We've been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you'll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives-you'll also get to see your impact.

Senior Data Engineer (122144)

Want to discover opportunities that challenge you? Connect to a career that can take you places? Inspire millions of Australians to lead healthier, happier lives? Coles Digital is where you'll find the freedom, support, and inspiration to do all that and more.

We're the team at the heart of our digital transformation - the ones creating the unified experiences and inclusive services our customers want and need.

Open. Innovative. Accessibility-obsessed. It's our Coles Digital team that are redefining what we do, how we do it and why. So, we can build a digital offering fit for every Australian. So, we can shape the future of retail for better. So, we can find more ways to sustainably feed our nation - today and tomorrow.

Our Coles Digital function is significantly growing as we continue to invest in delivering the best online shopping experience for our customers. We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our growing Data and Business Intelligence team to continue to build our future data capabilities.

About the Role

As our Senior Data Engineer, you will spearhead the development of a semantic layer within Coles Digital Snowflake environment to enable intuitive and efficient access to data for our business. You will lead design, implementation, and optimization of data pipelines and architectures using Snowflake ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.

About you and your skills

• 5+ years' experience as a Senior Data Engineer with a focus on Snowflake & Microsoft Azure cloud platform
• Experience working with Snowflake, including data modelling, SQL optimization, and performance tuning.
• Proven track record of designing and building semantic layers within Snowflake or similar platforms.
• Deep understanding of data governance principles and experience implementing governance frameworks.
• Establish and enforce best practices for data governance, security, and compliance within Snowflake and Power BI environments.
• Data architecture development
• Democratisation of data for business use
• Data Tool Familiarity: Proficiency in working with OLTP and OLAP data tools of both on-premises (e.g. Oracle Database, MS SQL SERVER) and cloud (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Data Factory)
• SQL Mastery: Advanced knowledge in developing data transformations using SQL.
• Data Modelling: Skill in modelling data using star/snowflake schemas.
• Data Extraction Flexibility: Ability to extract data from various formats (JSON, CSV, Excel, XML) and sources (flat files, APIs, databases) across different data timeliness (batch, near-real time, streaming).
• Beyond SQL: Proficiency in using languages other than SQL (Python, Java, or Scala) for data transformations.
• ETL Standards: Establishing (and adhering to) ETL delivery standards.
• Object-Oriented Programming: Experience with implementing object-oriented data pipelines using non-SQL languages.
• Data Visualization: Familiarity with data visualization and BI tooling, preferably Power BI.
• DevOps (CI/CD): Knowledge of setting up git repositories and deployment processes for managing data outputs and automated testing.

Take your next step into something bigger, apply now

With us it's not about the discounts (although you do get those), it's about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is our investment and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.

We're continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the 'Our Recruitment Process' section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.au

Job ID:122144

Employment Type:Full time

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