Junior Data Engineer - SQL, Azure - Federal Govt!
Junior Data Engineer on an initial 6-month contract (with likely extensions) supporting a Federal Government agency in Melbourne or Canberra on a hybrid basis: ingesting, transforming and validating data with SQL, building pipelines in Azure Data Factory and Microsoft Fabric, and preparing Power BI reports. Paid hourly; requires a Baseline clearance or ability to obtain one.
- 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
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Current Federal Government Baseline clearance, or the ability to obtain one
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Azure SQL, Data Lake Storage, Key Vault, Dataverse/Power Platform, Azure DevOps/Git and/or dimensional modelling
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.