Junior Data Engineer - SQL, Azure - Federal Govt!
Junior Data Engineer supporting a Federal Government agency (via Hitech Asia Pacific) to securely ingest, prepare and transform vendor data for reporting. Day-to-day work spans SQL, Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric and Power BI on a 6-month contract with extensions, Melbourne or Canberra based with hybrid work.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Junior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Data engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong SQL skills for querying, transformation and data validation
- Experience with Azure Data Factory and Microsoft Fabric dataflows and pipelines
- Experience with Power BI data preparation, modelling and reporting
- Knowledge of Azure SQL, Data Lake Storage, Key Vault, Dataverse/Power Platform, Azure DevOps/Git and/or dimensional modelling
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Current Federal Government Baseline clearance, or the ability to obtain one
Full description
- Support secure data ingestion, reporting and analysis!
- Initial 6-month contract + extensions!
- Melbourne or Canberra based with hybrid work arrangements
A Federal Government agency is seeking a Junior Data Engineer to support the secure ingestion, preparation and transformation of vendor data for reporting and analysis. Working across SQL, Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric and Power BI. The successful Junior Data Engineer will secure an initial 6-month contract with the view to be extended months and receive a rewarding hourly rate.
The Junior Data Engineer will be responsible for but not limited to;
- Querying, transforming and validating data using SQL
- Building and monitoring data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Microsoft Fabric
- Preparing and modelling data for Power BI reporting and analysis
- Performing data quality checks, troubleshooting issues and securely handling sensitive data
- Collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to support data requirements
The Junior Data Engineer will have experience in the following:
- Strong SQL skills for querying, transformation and data validation
- Experience with Azure Data Factory and Microsoft Fabric dataflows and pipelines
- Experience with Power BI data preparation, modelling and reporting
- Knowledge of Azure SQL, Data Lake Storage, Key Vault, Dataverse/Power Platform, Azure DevOps/Git and/or dimensional modelling
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and a current Federal Government Baseline clearance, or the ability to obtain one
This is an exciting opportunity for a Junior Data Engineer to join a Federal Government environment and contribute to secure, modern data solutions using the Microsoft data and analytics stack.