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Data Engineer

Additional office locations
Sydney
Job ID
22476
Date
12-Jun-2026
Permanent - Full time, Mid-level
Job category
Technology - Engineering
Our Detection Engineering team, in the Vulnerability Management service within our Cybersecurity division, is responsible for surfacing the most critical vulnerabilities across Macquarie's IT ecosystem and providing a prioritised and contextualised view that enables teams to focus remediation efforts where needed. 
We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

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In your role as Senior Data Engineer, you will help us design, develop and maintain a greenfield data pipeline using a modern techstack. You will drive the future of our vulnerability management platform and ensure the delivery of robust, scalable data solutions. You will help build a collaborative environment to enhance our capabilities in identifying, analysing, and mitigating vulnerabilities across our multi-cloud environment.

What you offer

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  • 5+ years’ experience in Data Engineering or Python backend development, or strong interest in transitioning into Data Engineering
  • Strong Python expertise, with hands-on experience across backend and data engineering
  • Proven experience working with modern data platforms, including cloud data lakes, Apache Iceberg, Airflow and dbt
  • Demonstrated ability to design, build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs
  • Experience developing robust data pipelines for both structured and unstructured data
  • Solid background in microservices architecture, with a focus on Kubernetes and CI/CD best practices
  • Good understanding of cloud-native environments and integrating data and security tooling
  • Commitment to high-quality, reliable code through testing, automation and engineering best practices.
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.

Inclusion at Macquarie

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We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance. 


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