Data Engineer

2 days ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Weta Digital Full time

We are seeking skilled data engineers with experience in big data and database administration to introduce new processes and procedures, enhancing our approach to managing and utilising our data.

The Weta Digital Infrastructure team supports the development community, covering tools and support for version control, build systems, database platform management, and developer consulting. We require a Data Engineer - Infrastructure Specialist who can upgrade and optimise our core MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Elastic clusters. Key responsibilities include:

  • Instituting a program of work to improve database administration: provisioning, monitoring, cloning, replication, backups, upgrades, availability, performance monitoring, trouble shooting, recovery, archiving, tuning, query optimisation, and upgrade management;
  • Providing developer support, user education, and various development and data-oriented services;
  • Developing platform architecture, project-based work, strategy, and technology research;
  • Collaborating on significant opportunities to shape and improve how we manage and use our data.

This role suits candidates with a DBA, analyst programming, SQL report writing, or engineering background, as well as those with prior experience in RDBMS administration (MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL), large datasets in HA environments, Elasticsearch, Kafka, infrastructure automation (Puppet, Ansible, Terraform), scripting languages (Python, Ruby, Go, NodeJS), and monitoring systems (Sensu).

Requirements include:

  • An eye for detail and strong problem-solving skills;
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
  • Familiarity with working in high-performing teams and collaborating with others.

We celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment where all our crew feel welcomed, respected, supported, and appreciated.

We aim to provide a discrimination-free experience from application onwards and define ourselves by the quality of our work.


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