At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and enhance data pipelines in Snowflake, integrating AI for smarter solutions.
- Company: Established financial services organisation prioritising data and AI innovation.
- Benefits: $210k package with hybrid work, early access to AI tools, and influence on platform evolution.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a supportive and innovative environment.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and shape the future of AI in data management.
- Qualifications: Expertise in Snowflake, SQL, Python, and experience with AI functions.
About The Company
Our client is an established, listed financial services organisation headquartered in Sydney. Data and AI are a growing priority for the business, and they’re adding a senior engineer to the team as that investment ramps up.
About The Role
This is an individual contributor role for someone who still loves to build. Most of your time will go into the business’s Snowflake environment, extending it so AI runs alongside the data rather than outside it. You’ll work day to day with AI engineers and partner with teams who want to put AI to use.
- $210k package (base + bonus + super)
- Hybrid set-up
- Early hands-on access to Snowflake’s AI tooling as the platform grows
- Room to influence how the platform evolves
Duties / Key Responsibilities
- Develop data pipelines and products in Snowflake, adding AI enrichment as data lands
- Run LLM and vector search workloads inside the platform instead of moving data out
- Create data models that serve reporting and AI equally well, drawing on Data Vault and dimensional methods
- Set up the monitoring and alerts that keep AI and data workloads healthy
- Help AI engineers connect platform outputs to applications, and guide business teams from idea to working solution
Skills and Experience
- Deep hands-on Snowflake, SQL, dbt and Python, with Snowpark a bonus
- Has used Cortex or other Snowflake AI functions on live work
- Some experience with LLMs, embeddings or vector search
- A strong data modeller, with Data Vault knowledge preferred
- Understands how data needs to be shaped for ML, including features
- Works with AI coding assistants and wants to help the team do the same
- Can talk about technical work in plain language
Senior Data Engineer – Sydney employer: Allura Partners
Our client is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the heart of Sydney, where innovation meets collaboration. With a focus on modernising insurance solutions, employees benefit from competitive daily rates and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge digital platforms that directly impact customer experiences. The company fosters a culture of growth and influence, allowing team members to shape the future of insurance while enjoying a supportive atmosphere that values their contributions.
