Cloud Data Engineer

Do you have a passion for data warehousing, building ML applications and APIs?

Keen to play a role in the Australian Energy Transition?

Want to work with leading technologies like Databricks?

At Ignite Data Solutions, we believe the best results come when data enables people.

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a data engineer, with cloud experience, to join our growing team. Be part of our scale-up journey and our supportive culture.

A great growth opportunity awaits, as you will be working in leading technologies:

Azure
AWS
Databricks
Snowflake
Python
Docker
GitHub

You will get to see the solutions from end to end. From working closely with business stakeholders to elicit requirements, to seeing how our clients use the data product and get value from it.

You will be part of collaborative teams, playing a hands-on role in designing, developing, testing, and managing data-led solutions.

Where will your Ignite journey take you? Click to open.

You will be guided by our Delivery Leads to master multi-disciplinary delivery methods – from Agile Scrum and Agile Kanban to CI/CD and DevOps.

You will get to work with a range of customers; from globally recognised organisations to exciting scale-ups. Working with Utilities, you will play a role in the Australia Energy Transition, whilst gaining experience across other industries, like Agribusiness. Learn more about our customer stories here.

The Responsibilities of the Role

The core mission of the Cloud Data Engineer at Ignite is to ensure that we deliver what we promise.

It is the responsibility of the role to:

Translate customer requirements into data and business analytics solutions.
Design, build, deploy, and manage high-quality data and business analytics solutions.
Conduct testing and continuous improvements to ensure robustness and scalability.
Proactively identify, and provide recommendations, to address both blockers and improvement opportunities.
Ensure execution to Ignite’s delivery framework, identifying and applying ongoing learnings and improvements.
Participate and positively contribute to all team activities.

Your Core Competencies

Problem solving to proactively remove roadblocks
Good communication and ability to engage stakeholders
Data modelling
Translating business requirements into solution design
Solution development, testing and deployment
Time management

Your Behaviours

As a member of the team, the Cloud Data Engineer will exemplify the values and behaviours of our organisation.

Act with integrity
Help each other succeed
Willingness to learn
Be the best we can
Focus on the why

Your Experience

Must Have

Bachelor’s degree
1+ years cloud experience (Azure/ AWS)
Experience in end-to-end project delivery. Articulating involvement in requirements, design, development, testing and deployment to production.
Experience working with end-users.

Nice to Have

Azure/ AWS certifications.
Microsoft PowerBI skills.
Experience with Databricks or Snowflake.

Learning & Development

We will put a lot of focus into your career development, as we believe you will be a future leader at Ignite. Learning and Development will be provided to you through:

Technical training and certifications
Professionals skills training with Australian Institute of Management
Industry training for Utilities
Access to our external leadership coach
Exposure to the whole delivery lifecycle
Opportunity for lateral movement to acquire new skills like Data Science

Why Ignite?

Because of our culture. We have a tight-knit team that will help you succeed.

You will focus on enabling end-users rather than building data solutions.
You can choose to work remotely… the office is there if you want it, and there’s always an excuse for a social event.
You will meet the team in-person every two months at the Ignite Office Festival.
Your onboarding plan will have you working on a real data platform, engaging with business users quickly and confidently.
Both mums and dads can access 6 weeks paid parental leave.
You get a holiday on your birthday.
You will share in the profits of the organisation through an annual bonus.

This is a full-time role however there is some flexibility in this, so if you are looking for a part-time position, this can be arranged for the right candidate too.

Ignite has adopted a remote-first working policy. This means you can work from home or choose to come into the office based on your preference. We are placing more emphasis on social interactions that bring the team together once per month, whilst our regular rhythms ensure we stay connected every day.

The Process

Because culture is important to us, our recruitment process is designed to allow us to get to know each other better.

Short-listed candidates will be requested to send a 3-minute introductory video.
First-round interviews will be held with our Managing Director and Founder, where you can learn more about the purpose of Ignite.
Second-round interviews will delve into your core competencies.
Final-round interviews will check for values alignment.

This is a full-time role however there is flexibility in this, so if you are looking for a part-time position, this can be arranged for the right candidate too.

Ignite has adopted a remote-first working policy. This means you can work from home or choose to come into the office based on your preference. We are placing more emphasis on social interactions that bring the team together once per month, whilst our regular rhythms ensure we stay connected every day.

To be considered for this position you must have valid rights to work and live in Australia or New Zealand.

Ignite welcomes applications from anyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, religion, age, and/or any other visible or non-visible characteristics. All too often we see organisations full of the same or similar people, and we do not want that, we want diversity. We believe that a diverse set of people will improve our organisation and will change the way we work for the better.

We look forward to your application

Please submit your application to management@ignitedata.com.au or use the adjacent submission form.