Job Description

About Us

IAG Defence & National Security (DNS) is part of IAG, a specialist advisory firm supporting complex infrastructure, Defence and national security programs across Australia.

Our DNS team works closely with Commonwealth agencies and industry partners to deliver specialist expertise into nationally significant programs. Our success depends on our ability to identify, engage and mobilise highly specialised talent quickly and effectively. IAG is recognised as Veteran Friendly Employer under the Veteran Employment Program.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to support the delivery of secure, scalable and high-quality data engineering solutions within a complex national security environment.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will design, develop and maintain data pipelines, analytical environments, data stores and integration solutions that enable the collection, transformation, storage and analysis of data from a variety of sources. You will contribute to data architecture, interoperability, storage, analysis and transmission capabilities while applying modern data engineering tools, programming techniques and best practices to solve complex business challenges.

You will be responsible for building and maintaining data models, data stores and analytical environments, implementing data quality controls, and supporting the secure storage, integration and transport of data and metadata. The role also contributes to data governance, risk management and the protection of information through secure storage and transmission mechanisms.

This opportunity is available in Canberra (ACT) or Melbourne (VIC) and is primarily onsite, subject to operational requirements.

Candidates must hold a current Top Secret Positive Vetting (TSPV) security clearance and successfully complete an Organisation Suitability Assessment (OSA) prior to commencement.

This is an opportunity to contribute to critical Defence and national security outcomes while working with advanced technologies and highly skilled technical teams within one of Australia's leading intelligence agencies.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Experience as a Data Engineer, with the ability to design, develop and support data engineering solutions within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong data modelling and design skills, including the ability to investigate business requirements, define data structures and support enterprise data architecture outcomes.
• Experience building, maintaining and deploying data pipelines, analytical environments, data stores and integration solutions.
• Proficiency in contemporary data engineering tools, technologies and programming languages.
• Demonstrated experience implementing data quality controls, data cleansing and transformation activities to ensure data accuracy, integrity and usability.
• Experience integrating data from multiple sources using standard tools and techniques, including the ability to understand, maintain and amend existing code where required.
• An understanding of data accessibility, interoperability and data re-use principles, including the ability to support data sharing and governance requirements.
• Experience assessing, preparing and managing datasets to support analysis, integration and operational outcomes.
• Knowledge of storage management practices, including monitoring capacity, performance, availability and operational metrics.
• Experience maintaining operational procedures and contributing to the implementation of new storage capabilities, upgrades and system improvements.
• An understanding of data governance, security and risk management principles, including the protection of data through secure storage, transmission and backup mechanisms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues, evaluate options and deliver practical solutions to complex data engineering challenges.
• Well-developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to provide technical advice and guidance to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• The ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams while managing competing priorities and delivering high-quality outcomes.
• A current Top Secret Positive Vetting (TSPV) security clearance and willingness to successfully complete an Organisation Suitability Assessment (OSA) prior to commencement.

Desirable experience includes working within Defence, National Intelligence Community or other highly secure government environments.

What we offer

With offices in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra, we’re a tight-knit team, working across some of Australia’s most critical infrastructure and Defence projects. We come from diverse backgrounds and pride ourselves on our flexible, supportive and collaborative team culture. We can offer great work, great people, great culture, great conditions, and an all-round great time, whilst you go about developing a great career in this space.

As part of IAG, you’ll be joining a team of more than 250 professionals’ working across a range of integrated workstreams in a friendly and approachable environment.