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Platform Data Engineer

Primary office location
Sydney
Date
30-Sep-2025
Permanent - Full time, Mid-level
Job category
Technology - Engineering
Within Commodities and Global Markets, our Data Platform team is responsible for building and maintaining the data warehouse and re-usable ETL pipelines for engineering teams. You will work on building solutions for big data using the newest technologies available. 
At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

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As a Platform Data Engineer, you will be responsible for building new features on our data platform primarily in Python, these could include re-usable data quality rules and data observability capabilities for reporting. You will also be responsible for making ease-of-use improvements to the platform for the engineering teams that use it, as well as security vulnerability and credential management on the platform. This role works closely with several different teams including the Group Data Office (GDO), data onboarding engineering teams, technical testing teams, business analysts and architects. You will be involved in all stages of the SDLC from solution design through to build, test and demo to the business. As part of the platform team, you will have an ownership mentality and constantly improve the platform for the teams which use it. 

What you offer

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  • Strong knowledge of Python and SQL
  • Experience using AWS or other cloud providers such as GCP or Azure
  • Expert knowledge of release management/deployment for ETL pipelines (testing, linting, rollback)
  • Good knowledge of Git (Bitbucket) and GitOps, particularly trunk workflow
  • Experience setting up CI/CD systems such as ArgoCD, Jenkins, Bamboo
  • Expert knowledge of big data/data warehouse management (Redshift)
  • Experience in other coding languages such as Java and Go, as well as data governance/exploration tools such as Dataiku and Alation is highly valuable
  • Cloud certifications (e.g. AWS certified data engineer) are beneficial
  • Experience working in a regulated environment with a high focus on security and auditability for code is highly regarded.
We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

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At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:

  • 1 wellbeing leave day per year
  • Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
  • Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
  • 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
  • Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
  • Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
  • Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
  • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
  • Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Technology

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Technology enables every aspect of Macquarie, for our people, our customers and our communities. We’re a global team that is passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications and designing tomorrow’s technology solutions.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

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We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and welcome all identities, including race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, gender (including gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, parental, caregiving or family status, family and domestic violence status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disability, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process. To learn more, contact our team by clicking here.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know in the application process.