Senior Data Engineer / 12 months Contract / Sydney / $1,050 a day

About the company
A large-scale Australian organisation going through significant transformation, with a new data capability being built from the ground up and substantial investment into ERP and HCM systems. The company is embarking on a data separation and migration program to support future growth.

About the role
This blended role combines project management and hands-on data engineering. Reporting to a key transformation lead, the role spans three core streams: separation, migration and future-state design. You’ll act as a central liaison and voice of the data team.

They are based in Sydney and work in a hybrid set up - 2-3 days on site and 2-3 days remote.

Benefits

• 12-month contract with potential for extension
• Competitive day rate - $1,050 a day
• Work on a greenfield data project with real impact
• Variety of work across separation, migration, and future-state planning
• Be part of a foundational data capability build

Duties/Key responsibilities

• Manage data separation documentation and stakeholder reporting
• Liaise across IT teams for ERP and HCM data migration
• Contribute to data architecture and modelling for new systems
• Provide a future-state lens for data environment design
• Support ad hoc tech and data-related requests

Skills and experience

• Strong background in data engineering and project coordination
• Experience with relational databases and data modelling (e.g., ERDs, SQL)
• Comfortable working in hybrid on-prem and Azure environments
• Strong communication, adaptability, and attention to detail
• Prior consulting or stakeholder-heavy roles ideal
• Understanding of ERP/HCM systems - a bonus

If you’re interested in this opportunity and feel you’re the right fit, please click “apply” or contact [email protected]

About Allura Partners
Allura Partners was founded to support private equity firms by placing C-Suites to lead, transform, and scale portfolio companies. Today, in addition to our proven private equity specialisation, we’ve become a trusted partner for major ASX-listed and private enterprises in Australia, offering executive search, recruitment, and business transformation. Known for integrity, reliability, and results, our expertise spans Executive Search, Accounting & Finance, Transformation & Change, and Technology & Digital. We connect businesses and top-tier talent, exceeding expectations and driving lasting impact.

Senior Data Engineer / 12 months Contract / Sydney / $1,050 a day