Senior Data Engineer

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Role type:
Permanent, full-timeLocation: WellingtonSalary: $102,588 to $120,692, depending on skills and experience

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join our innovative teams in Corporate Services and Biosecurity New Zealand.

The purpose of this role is to ensure the Enterprise Data Warehouse and Analytics Data Server are maintained and enhanced to progress data engineering maturity within the organisation.

This position sits across the Analytics and Data Services Team based in Business Technology & Information Services, and the Biosecurity Intelligence Team, to support the delivery of data engineering driven projects of the Biosecurity Intelligence team.

Team members are based across New Zealand and consist of Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Intelligence Analysts and Business Analysts.
Your key responsibilities in this role will be

  • Designing data models that meet MPI's analytical needs
  • Ensuring that all products, activities, and processes are developed in consultation and are fit for purpose by actively leading, managing and delivering the allocated work programme.
  • Support the Manager of Analytics and Data Services and/or manager Biosecurity Intelligence by providing information, analysis, and advice to enable the team to carry out its mandate and drive improvement.
  • Provide advice/recommendations to the Manager of Analytics and Data Services and/or manager Biosecurity Intelligence on enhancements to the platforms.
  • Ensure that the allocated work is coherent, efficient, and effective by working collaboratively with other members of the team.
  • Provide support and training to more junior members of the team by sharing of knowledge and tools and templates they can reuse.
  • Creating and maintaining standards on best practice approaches for data engineering/data modelling in the MPI environment.
You will also be involved in supporting data engineering infrastructure development, as well as ensuring good data governance.

Mōu - About You

  • Experience in creating, managing and maintaining relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including MSSQL
  • Experience in transforming data using a range of structured and unstructured sources to create data that works for a variety of use cases
  • Experience in designing and deploying data pipelines and solutions in complex environments, including emerging data technologies
  • Familiarity with AWS services including S3, Lambdas and Databricks would be an advantage but is not necessary
  • Familiarity with R and/or python would be an advantage but is not necessary
  • Experience working in a public sector, environmental science, or similar environment
  • Experience delivering within a hybrid Agile environment
Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

The Ministry for Primary Industries has a great opportunity within our Data Engineering team within the Analytics and Data Services team in Data and Information.

The team is responsible for leading the management and delivery of the Analytics, Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing programme for MPI.

It supports MPI business groups to realise the value of their data through an on-going, sustainable programme of work in warehousing and business intelligence.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) partners with New Zealand's food and fibre sector to be the world's most sustainable provider of high-value food and primary products.


Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua: - Benefits of working at MPI

  • Up to three additional (MPI holidays) leave days
  • Reduced premiums for Group Healthcare Schemes
  • Biannual MPIpaid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames
Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working
We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.


Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whanau and hāpori.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your whakapapa; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

Applications close at midnight on Friday 10 March 2023.
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