Data Engineer

**Why choose Lotto?**:
At Lotto NZ, we’re believers in inspiring Kiwis to dream big. So working with us means doing meaningful mahi that benefits good causes across Aotearoa. All while having fun along the way.

Everything we do comes back to making sure Kiwis can play in a way that’s healthy and fun, whilst returning 100% of our profits back into our communities around Aotearoa.

**Our Commitment as a Crown Entity**:
Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.

In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.

**Your day-to-day**:

- Build and maintain data pipelines using Databricks and Azure tools
- Transform raw data into structured, high-value assets for analytics
- Collaborate with IT and Data & Analytics teams to meet business data needs
- Ensure data quality and governance practices are followed
- Troubleshoot data load failures and optimise data availability
- Deliver insights and visualisations to support strategic decisions
- Support machine learning models and enrich data sources
- Engage with stakeholders across the business, including senior leaders
- Stay current with industry trends and bring new ideas to the table

**Your team**:
You’ll be part of Lotto NZ’s Data & Analytics team, sitting within the Innovation & Product division. Reporting to the Data Engineering Lead, you’ll collaborate closely with data scientists, analysts, IT, and senior leaders to deliver high-quality, accessible data that powers insights and decision-making across the business.

The team is focused on building a modern, cloud-based data platform using tools like Databricks and Azure. Together, you're transforming raw data into meaningful assets, supporting machine learning models, and enabling strategic initiatives. With exciting projects on the go—from enriching customer insights to optimising reporting pipelines—you’ll play a key role in helping Lotto NZ maximise the value of its data.

**A bit about you**:
As an experienced data engineer or cloud data superstar, you’ll be passionate about turning raw data into meaningful insights and proud of the impact your work makes. You will have:

- Strong experience building and managing data pipelines in cloud platforms (ideally Azure and Databricks)
- Advanced skills in SQL and Python, with a knack for solving complex data problems
- A solid understanding of data warehousing, ETL processes, and relational databases
- Experience working with structured and unstructured data, and making it accessible for a range of users
- A keen eye for data quality and governance, and the ability to spot and fix issues proactively
- Confidence presenting insights and working with senior stakeholders
- A collaborative mindset and curiosity to explore new data sources and technologies
- A tertiary qualification in computer science, data, or a related field

**How we care for you**:
To help you win at work and beyond, we’ve created some purposeful ways to look after you, your whānau and the community we. Some of this includes: (* permanent roles only)- Insurances including medical, life, income protection and critical illness to make sure you’re covered whenever you need it
- Cancer care programme: access to comprehensive Cancer support, including personal health coaching and educational resources. Free and confidential for employees and their whānau.
- Flexibility to have the work-life balance that suits both you and the people you care about via our hybrid working model.- An annual wellness benefit to support your wellbeing.
- Extra paid leave for days like Lotto Day at Christmas and Volunteer Day.
- Personalised development to help you grow, including access to tools like *LinkedIn Learning.
- Recruitment referral bonus.
- Modern office in Newmarket plus barista coffee machine.
- An array of health and wellness benefits such as free flu jabs, access to EAP and onsite gym.- Extra Parental leave benefits including return to work lumpsum payment plus KiwiSaver equality payment.
- Opportunity to join any of our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Wellbeing networks.
- Enjoy fresh fruit, biscuits, coffee, breakfast, and a selection of teas on us

**Come as you are**:
We want you to feel at home when you’re with us. We accept you and celebrate