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About the role
The Electricity Authority is an independent Crown entity that regulates the electricity market. We are a kaitiaki of electricity. Our purpose is to enhance New Zealander's lives, prosperity and environment through electricity.
We are looking for an innovative Data Engineer who is eager to work in the Azure cloud ecosystem and join us in the Data and Information Management team. Our data platform is built around Databricks and the Delta Lakehouse technology. Knowledge of SQL is required and familiarity with Python would be helpful.
This is a technical role where you will be assisting and enabling data scientists, analysts, and BI specialists. A key focus will be around enhancing and maintaining our Azure Delta Lakehouse, building data and analytics pipelines, and supporting ad hoc analytics.
As the Data Engineer you will also be given the opportunity to collaborate with various specialists within the organisation as we work together to support the Authority.
Why work for us?

• We know it is important to maintain a healthy work-life balance and in recognition of this the Authority offers several benefits and initiatives to support our staff achieve this
• Competitive remuneration with the salary range from $109,304 to $136,630 and we're open to negotiating higher for the right candidate based on your skills and experience
• Flexible work arrangements
• Ongoing training, support, and professional development
• Opportunities for career advancement
• A range of health, wellbeing, and social initiatives including wellbeing and working from home allowances, EAP services, monthly wellbeing, and social events and much more

Are you someone with the following?

• A resourceful and adaptable character with an agile mind
• Work well in a collaborative environment and jump at the opportunity to follow a hunch
• At least one to three years of proven experience within a cloud-based data and analytics environment
• Experience in creating robust solutions with minimal up-front specification of all design elements will be a familiar and comfortable way of working for you

Are you interested?
If you're ready for a challenge - click 'apply now' and complete the online application form. Please note it is important that you complete all sections of the online application.
For other information please view the position description below or email My HR@ea.govt.nz
To apply for this role, you must have a legal right to work in New Zealand at the time of submitting your application.
Applications close on Thursday, 26 September 2024.
Please note we do not always work to fixed closing dates and will start considering applications as soon as they are received so we encourage you to apply early.