Associate Director, Data Engineering

Optus is a leading Telecommunications company that is known for delivering innovative solutions to its customers, disrupting the industry, and becoming a technology company with a diverse offering of products and services. With a strong commitment to excellence and a customer-centric approach, we’re committed to pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence and digital channels to accelerate our strategy.

The Associate Director (AD) of Data Engineering focuses on scaling people leadership, embedding consistent engineering practices, and driving delivery outcomes. The AD partners closely with senior stakeholders to align data engineering capabilities with business priorities.

What You’ll Do

The AD will be required to:

• Leads and manages the data engineering team, providing coaching, support, and development opportunities
• Defines, maintains, and evolves engineering best practices, frameworks, and engineering standard
• Embeds governance through code reviews, quality checks, and alignment to team-wide processes
• Promotes knowledge sharing and collaboration through showcases and the engineering community of practice
• Drives innovation by encouraging the adoption of modern tools, automation, and scalable design patterns
• Embeds governance and ensures alignment to architectural direction through quality reviews, technical oversight, and active participation in the community of practice

What You’ll Bring

To be successful in this role, the right person will demonstrate:

• Strong hands-on experience in cloud-based (Databricks and GCP) data engineering, including pipeline development, orchestration, and automation
• Deep understanding of data architecture, governance principles, and modern engineering frameworks and patterns
• Proven leadership in managing hybrid teams, including coaching, performance management, and career development
• Skill in embedding engineering standards, driving capability uplift, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to align engineering delivery to business priorities
• Delivery quality through governance processes, technical reviews, and best practice enforcement
• Experience working in complex environments with cross-functional teams, contractors, and external partners

The Good Stuff...

• Competitive remuneration and employee discounts. Make life easier (and more affordable) with $80 monthly credit and 25% off Optus products and unique shopping discounts with our retail partners.
• Flexible working arrangements with opportunities to work three days in the office, two days remote or home.
• Vibrant and collaborative office campus that includes cafes, convenience store, chill out zones, GP, post office, gym and on-site childcare centre.
• Competitive leave policies, including additional 'Connected’ days to focus on culture, family, health, community, or whatever’s important to you.
• We support growing families with inclusive, carer-neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks.
• Direct your own development and build future-ready skills with Optus U’s industry-focused micro-credentials, developed with La Trobe and Macquarie Universities.
• Build meaningful connections through employee-led networks and diversity initiatives including Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network and Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+).
• Put your wellbeing first with free access to counselling and support services, 24/7 — in-person, by phone, SMS, or video.
  
  

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au or call 1800 309 170. We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours.

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