Senior Data Engineer

About Us At Custom Fleet, we’ve been using our smarts to make the complex simple for over 40 years. It’s the driving force that continues to make us the fleet and leasing leader in Australia and New Zealand today. When you join Custom Fleet, you’re joining a business that is Going Places. We collaborate and support each other, working hard to win for our customers, for our business, and for each other. About the Role We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our growing team and help shape the future of our cloud‑native data platform. This is a Greenfield role giving you the opportunity to design and build solutions from the ground up, influence architecture decisions and set best practices for the future. In this role you will design and develop scalable ETL/ELT pipelines in Azure ensuring data is reliable, secure and ready to power insights across the business. You will collaborate with BI Developers, Analysts and stakeholders to deliver high‑quality solutions that drive smarter decisions and better outcomes for our customers. Responsibilities Design and build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, transform and load data into our Azure cloud data warehouse. Develop and maintain data engineering solutions using Azure and selected cloud‑based platforms and tools. Collaborate with BI Developers, Analysts and Business Stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver reliable solutions. Implement data quality checks, monitoring and governance practices across pipelines. Work with cross‑functional teams (Architecture, Infrastructure, Security) to ensure alignment with enterprise standards. Participate in all stages of the data engineering lifecycle: design, development, testing, deployment and documentation. Other Duties Shape and evolve the architecture of our cloud data platform, ensuring it scales with business growth. Contribute to the development of best practices and reusable frameworks for data ingestion and transformation. About You Proven experience in cloud‑based ETL/ELT development, ideally in Azure. Strong proficiency in Python for data engineering tasks. Hands‑on experience with Databricks and Spark. Solid understanding of data warehousing principles and best‑practice modelling. Ability to work independently and manage complexity in a dynamic environment. Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail. Other Experience with CI/CD pipelines. Exposure to other cloud platforms and a range of data ingestion tools. Familiarity with data governance and security frameworks. Experience with Databricks, Python, Azure Data Factory, and SQL Server is highly desirable. Experience ingesting real‑time data (telemetry data) would be a bonus. Education & Experience Minimum 5 years of experience in data engineering or related fields. Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Data Engineering or a related discipline. FOR YOU Annual performance bonus Take 5 program – potential to earn an extra week of annual leave Gender‑neutral Parental Leave – 12 weeks paid entitlement Collaborative Hybrid work environment – 3 days in office Company‑funded social events Dress for your day policy Intersection – our Diversity Network Cultural Leave swap Ongoing investment in your growth including access to our digital learning platform – Degreed Reward and recognition programmes Volunteer and community engagement opportunities Wellbeing leave HOW TO APPLY Please submit your resume and cover letter by clicking ‘Apply Now’. At Custom Fleet we are committed to growing a team made up of diverse people, skills, and experiences. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities, and industries. OUR DIVERSE CREW Research shows that women and people of diverse backgrounds are less likely to apply for roles if they don’t meet every qualification. If after reading this you’re not sure you tick every single criteria box, but have the passion to get behind our values, we think you should click that apply button anyway. We're passionate about building a diverse and inclusive team, and love hearing from people like you If you have a disability that requires support including an alternate job ad format, interview arrangements or adjustments, please let us know by emailing our recruitment team at or call our Customer Service Team on – they will take your details and arrange for a return call from a member of the Talent Team. Unlawful Conduct Commitment Custom Fleet is dedicated to maintaining a culture of respect where there is zero‑tolerance of any form of discrimination, harassment, and victimisation. We are committed to eliminating unlawful conduct in the workplace and uphold the highest standards of ethical behaviour and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Recruitment Disclaimer Our careers team and hiring leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies. Custom Fleet is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. #J-18808-Ljbffr