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Data Engineer

Primary office location
Sydney
Date
16-May-2025
Permanent - Full time, Mid-level
Job category
Technology - Engineering
Join our Data Transformation team in our Commodities and Global Markets, Technology department. We are delivering an exciting program of work to build an innovative and future-ready Data Platform that will help Macquarie businesses meet customer needs. As a Python Data/Software Engineer, you’ll be part of our dynamic and collaborative Engineering team. 
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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You’ll regularly exercise problem-solving skills and apply creative solutions to a varied range of technical problems. You will support the development of data pipelines and new platform features and play a critical role with our operational and business stakeholders. 

What you offer

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  • Expertise in Python, with a proven track record of solving complex data problems using Python, and using complex SQL logic and analytical functions
  • Well-versed with data pipelines, ETL frameworks and processes, near-real time streaming, and data integration solutions
  • Expertise in cloud technologies, predominantly AWS, including services like Redshift, S3, Glue, SQS, SNS, Kinesis, Kafka
  • Good understanding of data governance principles, including metadata management, data quality, data security, and distributed frameworks with a proven implementation track record
  • Experience with containerisation using Docker and other tooling, and experience with Kubernetes
  • High standards of development including Test-Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration (CI), and Continuous Deployment (CD) tooling
  • Thorough understanding of Unix/Linux-based systems
  • Expertise in data pipeline orchestration using tools like Argo or Airflow. 
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.

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.

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