Senior Data Engineer
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Job Location:
Dunedin - New Zealand
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
INFORMATION SYSTEMS TE POUTOKO TUKUTUKU
DIGITAL SERVICES DIVISION RATONGA MATIHIKO
Who we are Ko wai mātou
The University of Otago is driving an ambitious Digital Strategy to transform experiences for students staff and researchers. At the heart of this change is our Digital Services Division delivering enterprise-scale technology modern learning spaces and customer support that enable world-class teaching and research. We are future-focused collaborative and committed to innovation that aligns with the Universitys long-term digital direction.
The role Te mahi
We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to play a key role in developing our new modern data ecosystem. This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated and talented data engineer to join our data team in Dunedin. You will be a technical specialist working hands-on to develop and curate data platforms to support our growing analytical and reporting needs as well as implementing best practice frameworks in data governance data quality and data security.
In addition to bringing your technical skills to the University you will exhibit strong team values and behaviours collaborating with other members of the Digital Services Division analytical and reporting teams and a variety of other business SMEs and stakeholders as required.
Skills and experience Kā pūkeka me kā wheako
You bring:
A passion for data engineering and enabling data driven decision making.
Experience with modern data platforms (e.g. Azure Databricks Kafka) and building scalable pipelines.
Strong data modelling skills across relational dimensional and analytical structures.
Proficiency in key data engineering languages (Python SQL Scala).
Experience with source control CI/CD and agile ways of working.
Great problem solving skills strong communication and a collaborative approach.
Ability to produce clear technical documentation.
Experience with optimisation monitoring or observability tools (advantageous).
Curiosity adaptability and fresh ideas.
If youre ready to help shape our modern data ecosystem and make a meaningful impact across the University apply now and bring your expertise to a team where your ideas truly matter.
Further details Pūroko
This is a permanent full-time (37.5 hours per week) position located in Ōtepoti Dunedin.
We offer competitive salary five weeks annual leave a 6.75% superannuation scheme and the ability to achieve real work/life balance. More information regarding employee benefits can be found here.
For further information or to discuss the role in confidence please contact Terry Wilson via the contact details below.
Application Tono
To submit your application (including CV and cover letter) please click the apply button. Applications quoting reference numberclose on Tuesday 3 March 2026.
Applications may be reviewed as they are received the University reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time.
Additional Information
Contact: Terry Wilson
Position details: Job Description
Further Information: Department Website
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Location: About Dunedin
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Apache Hive
- S3
- Hadoop
- Redshift
- Spark
- AWS
- Apache Pig
- NoSQL
- Big Data
- Data Warehouse
- Kafka
- Scala
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