Principal Data Engineer

About the role

As a Principal Data Engineer at Esri Australia you will shape the future of the enterprise data capability, providing technical leadership while remaining hands‑on in designing and delivering modern data solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Lead evolution of the enterprise data architecture, platform strategy and technology roadmap.
• Design, build and maintain scalable data platforms, pipelines, semantic models and enterprise data products.
• Partner with business stakeholders to co‑design practical data solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies such as Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake and Azure data services.
• Drive data quality, governance, metadata, lineage and access management.
• Embed security, privacy and compliance requirements into platform design and operations.

Required profile

• Proven experience delivering enterprise data platforms in cloud environments (Snowflake, Fabric, Databricks).
• Strong SQL and Python (or similar scripting) skills for data engineering and automation.
• Deep understanding of data warehousing, dimensional modelling, ETL/ELT frameworks and modern integration patterns.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes with minimal supervision.

Required skills

• Snowflake (or similar cloud data warehouse)
• Microsoft Fabric
• Azure data services
• SQL
• Python