Principal Data Engineer

Location

Level 14-17, 179 Turbot St, Brisbane City, QLD, 4000, Australia

Contact Information

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Job Category

Technology

Who We Are

iSelect and Compare the Market are trusted, well-known brands dedicated to helping millions of Australians compare and buy personal finance and household products such as insurance, energy, and loans. Together, we provide a seamless, customer-focused experience that makes it easier for Australians to find the right products to suit their needs.

What You'll Be Doing

The Principal Data Engineer provides deep technical leadership and expertise across the Data & Analytics function, ensuring consistency, quality, and engineering excellence across multiple teams. This role operates across the Data Platform, Shared Services, Analytics and Delivery teams, working in partnership with Managers and Tech Leads to uplift engineering standards, reduce systemic technical risk, and support complex or cross cutting technical challenges. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of modern data architectures, cloud-based big data solutions, and DataOps methodologies.

• Act as a trusted technical advisor across architecture, design and engineering standards
• Define and evolve development standards, patterns and best practices
• Provide design assurance for critical data solutions and platform direction
• Identify and address systemic technical risks across teams
• Support teams to balance short-term delivery with long-term sustainability

What's In It For You

At Compare the Market and iSelect, we are all about helping people make smart choices - and joining us might just be yours. We offer an environment where your ideas are heard, your contributions are valued, and your growth genuinely matters. Collaboration is part of our DNA, and you'll be joining a supportive, forward-thinking team where you can do meaningful work and be recognised for it.

• Vibrant and social community with annual celebrations, family fun days, and regular events
• Flexible work arrangements, including one day working from home each week or a 9-day fortnight
• Additional leave days - ME leave and Volunteer Day leave
• Option to purchase additional leave
• Return to work bonus for returning parents
• Quarterly award and recognition program

What Sets You Apart

• Have a bachelor or higher degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related technical field
• Advanced, hands-on experience as a senior or principal level data engineer in large-scale data environments
• Strong expertise in modern cloud-based data platforms (e.g., Lakehouse architectures, distributed data processing)
• Demonstrated experience defining engineering standards and guiding multiple teams without direct authority
• Deep understanding of data pipeline reliability, performance optimisation, and operational excellence

Sound like a good fit? Let us talk.

Equal Opportunity & Privacy

At Compare the Market and iSelect we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we embrace diversity.

This role is available to candidates with unlimited Australian working rights only. Sponsorship is not available.

Compare the Market and iSelect are committed to protecting your privacy. All applications and personal information are kept confidential and securely stored in line with Australian privacy laws, used only for recruitment purposes, and not shared with third parties outside the Auto and General Holdings Group without your consent.