Senior Data Engineer - Contract opportunity - ASAP start required

Salary: Competitive hourly rate + hybrid working

• Senior Data Engineer - MS/AI assisted data development
• 3mth+ project with ASAP start required
• Central Auckland location with hybrid working

Fantastic contract opportunity for a Senior Data Engineer to join a dedicated project team to deliver a high level of AML/CTF data pipeline production.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• 5+ years' experience building production data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Synapse, and SQL Server
• Strong ETL/ELT, data modelling, schema design, and query optimisation skills
• Hands-on expertise with ADF orchestration, T-SQL, PySpark, Power BI/Fabric
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, RBAC, and Infrastructure as Code
• Exposure to data migration projects
• Proven use of GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or Codex
• Confident using AI tools for SQL generation, pipeline scaffolding, and documentation
• Able to balance AI-assisted and manual development with strong validation practices
• Self-sufficient, iterative and delivery-focused outcome approach.
• Financial Services experience, particularly AML/CTF, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening or regulatory reporting will be highly regarded for this role.
• Proactive and solutions-focused approach to work within a fast paced and agile data project environment
• Quick to ramp up on new teams, technologies and codebase
• Committed to delivering quality outcomes at pace
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

All candidates must be currently based in Auckland and available to commence work at 1-2x weeks notice.

Please apply for a confidential discussion!