Data Engineer
Watercare Services Limited
Date: 1 day ago
City: Auckland, Auckland
Contract type: Full time
Join Our Team as a Data Engineer at Watercare!
He kōrero mō mātou | About Watercare
Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata
When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy
Watercare is the largest water and wastewater utility in New Zealand, delivering more than 400 million litres of water to Auckland every day. Now is an exciting time to join Watercare — we're planning to spend $18.5 billion over the next 20 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way. That's an investment of $2.5 million every day.
It doesn't just stop there; we ensure that sustainability lies at the heart of everything we do to help protect our water resources for future generations. This means we are continuously focused on reducing our carbon footprint with initiatives like solar panels, electric vehicles, revegetation programmes, and much more. We really are a company that wants to make a positive difference.
He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role
Are you passionate about turning complex data into actionable insights? Do you thrive on solving challenging problems and making a real impact? Do you love Snowflake as much as we do? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
As a Data Engineer at Watercare, you'll play a crucial role in empowering our business to make informed decisions. You'll work with large, intricate data sets, ensuring we have access to high-quality, secure data. You'll also use tools like DBT to model and transform data, enabling scalable and reliable analytics across the organisation.
What You'll Do
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:
Come and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today - www.careers.watercare.co.nz.
He kōrero mō mātou | About Watercare
Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata
When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy
Watercare is the largest water and wastewater utility in New Zealand, delivering more than 400 million litres of water to Auckland every day. Now is an exciting time to join Watercare — we're planning to spend $18.5 billion over the next 20 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way. That's an investment of $2.5 million every day.
It doesn't just stop there; we ensure that sustainability lies at the heart of everything we do to help protect our water resources for future generations. This means we are continuously focused on reducing our carbon footprint with initiatives like solar panels, electric vehicles, revegetation programmes, and much more. We really are a company that wants to make a positive difference.
He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role
Are you passionate about turning complex data into actionable insights? Do you thrive on solving challenging problems and making a real impact? Do you love Snowflake as much as we do? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
As a Data Engineer at Watercare, you'll play a crucial role in empowering our business to make informed decisions. You'll work with large, intricate data sets, ensuring we have access to high-quality, secure data. You'll also use tools like DBT to model and transform data, enabling scalable and reliable analytics across the organisation.
What You'll Do
- Innovate and Integrate: Identify and migrate new data sources, enhancing our data collection methods.
- Model and Transform: Use DBT to build scalable, well-documented data models that support analytics and reporting needs.
- Elevate Data Quality: Drive data quality and stewardship by evaluating internal systems, identifying inefficiencies, and developing robust protocols for data handling, processing, and cleaning.
- Collaborate and Create: Work closely with data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand their data needs and deliver effective solutions that align with our organisational goals and standards.
- Impactful Work: Your contributions will directly influence our ability to solve problems and make strategic decisions.
- Dynamic Environment: Join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Growth Opportunities: We're committed to your professional development and offer opportunities to grow your skills and career.
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline
- Proficient with ETL tools (e.g., ADF, Talend), SQL, Python, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure)
- Hands-on experience with Snowflake a must
- Experience with DBT and a solid understanding of data modeling best practices
- Experience with data lakes, Terraform, and CI/CD deployment principles
- Relevant technology qualifications
- Enjoys working in a team environment
- Always looking for ways to improve processes
- Flexible with changing priorities
- Committed to professional development
- Genuine interest in data and its impact
- Collaborates with stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver technical solutions
We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:
- Flexible working.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Life and income protection insurance plans.
- Generous parental leave policy.
- Employee discounts at a range of large retailers.
- Modern offices in the heart of Newmarket with easy access to public transport.
- Discounted Wilson parking.
- On site free gym.
Come and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today - www.careers.watercare.co.nz.
See more jobs in Auckland, Auckland