Data Platform Engineer

4 days ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Auckland Council Full time

**New role in a new division**:

- **Enormous opportunity to make a difference at a large organisation**:

- **Transform current environment to leverage the power of information**:

- **Hybrid working environment.**

**He angitūtanga: The opportunity**

The Group Shared Services Division of Auckland Council is seeking an experienced Data Platform Engineer to support the design, development, and management of essential data infrastructure supporting the Council’s data and analytics initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining a high-performance, scalable, and secure data platform that ensures seamless data integration, access, and availability across the Council’s technology landscape. Your expertise in cloud-based data platform management—including optimizing data storage solutions such as data lakes, data warehouses, and other infrastructure—will be essential to supporting Auckland Council’s data-driven goals.

Key to what you will be doing include:

- Contribute to the management of cloud data environments, including Snowflake and Azure, by assisting in the configuration and optimization of resources for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
- Support the use of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, such as Terraform and CloudFormation, to aid in infrastructure deployment and management automation.
- Establish monitoring solutions and performance benchmarks to proactively address potential issues, enhance platform efficiency, and support the evolving needs of data operations.
- Set up automated alerting and self-healing measures to maintain high availability of data systems.
- Work closely with Data Engineers, Analysts, Scientists, and other stakeholders to understand and address their data requirements.
- Collaborate with Technology Services Operations teams to integrate data platforms with other systems and infrastructure, ultimately supporting Auckland Council’s data-driven goals with innovative and reliable solutions.

For the Position Description, click this link

**He kōrero mōu: About you**

**Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer**

Auckland Council is one of the largest local authorities in the South Pacific providing essential services and facilities to more than 1.5 million people. We are progressive socially, culturally and environmentally while we work towards creating change having an impact on our journey to becoming a world-class city for our ratepayers and residents.

In return for your hard work, you can expect a flexible and supportive work environment. Ehara taku toa, he takitahi, he toa takitini _My success is not mine alone, but the success of many._

You’ll have access to a range of fantastic Auckland Council benefits, including discounted Leisure Centre membership, Kiwisaver employer contribution additional to your base salary offered and a range of other partnership discounts Click this link to find out more.

**Applications close: Sunday 1 December 2024**

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