Senior Data Platform Engineer – Real-Time Lakehouse – Sydney
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Senior Data Platform Engineer – Real-Time Lakehouse – Sydney
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Date posted
September 24, 2026
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Closing date
October 24, 2026
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Location
Sydney
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Experience
senior-level
Description
Role Overview & Position Context
Telstra is seeking an exceptional professional to join our Sydney engineering hub as a Senior Data Platform Engineer – Real-Time Lakehouse. In this role, you will help design, build, and operate tier-1 cloud-native systems serving enterprise customers across Australia and international markets. Build enterprise data pipelines, unified lakehouses, and low-latency feature stores powering machine learning and real-time business insights.
Package: $232,000 – $272,000 + 11.5% Super
Employment: Full-Time Permanent
Experience: Senior / Lead Specialist
Key Responsibilities & Scope of Work
- Engineer scalable ETL/ELT batch and streaming data pipelines processing multi-terabyte datasets daily.
- Optimize distributed SQL transformations and lakehouse storage schemas for cost and performance.
- Implement automated data observability, data lineage tracking, and schema validation tests.
- Collaborate with data scientists to productionize high-throughput feature ingestion pipelines.
- Enforce data governance standards and privacy compliance across distributed storage repositories.
Technical Competencies & Core Skills
Core Tools, Frameworks & Standards:
Required Qualifications & Background
- Bachelor or Master of Science in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical industry experience.
- Demonstrated professional experience designing, building, and operating modern cloud-native systems in production.
- Strong proficiency in modern programming languages, cloud infrastructure automation, and automated testing practices.
- Proven ability to articulate architectural decisions, lead technical design proposals (RFCs), and mentor fellow engineers.
- Unrestricted working rights in Australia.
Remuneration, Benefits & Culture
- Highly competitive remuneration package ($232,000 – $272,000 base + 11.5% statutory superannuation).
- Substantial employee equity participation / Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) or annual incentive bonuses.
- Flexible hybrid work environment with home office setup allowances and top-tier hardware.
- Generous paid parental leave, wellness stipends, and comprehensive continuous learning budgets.
- Dynamic, collaborative engineering culture emphasizing autonomy, technical curiosity, and work-life balance.
Work Rights & Compliance: Applicants must hold full working rights in Australia (Australian Citizenship, Permanent Residency, or an eligible unrestricted working visa). Relevant background checks, national police clearances, and qualification verification will be conducted prior to appointment.
