Senior Data Engineer

DATA ENGINEER At RUSH, we design, build, and manage purposeful digital experiences that improve people's lives. We're hiring Data Engineers to work on complex, enterprise-scale data infrastructure — you may be focused on migration design, pipeline build, or both depending on your background. What you'll do: - Take technical ownership of data migration from source datasets into target systems — including ETL pipeline design using Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, and Terraform - Analyse and validate source data against target schemas, ensuring referential integrity and conformance to business rules - Own the migration runbook: rollback procedures, reconciliation reports, and go-live sign-off criteria - Collaborate with client data transformation teams on schema alignment, categorisation attributes, and load sequencing - Build and maintain Azure-native pipelines integrating Cosmos DB event stores, PostgreSQL Flexible Server, and Azure Service Bus - Implement webhook and file-drop integration patterns for downstream systems - Instrument all pipelines with structured logging and alerting via Azure Monitor and Log Analytics - Ensure all infrastructure is managed via Terraform and deployed through Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines - Support ISO 27001:2022, NZ Privacy Act compliance, and Vanta/Wiz security assessments What you'll bring: - 5+ years of hands-on data engineering experience in enterprise or government environments - Strong Azure skills: Data Factory, Functions, PostgreSQL Flexible Server, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, Service Bus - Demonstrated experience delivering complex ETL and data migration pipelines from legacy to modern target schemas - DBA background (schema design, query optimisation, relational architecture) — highly regarded for migration-focused candidates - Proficiency in SQL and Python or .NET/C# - Experience with Terraform and Azure DevOps CI/CD - Familiarity with Event Sourcing and CQRS patterns - Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders - Exposure to DevOps or SRE practices is a bonus Why RUSH? You'll be working on meaningful, complex data infrastructure for collaborative work that makes a real difference. you'll work alongside a passionate team of digital specialists on projects that genuinely matter the kind of work that challenges you and leaves a mark. If that sounds like your kind of place, we'd love to hear from you!