Data Engineering Team Lead

TheDriveGroup · Sydney NSW · Full time
Posted 5d ago

Data Engineering Team Lead

TheDriveGroup
Sydney NSW

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Full time

~$190k - $200k(Estimated)
KEY POINTS WE FOUND
  • Lead the design and development of scalable cloud data solutions.
  • Take technical ownership of the data platform with Snowflake.
  • Guide the transition from AWS to Azure while remaining hands-on.

  • Own Snowflake architecture, design and engineering
  • Lead a major AWS-to-Azure cloud transformation
  • Hands-on engineering with technical leadership

We're working with a growing technology business looking for an experienced Data Engineering Team Lead to take ownership of its data engineering capability and help shape the future of its cloud data platform.

With a transition from AWS to Azure underway, this is an opportunity to lead from the front, combining hands-on engineering with architecture, solution design and technical leadership.

You'll have genuine ownership over technical decisions, platform design and engineering standards, while remaining closely involved in delivery.

Location: Brisbane preferred (Fully Remote)
Salary: $190k-$200k + Super

What You'll Do 

  • Lead the design, architecture and development of scalable cloud data solutions.
  • Take technical ownership of the data platform, with Snowflake playing a central role.
  • Help architect and deliver the transition from AWS to Azure.
  • Remain hands-on across data engineering, pipelines, integrations and platform development.
  • Establish engineering standards, best practices and scalable design patterns.
  • Provide technical direction, mentoring and guidance to other engineers.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
  • Balance approximately 70% hands-on technical delivery with 30% technical leadership and broader responsibilities.

What You'll Bring 

  • Strong commercial experience in Data Engineering, ideally at Senior, Lead or Principal level.
  • Strong Snowflake experience, including platform design, data modelling and engineering.
  • Solid Azure data engineering experience, ideally with exposure to AWS.
  • Proven experience designing and architecting cloud-based data platforms.
  • Strong SQL, Python and modern data pipeline development experience.
  • Confidence making architectural decisions while remaining hands-on with engineering delivery.
  • Previous technical leadership experience, with people management experience highly regarded.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

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Company: TheDriveGroup
Date posted: 8th Oct, 2026

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AwsAzure data engineeringCloud architectureCloud transformationData modellingData pipelinesMentoringPythonSnowflakeSolution designSqlStakeholder engagementTeam leadershipTechnical leadership

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