-performance scalable data systems powering real-time condition monitoring across rail networks in Australia and internationally.
This is a professional (non-academic) role central to IRTs research and training initiatives. Youll develop tailored IT solutions support client projects and collaborate with Monash IT teams to ensure system performance security and alignment with cybersecurity standards. This role cannot be performed remotely as it requires close collaboration with rail industry clients
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement advanced data warehouse solutions for IRTs condition monitoring systems.
- Develop secure scalable data engineering solutions in partnership with IRT engineers and Monash IT.
- Apply both research insights and hands-on technical expertise to deliver innovative data-driven outcomes.
With a strong technical background and a passion for solving complex challenges youll play a key role in supporting world-class rail research and delivering real impact for clients.
Apply now and be part of something that moves the world forward.
About Monash University
At Monash work feels different. Theres a sense of belonging from contributing to something ground breaking a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity and welcome and celebrate everyones contributions lived experience and expertise. Thats why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Some 20000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95000 students four Australian campuses and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.
In our short history we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the worlds best tertiary institutions. We rank in the worlds top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
Today we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here.
Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
This is a full-time on-campus position requiring attendance five days per week at our Clayton campus. Hybrid work arrangements are not available for this role.
To Apply
For instructions on how to apply please refer to How to apply for Monash Jobs. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people culturally and linguistically diverse people people with disabilities neurodivergent people and people of all genders sexualities and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments please contact us at in an email titled Reasonable Adjustments Request for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Bobby Kaniyamkudy Pappachan Deputy Team Lead Data Analytics
Position Description:Senior Data Engineer
Applications Close: Sunday 23 November 2025 11:55pm AEDT
Supporting a diverse workforce
Monash University recognises that its Australian campuses are located on the unceded lands of the people of the Kulin nations and pays its respects to their elders past and present.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Apache Hive
- S3
- Hadoop
- Redshift
- Spark
- AWS
- Apache Pig
- NoSQL
- Big Data
- Data Warehouse
- Kafka
- Scala
