Lead Azure Data Engineer

Canberra, ACT

Contract

Labour hire

Job ID:

37738

Published date:

06-10-2026

Summary

12 + 12 + 12-month contract with a key Commonwealth Government agency
Canberra based role with hybrid working arrangements
NV1 security clearance preferred
Lead Azure and Databricks data solutions for a Commonwealth Government agency

Resolve Recruit is partnering with a leading Commonwealth Government agency to find a Lead Azure Data Engineer. Our client uses modern cloud technology, including Azure and Databricks, to prepare data that supports decision-making and operational analytics across the organisation. This is a chance to shape the design, development and testing of data movement, transformation and visualisation processes that make a real difference.

In this role, you will work alongside a multidisciplinary team in an Agile environment, bringing your technical expertise, initiative and collaborative approach to every project.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build and maintain ETL and ELT data ingest and transformation solutions to meet current and emerging needs
Create and maintain automated ingest and transformation patterns and frameworks
Prepare data in formats such as Parquet and Delta to support advanced analytics and AI use cases
Develop and test data visualisations in Power BI that present complex information clearly for different audiences
Collaborate with project and multidisciplinary teams to deliver outcomes aligned with organisational priorities
Support and mentor data engineers through regular quality reviews and constructive feedback

Key Experience and Skills

Demonstrated experience developing ETL/ELT processes for complex or large-scale data movement, transformation or visualisation, particularly in cloud environments
Experience preparing data optimised for query performance in cloud compute engines, such as Spark, graph databases or Azure SQL
Experience with engineering, storage and analytics services in the cloud, including Azure Data Factory, SQL Server Integration Services, Databricks, SQL Server, Data Lake Storage, Azure Machine Learning and ArcGIS Enterprise
Familiarity with DevOps and Visual Studio, and with sourcing data from systems such as Oracle, Ingres and SQL Server (knowledge of Data Lakes and Lakehouses is highly regarded)
Relevant qualifications or training in data engineering techniques, and around five years' experience as a data engineer
Clear communication, relationship-building and negotiation skills, with a collaborative, adaptable approach

Security Requirements

Applicants will ideally hold a minimum Negative Vetting Level 1 Security Clearance (or higher) to be considered.

How to Apply

If you're ready to bring your expertise as a Lead Azure Data Engineer to a front-line government agency supporting millions of Australians, we'd love to hear from you!

Apply by Monday, 19 October 2026. Applications received after the deadline may still be considered for future opportunities. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, and encourage you to apply if you meet most of the requirements.

For further information or to discuss this opportunity, please email hello@resolve-recruit.com.au, quoting job ID: 37738.

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Talent Sourcing Strategy

Role: Cyber Security Architect (Security Monitoring, Endpoint Security & Security Platforms)
Client: Australian Government Treasury Environment

1. Ideal Candidate Profile

This is not a pure security operations role and not a traditional enterprise architect role.

The ideal candidate sits at the intersection of:

Cyber Security Architecture
Security Engineering
Microsoft Security Stack
SIEM & Monitoring Architecture
Government Security Frameworks

Priority Backgrounds

Tier 1 Target Profiles

Cyber Security Architect
Security Solutions Architect
Senior Security Architect
Lead Security Engineer (Architecture Focus)
Principal Security Consultant
Security Platform Architect

Tier 2 Target Profiles

Detection Engineering Lead
Security Monitoring Architect
Security Engineering Manager
SOC Architect
Microsoft Security Architect
Blue Team Technical Lead

Tier 3 Adjacent Profiles

Infrastructure Security Architect
Cloud Security Architect
Endpoint Security Architect
Identity Security Architect
Technical Security Lead

2. Must-Have Technical Stack

Security Monitoring / SIEM

Look for:

Rapid7 InsightIDR
Microsoft Sentinel
Splunk
QRadar
Elastic SIEM
ArcSight
LogRhythm

Keywords:

SIEM Architecture
Security Monitoring
Detection Engineering
Threat Detection
Threat Hunting
Log Management
Security Telemetry
Windows Event Collection
Security Analytics

Microsoft Security Ecosystem

Critical:

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Security Suite

Strong indicators:

Security Operations integration
Sensor deployment
Agent architecture
Endpoint telemetry
EDR
Attack Surface Reduction

Infrastructure Security

Look for:

Endpoint Hardening
Server Hardening
Vulnerability Management
Security Baselines
Administrative Workstations
Security Configuration Management

Potential tools:

Tenable
Qualys
Rapid7 Vulnerability Management
Defender Vulnerability Management

Cloud Security

Desired:

Azure Security
Azure Monitor
Log Analytics
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Azure Landing Zones

3. Government Experience Targeting

This requirement strongly favours candidates who understand Australian Government security frameworks.

Prioritise:

Federal Government

Treasury
Finance
Home Affairs
Defence
Services Australia
ATO
Health
Human Services
PM&C

Intelligence and National Security

ASD
ASIO
ACIC
AFP

Large Federal Integrators

Accenture Federal
Leidos
KBR
Novon
Telstra Purple
DXC
Fujitsu
Datacom
NEC
Deloitte
PwC
EY
KPMG

4. Clearance Strategy

Ideal

NV1 Active

Acceptable

Baseline
NV1 Expired
NV2

Avoid making active clearance mandatory early in the search due to the niche skill combination.

5. Screening Questions

Security Monitoring

Describe the largest SIEM environment you have architected or uplifted. What log sources, telemetry pipelines and integrations were involved?

Microsoft Security

Have you designed or governed Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Identity deployments? What was your involvement in architecture, onboarding and integration?

Architecture

Can you provide examples of architecture artefacts you personally created?

Look for:

HLDs
LLDs
Data-flow diagrams
ADRs
Roadmaps

Government Frameworks

How have you applied:

ISM
PSPF
Essential Eight

to architecture decisions rather than simply compliance reporting?

Leadership

Tell me about a time you challenged a vendor recommendation because it did not fit the client's environment.

Strong candidates will have real examples.

6. Candidate Red Flags

Too Operational

Candidates whose experience is:

Incident response only
SOC analyst only
Security operations only
Threat hunting only

without architecture ownership.

Too Infrastructure Focused

Candidates who are:

Infrastructure Architects
Azure Architects
Network Architects

with minimal security platform ownership.

Compliance Heavy

Candidates focused on:

Governance
Risk
Auditing

without hands-on technical security design experience.

7. Boolean Search Strategy

Broad Search

("Cyber Security Architect" OR "Security Architect" OR "Security Solutions Architect")

AND (SIEM OR Sentinel OR Splunk OR Rapid7)

AND (Defender OR "Microsoft Security")

Microsoft Security Focus

("Security Architect" OR "Security Engineer")

AND ("Defender for Endpoint" OR MDE)

AND ("Defender for Identity" OR MDI)

SIEM Focus

("Security Architect" OR "Detection Engineer")

AND (SIEM OR Sentinel OR Splunk OR Rapid7)

AND (monitoring OR telemetry OR logging)

Government Focus

("Security Architect" OR "Cyber Security Architect")

AND (ISM OR PSPF OR "Essential Eight")

AND (government OR federal OR defence)

Architecture Focus

("Security Architect")

AND (HLD OR LLD OR "architecture decision record" OR roadmap)

AND (security)

8. Talent Pools to Target

Pool 1 (Highest Priority)

Cyber Security Architects with:

Microsoft Defender
Sentinel/Rapid7
Government Security Frameworks
NV1 Clearance

Expected market size in Canberra: Small but highly relevant.

Pool 2

Senior Security Engineers transitioning into architecture with:

Defender
SIEM
Azure Security

Likely strongest sourcing channel.

Pool 3

Consulting Architects from:

Deloitte
PwC
EY
KPMG
Accenture
Leidos
Fujitsu
DXC

Often have the architecture artefact and stakeholder experience sought in the criteria.

Recruitment Pitch

"Treasury is seeking a hands-on Cyber Security Architect to lead the design and uplift of enterprise security monitoring, Microsoft Defender capabilities, endpoint security and cyber platforms. The role combines architecture leadership with deep technical analysis, requiring someone who can move from high-level design and security strategy into log pipelines, telemetry, integrations, hardening standards and platform rationalisation. This is ideal for a security architect who enjoys owning technical outcomes rather than producing architecture documentation alone."

Most likely successful candidate profile: A Senior Security Architect or Lead Security Engineer from a Federal Government department, major consultancy, or systems integrator with deep Defender, Sentinel/Rapid7 and ISM/Essential Eight experience.

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Data Platform Engineer

Canberra, ACT

Contract

Labour hire

Job ID:

37637

Published date:

28-09-2026

Summary

Task Name: Talent Pool Build - Treasury Data Engineer

Priority: High
Due: This Week

Description: Following meeting with Chris Filipe (Director, Information Services Branch, Treasury), commence proactive talent mapping for an upcoming Data Engineer requirement currently being scoped.

Key Requirements:

Python
SAS
R
Data Engineering
Data Integration
Analytics / Modelling Environments
Government experience preferred
Baseline clearance or ability to obtain

Potential Prioritisation of Skillsets

SQL Server and Data Platforms
Data Engineering (pipelines, integrations, data modelling)
Supporting Analytics Platforms (SAS, R, Python, Power BI)
Troubleshooting and Operational Support
Scripting and Automation
Documentation and Stakeholder Engagement
Azure Experience
Containerisation and Virtualisation Technologies

Actions:

Identify 15-20 suitable Canberra-based candidates.
Focus on candidates from:
- ABS
- ATO
- Services Australia
- Department of Finance
- Treasury
- Home Affairs
- APRA
- ASIC
- AIHW
- DSS
- Geoscience Australia
Create Treasury Data Engineer talent pool in Vincere.
Record clearance status and salary expectations.
Flag immediately available candidates.

Outcome: Ready-to-market shortlist when requirement is released.

Boolean search strings:

1. Core search (LinkedIn Recruiter, SEEK Talent Search, Vincere)

("data engineer" OR "platform engineer" OR "analytics engineer" OR "data platform" OR "database engineer" OR "DBA")
AND ("SQL Server" OR MSSQL)
AND (SAS OR "R Studio" OR RStudio OR Posit OR Python)
AND (Azure)
AND (Canberra OR ACT)

2. Analytics platform administrators (the hardest-to-find part of the profile)

("SAS administrator" OR "SAS admin" OR "SAS platform" OR "SAS Viya" OR "SAS Grid" OR "SAS 9.4"
OR "Posit Workbench" OR "Posit Connect" OR "RStudio Server" OR "RStudio Connect" OR "Shiny Server")
AND (Linux OR RHEL OR "Red Hat" OR Docker OR container OR Podman OR Kubernetes OR VMware OR Hyper-V)
AND (Canberra OR ACT OR "Australian Government" OR APS)

3. Modelling specialists (desirable criterion 1, high-value if found)

("G-Cubed" OR GCubed OR PLEXOS OR "economic model" OR "energy model" OR "CGE model"
OR "statistical computing" OR "research computing" OR "modelling environment")
AND (SQL OR Python OR SAS OR R OR Linux)

Run this one without a location filter first, because the pool is small. Then filter for Canberra or willingness to relocate.

4. Government department search

("data engineer" OR "data cloud engineer" OR "Data platform engineer") AND ("SQL Server" OR MSSQL) AND (SAS OR "R Studio" OR RStudio OR Posit OR Python) AND ("Department of the Treasury" OR Treasury OR "Australian Bureau of Statistics" OR ABS OR "Department of Finance" OR Finance OR "Australian Taxation Office" OR ATO OR "Department of Social Services" OR DSS OR "Department of Health" OR Health OR "Services Australia" OR "Department of Industry" OR DISR OR "Department of Climate Change" OR DCCEEW OR NDIA OR "national disability insurance agency" OR "Department of health" OR "department of agriculture")

Your search query

Talent Sourcing Strategy

1. Ideal Candidate Profile

Priority Backgrounds

Tier 1 Target Profiles

Tier 2 Target Profiles

Tier 3 Adjacent Profiles

2. Must-Have Technical Stack

Security Monitoring / SIEM

Microsoft Security Ecosystem

Infrastructure Security

Cloud Security

3. Government Experience Targeting

Federal Government

Intelligence and National Security

Large Federal Integrators

4. Clearance Strategy

Ideal

Acceptable

5. Screening Questions

Security Monitoring

Microsoft Security

Architecture

Government Frameworks

Leadership

6. Candidate Red Flags

Too Operational

Too Infrastructure Focused

Compliance Heavy

7. Boolean Search Strategy

Broad Search

Microsoft Security Focus

SIEM Focus

Government Focus

Architecture Focus

8. Talent Pools to Target

Pool 1 (Highest Priority)

Pool 2

Pool 3

Recruitment Pitch

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