Senior Manager Data Engineering

Select how often (in days) you would like to receive alerts Senior Manager Data Engineering (Lead Specialist) Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW Job category: Planning Job location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Job reference number: 112299 Employment type: Permanent Full-Time Salary range: An attractive remuneration package If you’re after impact, there’s no other organisation in Australia that delivers work on this scale. You're all about the detail and this role will allow you to drive evidence-based decision making to optimise systems and efficiency, not just for the business but for our customers too. It's data and research with impact you can see. In this role, you'll: Lead the Data Engineering function responsible for designing, building and optimising secure, scalable and governed data solutions across a complex infrastructure delivery portfolio. You will set the technical direction for data architecture, integration, modelling and transformation, and ensure data pipelines and platforms provide reliable, timely and cost-effective access to information. You will build and lead a high-performing technical team, establish engineering standards and quality controls, and embed data governance, security and automation throughout the data lifecycle. Working with architects, analysts, technology partners and business stakeholders, you will translate strategic and operational needs into robust data products while balancing delivery priorities, platform performance, compliance and long-term sustainability . Your extensive leadership experience in data engineering, data platforms and enterprise data management—developed in large, complex organisations such as government, infrastructure, engineering, transport or similarly scaled environments—will enable you to establish trusted data foundations and deliver secure, reliable and scalable solutions. You bring strong knowledge of modern data architecture, data modelling, ELT/ETL, cloud technologies, data quality, governance, privacy and security, together with a record of improving engineering practices, platform performance and delivery efficiency. You’re recognised as a strategic and credible engineering leader who can communicate complex technical matters clearly, influence senior stakeholders and lead high-performing multidisciplinary teams. You are experienced in setting technical standards, guiding architecture and design decisions, managing competing priorities and enterprise dependencies, and creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and professional growth. Who we are Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day. Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers . Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us. Transport acknowledges the Aboriginal people of the country on which we work, their traditions, culture and a shared history and identity. We also pay our respects to Elders past and present and recognise the continued connection to country. #J-18808-Ljbffr