Data Engineer

2 weeks ago


Auckland City, New Zealand ZURU Full time

\uD83D\uDE80 Join us as a Mid-Senior Data Engineer and lead the charge in building scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient data infrastructure with a global team \uD83C\uDF0D\uD83D\uDCA1

**About ZURU**

ZURU is on a mission to disrupt industries, challenge the status quo, and catalyse change through radical innovation and advances in automation. This is in play in different pillars of the company: ZURU Toys are re-imagining what it means to play; ZURU Tech is shaping a better future by leading the next building revolution; and ZURU Edge is pioneering new-generation FMCG brands to better serve modern consumers.

Founded in 2003 by EY Entrepreneur of the Year and World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray, ZURU has quickly grown to a team of over 5,000 direct and indirect members across more than 30 international locations.

One of the largest toy companies in the world, our globally recognised and award-winning brands include Bunch O Balloons, Mini Brands, XSHOT, Rainbocorns, and Smashers. Our global FMCG brands include MONDAY Haircare, Rascals, NOOD, BONKERS, and Gumi Yum Surprise.

**Your Role**

We are seeking a skilled and experienced **Mid-Senior Data Engineer** to lead and shape our data infrastructure, ensuring efficiency, cost optimisation, resilience, and accuracy across all our systems. This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about building scalable and timely data solutions while adhering to best practices, such as AWS Well-Architected Framework. You will lead an international team of engineers, working closely to build APIs, design resilient data pipelines, and optimize our cloud data infrastructure.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- ** Leadership**: Lead and mentor an international team of data engineers, fostering collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- ** Data Pipeline Management**: Design, build, and maintain scalable and resilient data pipelines using AWS and Databricks, ensuring the seamless integration of data from multiple sources.
- ** API Development**: Develop and manage APIs that facilitate seamless data access and interaction with our data platforms.
- ** Cloud Infrastructure**: Optimize the AWS infrastructure for efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and resilience while ensuring compliance with AWS Well-Architected patterns.
- ** Cost Optimisation**: Continuously monitor, optimize, and manage cloud costs, ensuring high efficiency and mínimal waste in data storage, processing, and retrieval.
- ** Data Quality**: Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of data across all pipelines, implementing monitoring solutions to detect and correct anomalies in real time.
- ** Resilience & Recovery**: Implement robust disaster recovery and high-availability strategies to ensure data reliability and reduce downtime.
- ** Collaboration**: Work cross-functionally with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data needs, **architect and distil complex problems into achievable tasks**, and ensure efficient delivery. **Manage projects from conception to execution**, providing technical leadership and oversight to ensure that deliverables are met on time and aligned with business objectives.
- ** Automation**: Identify opportunities for automation within the data engineering processes, minimising manual intervention and boosting efficiency.
- ** Documentation & Best Practices**: Maintain thorough documentation of systems and processes and ensure the team follows well-architected and industry-leading data practices.

**Qualifications**:

- ** 3+ years** of experience in data engineering, with a focus on cloud technologies and large-scale data systems.
- Proven expertise in **AWS services** (e.g., S3, Redshift, Lambda, Glue) and (Optionally) **Databricks**.
- Strong proficiency in building, optimising, and maintaining **ETL/ELT pipelines**.
- Experience working with **APIs** for data ingestion and integration.
- Familiarity with the **AWS Well-Architected Framework** and best practices for building secure, reliable, and efficient systems.
- Strong knowledge of **SQL** and experience with **Python** distributed data processing.
- Experience with cost management and performance tuning in **AWS**.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with experience leading and mentoring international teams.
- Proficiency with programming languages like **Python/PySpark**:

- A problem-solving mindset and the ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment.

**Bonus Skills**:

- Experience with **CI/CD pipelines**, containerisation, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., **Terraform/Cloud Formation**).

ABOUT ZURU

ZURU is on a quest to reimagine tomorrow. Founded in 2003, ZURU Group has rapidly grown and now spans three core divisions—ZURU Toys, ZURU Edge (consumer goods) and ZURU Tech (construction).

Known for its cutting-edge software and world-leading automation and manufacturing systems, ZURU has over 5,000 team members in over 30 global loc


  • Data Engineer

    1 week ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand BNZ Full time

    **Ko mātou tēnei | This is Us** To accommodate for the increasing demand for data engineers, we are excited to be growing our team. In the Analytics Centre of Excellence, we focus on finding innovative ways to help New Zealanders be good with money. We believe that starts with a culture where people work together to solve big issues across BNZ. We work...

  • Data Engineer

    3 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand Potentia Full time

    **Junior Data Engineer** Help develop and maintain the new Azure Data platform. **Why you would like it**: - Building data pipelines in a cloud environment - Lots of learning, being part of a team of 3 Senior Data Engineers - Great location, work from home 2 days a week **The Company**: Based in Auckland, my client is a large non profit organisation that...

  • Data Engineer

    2 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand HAYS Full time

    Bring your experience and skills in developing Data Engineering assets and scalable engineering frameworks. **Your new company** **Your new role** Joining their Development Chapter team, you'll be working in supporting the data demands of the business by designing and developing data engineering assets and scalable engineering frameworks that will support...

  • Data Engineer

    2 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand HAYS Full time

    Data Engineer 6-month contract. **Your new company** An exciting Data Engineer role has become available with a well-known NZX Top-50 company based in Auckland CBD fringe. The company is well known for providing top of the line services to their clients and have a reputation as a leader in their field. **Your new role** Our client is currently migrating...


  • Auckland City, New Zealand NTT DATA Full time

    **Make an impact with NTT DATA** Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion - it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive. **Your day at NTT DATA** Job...

  • Data Engineer

    2 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand HAYS Full time

    Data Engineer 03-month contract **Your new company** Through a well-reputed data consultancy you will be working with an organisation that has a large presence in the media and broadcasting space. **Your new role** As a data engineer, you will be working on a variety of initiatives that include SQL coding, collaborating with the data team and wider...

  • Data Engineer

    2 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand Vector NZ Full time

    Data Engineer - Full-time - Engagement type: Permanent - Employee - Department: Digital Technology **About Us** If you love working with a diverse group of people who are all about putting the customer at the centre and enabling choice, you’ve found the right company. The energy sector is transforming at a rate of knots, and we want you to join us and be...

  • Platform Engineer

    2 weeks ago


    Wellington City, New Zealand Precision Data Full time

    **Why we need you & what you will be doing** We are looking for 4 platform engineers to work with our team. **What we are doing**: Precision Data are working closely with a client who are doing a Risk assessment of payment transactions and this role is around upgrading their current platform, it is on some VM's (virtual machines) and needs upgrading...

  • Data Engineer

    3 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand Auckland District Health Board Full time

    **Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity** The Data Engineer is a key member of the Engineering & Integration team within Auckland’s Health Information Technology (HIT) team. They are an expert in traditional Data Warehouse development using tools such as WhereScape RED or Similar based on Microsoft SQL Server, but also familiar with the latest Cloud Data...


  • Auckland City, New Zealand Amazon Data Services New Zealand Limited Full time

    3+ years of server hardware management, network management and troubleshooting experience - Experience with Network Hardware: Copper and Optical Fiber Cabling, Switches, Routers - Experience with storage subsystems - Strong Linux administration knowledge and experience. Are you excited about server and networking technology and want to work in the world's...

  • Data Engineer

    3 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

    Opportunity to work with a supportive, inclusive and multiskilled team - Full time, permanent role (40h per week) - Remuneration between $112,026- $131,795 depending on experience Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity The Data Engineer is a key member of the Engineering & Integration team within Auckland's Health Information Technology (HIT) team. They are an...

  • Data Engineer

    3 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland Full time

    Opportunity to work with a supportive, inclusive and multiskilled team - Full time, permanent role (40h per week) - Remuneration between $112,026- $131,795 depending on experience **Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity** The Data Engineer is a key member of the Engineering & Integration team within Auckland’s Health Information Technology (HIT) team. They...

  • Data Engineer

    2 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand Potentia Full time

    **Data Engineer** Our clients Datahub team is a tight-knit group and is one of the fastest growing teams with the business. They love to learn, teach and have a laugh! As a critical organisation, their infrastructure is crucial to the livelihood of Auckland and they thrive on the optimization and innovation of data and surrounding technologies to provide...

  • Data Engineer

    4 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand Mercury Full time

    Tiakina te anamata, mā te tūhono i ngā tāngata me ngā wāhi o te inamata. Taking care of tomorrow: connecting people and place today. Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwi than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future. At the heart is our...

  • Data Engineer

    2 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand Robert Half Full time

    **The Company** Having been founded over 10 years ago, this stable and growing company develops a platform that is used for derivative trading with their clients being larger NZ corporates. **The Role** Reporting to the CEO, you will be working as part of a small team of three and will have responsibility for the data engineering function within the...

  • Lead Data Engineer

    2 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand BNZ Full time

    **He Waka Eke Noa | Creating Great Together** Here at BNZ, it's about more than just banking. We work together in an agile, energising environment to create innovative solutions through our promise "If you can imagine a better future, let's find a way." We have an exciting opportunity for someone to provide senior and specialist support and guidance in the...

  • Data Engineer

    1 week ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand HAYS Full time

    Data Engineer **Your new company** Our client is a leader in healthcare services helping communities nationally. **Your new role** As a Data Engineer, you will work within a collaborative Business Intelligence team and will be responsible for executing the vision and strategy for Business Intelligence in your portfolio areas. Your day to day will cover...

  • Senior Data Engineer

    2 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand The Warehouse Full time

    Company Description Welcome! Kia Ora This isn’t your average Data Engineer role. We’re on the hunt for a seasoned Data Engineering professional with hands-on experience in Snowflake and DBT implementations to join our growing team. As we modernize our Data Engineering toolset with new technologies, you’ll play a key role in major migration and...

  • Senior Data Engineer

    2 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand The Warehouse Group Full time

    **Company Description** Welcome! Kia Ora** This isn’t your average Data Engineer role. We’re on the hunt for a seasoned Data Engineering professional with hands-on experience in Snowflake and DBT implementations to join our growing team. As we modernize our Data Engineering toolset with new technologies, you’ll play a key role in major migration and...

  • Senior Data Engineer

    2 weeks ago


    Auckland City, New Zealand BNZ Full time

    **He Waka Eke Noa | Creating Great Together** To accommodate for the increasing demand for data engineers, we are excited to be growing our team. In the Analytics Centre of Excellence, we focus on finding innovative ways to help New Zealanders be good with money. We believe that starts with a culture where people work together to solve big issues across...