Lead Security Data Engineer - Services Australia

Lead Security Data Engineer

Work Location - QLD, ACT, VIC, NSW, SA
Hybrid
12 months contract with extensions

As the Lead Data Engineer, you will design, build, and optimise enterprise?grade data pipelines and secure data flows supporting cyber remediation, vulnerability management, and protective security initiatives. You will work across on?prem SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments, ensuring data is ingested, transformed, and delivered in line with strict security and governance requirements.

You will collaborate closely with cyber specialists, architects, business stakeholders, and technical teams to uplift data capability, improve pipeline performance, and ensure compliance with whole?of?government security frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and optimisation of secure ETL/ELT pipelines in on-prem SQL and Postgres environments
• Translate cyber resilience and vulnerability management requirements into robust data engineering solutions
• Apply Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), Information Security Manual (ISM), Essential Eight, and related security standards to all data workflows
• Conduct peer reviews, uplift team capability, and ensure adherence to secure coding and data handling practices
• Develop technical documentation, data dictionaries, and implementation artefacts
• Collaborate with cyber teams, infrastructure teams, and senior stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable data assets
• Support backlog prioritisation, delivery planning, and continuous improvement initiatives

Required Experience

• Proven experience as a Lead Data Engineer in large, complex or regulated environments
• Strong hands?on skills in SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and enterprise ETL/ELT development
• Demonstrated experience supporting cyber resilience, security remediation, or compliance uplift programs
• Deep understanding of PSPF, ISM, Essential Eight, and secure data handling practices
• Experience working with vulnerability management or security operations data (highly regarded)
• Ability to influence, collaborate, and communicate effectively with senior executives, technical specialists, and business stakeholders