Data Engineer

• Work from home up to 2 days per week, 9-day fortnight, flexible working hours
• Health, life and income protection insurance
• Work on existing projects with learning and development opportunities

The Technology Group is a key enabler at WEL and has responsibility for applications, platforms, operations, data, information security and digital delivery teams. As a group we are embedding a new operating model and are on an exciting journey to develop new ways of enabling WEL to become a truly digital business.
About the role
The Data Engineer is responsible for supporting the Technology platform team in designing, delivering and maintaining solutions on WEL Networks Data platform. Initially the role will contribute significantly to Enterprise data capability adoption project and work with the project team to deliver high-end BI dashboards powered by automated data pipelines that support business reporting requirements and provide actionable intelligence to support business decisions.
About you
You will ideally have following skills and experience:

• A tertiary qualification in IT or related field
• 3+ years’ experience as a data engineer
• Proven ability in building, optimizing, and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines
• Strong understanding of data modelling principles and hands-on experience with schema design
• Experience with Snowflake, SQL and Python
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., GIT) and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with data orchestration tools, preferably Coalesce
• Skills in ensuring data integrity, quality, and accuracy across pipelines
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a team-oriented environment

Nice to have:

• Experience with data visualisation tools, especially Power BI

• Background in both on-premises and cloud environments, ideally Azure

• Knowledge of the New Zealand electricity industry

• Familiarity with Data Governance practices.

• Understanding of data architecture principles
• Experience with agile delivery methodologies

Best-in-class benefits
You’ll benefit from a powerful package of benefits at WEL:

• Medical, life, and income protection insurance
• Flexible working options – including flexible working hours, 9-day fortnight, ability to purchase additional annual leave, up to 2 days working from home per week, and more
• Ongoing career development
• Relocation costs and
• Most important of all, an excellent salary package

We are committed to making sure our people go home safe every day, and with a drug and alcohol-free worksite we will require you to undertake testing as part of your pre-employment health assessment.
About WEL Networks
WEL Networks is unique. We’ve been serving the Waikato for over 100 years, distributing electricity from the national grid so we can power over 100,000 homes and businesses.
With around 320 employees, we’re proudly based in Hamilton and are owned by the community we work for. We play an important role in the region's economic and social development by identifying and investing in new technologies to future-proof our region – and keep our communities flourishing. Our vision is bold. And our ambition even stronger, especially as we diversify from traditional ‘poles and lines’ to an innovative and sustainable business.
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We actively value diversity and inclusion, and we encourage you to be the 'real you' in your application. Check out the full the position description for more details
Applications will be screened as they arrive, and we may move quickly to interview.