Senior Data Engineer

About The Warehouse Group

The Warehouse Group (TWG) is a renowned New Zealand retail leader, operating brands such as The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, and Noel Leeming. As the country's largest general merchandise retailer, TWG focuses on enhancing customer experiences across dynamic retail landscapes, aiming to "Help Kiwis live better every day" through quality products and exceptional service.

Role Overview

As a Senior Data Engineer within TWG's Data function and reporting to the Tech Team Lead of Data Engineering, you will be instrumental in shaping and advancing the enterprise data platform. Your role involves architecting, developing, and optimizing scalable data solutions that empower reliable insights throughout the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and sustain scalable data pipelines and ETL workflows.
• Lead the architecture and implementation of data models, integration patterns, and overall data infrastructure.
• Promote engineering excellence by enforcing best practices such as code quality, thorough testing, comprehensive documentation, and observability.
• Enhance platform performance, scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, data scientists, and stakeholders to translate business needs into robust technical solutions.
• Advocate for data governance, quality assurance, and security across the data ecosystem.
• Mentor peers and junior engineers, fostering knowledge exchange and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to long-term strategic planning and evolution of the company’s data capabilities.
• Diagnose and resolve complex data challenges, providing technical guidance.
• Stay current with industry trends to continuously improve data engineering tools and workflows.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Over 5 years of experience in data engineering with proven success designing and delivering enterprise-scale solutions.
• Deep understanding of modern data architecture, cloud-based platforms, and data modelling.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL development and query performance tuning.
• Strong Python programming skills for data processing and automation.
• Extensive experience in Snowflake and contemporary data warehousing techniques.
• Expertise in dbt for data transformation and pipeline development.
• Familiarity with Azure cloud services and associated data technologies, including ETL/ELT design and deployment.
• Competence in dimensional modelling and data warehousing principles.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies.
• Experience with source control systems, particularly Git and Azure DevOps.
• Proficiency with orchestration tools such as Airflow or comparable platforms.

Additional Information

TWG is committed to assembling a team that makes a meaningful impact by working collaboratively. The role offers stimulating challenges and opportunities to work alongside driven colleagues. The working arrangement includes a hybrid model with work-from-home on Fridays. The office is in Northcote, featuring free onsite parking and EV charging. Employees receive their birthday off, enjoy attractive discounts across TWG’s brands, and benefit from career growth prospects.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity, we encourage you to apply.