Senior Data Engineer - Snowflake

Build the data platforms, AI solutions and intelligent products shaping the future of enterprise technology.

What you'll be doing

What we're looking for

Bonus points if you have experience with

Location

• Australia-based with full working rights required.
• Hybrid working model with flexibility and client engagement as required.
• Life at Versent
• We're a diverse team of motivated humans who think outside the box and strive to deliver what others might consider impossible. At Versent we truly care about our people and put real focus on cultivating a culture of learning, collaboration and growth. We provide our teams with the space, trust, and support, to deliver the best work of their careers. To enable this, we have a culture that places a high value on continual feedback, excellence, and invention anchored in customer success.
• We also offer our team:
• Flexibility: We give you the freedom to excel, providing as much autonomy and flexibility around when you work so you can manage your time in a way that best suits you to get the job done.
• Learning: We are passionate about continuous improvement and care about you investing in and developing your craft. Our Craft 180 Program is a holistic strategy for ongoing, meaningful skill and capability development with an ultimate goal to create an environment where people can learn and contribute in different ways to develop, practice and become masters of their craft.
• Access to Benefits That Fit Your Life: From salary packaging and purchased leave to novated leasing options, we offer a range of benefits designed to suit different lifestyles and priorities. There’s something for everyone.
• Health & Wellbeing Programmes: We focus on you as a whole person, with wellbeing initiatives that are to support you mentally, physically, emotionally and financially.
• Connection: Regular social activities across your team and the organisation.
• Recognition: We offer several reward & recognition programmes to acknowledge the amazing work that you do!
• Career opportunity: We provide the opportunity to work on diverse projects and initiatives that enable you to create a brilliant career.
• At Versent, we don't adhere to a one-size-fits-all hiring strategy. We understand that you might not fulfill all the criteria for this position. Our celebration of diverse perspectives isn't just a value, it's a way to gain an edge. If you believe this opportunity is where you can thrive, don't be shy and apply!
• If you require any accommodations throughout the interview process, please get in touch with us by emailing [email protected].

Qualifications

• We're looking for engineers who enjoy building, solving and collaborating.
• 5+ years' experience in Data Engineering or closely related software engineering roles
• Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake in production environments
• Experience with Databricks and modern lakehouse architectures
• Advanced SQL skills and strong Python or PySpark capability
• Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines and orchestration workflows
• AWS and/or Azure cloud platform experience
• Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform
• Experience with tools such as Airflow, dbt, Kafka or similar
• Strong understanding of data modelling, governance and security practices
• Experience working directly with customers, stakeholders and engineering teams
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Snowflake Cortex AI Functions
• Cortex Search, Cortex Analyst or Cortex Agents
• RAG and semantic search solutions
• AI-powered data pipelines and data products
• Databricks Mosaic AI and Vector Search
• Data observability and lineage tooling
• FinOps and cloud cost optimisation
• Certifications we value
• Snowflake SnowPro Core
• Databricks Data Engineer Professional
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate
• Azure Data Engineer Associate
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate
• dbt Analytics Engineer
• Location
• Australia-based with full working rights required.
• Hybrid working model with flexibility and client engagement as required.
• Life at Versent
• We're a diverse team of motivated humans who think outside the box and strive to deliver what others might consider impossible. At Versent we truly care about our people and put real focus on cultivating a culture of learning, collaboration and growth. We provide our teams with the space, trust, and support, to deliver the best work of their careers. To enable this, we have a culture that places a high value on continual feedback, excellence, and invention anchored in customer success.
• Flexibility: We give you the freedom to excel, providing as much autonomy and flexibility around when you work so you can manage your time in a way that best suits you to get the job done.
• Learning: We are passionate about continuous improvement and care about you investing in and developing your craft. Our Craft 180 Program is a holistic strategy for ongoing, meaningful skill and capability development with an ultimate goal to create an environment where people can learn and contribute in different ways to develop, practice and become masters of their craft.
• Access to Benefits That Fit Your Life: From salary packaging and purchased leave to novated leasing options, we offer a range of benefits designed to suit different lifestyles and priorities. There’s something for everyone.
• Health & Wellbeing Programmes: We focus on you as a whole person, with wellbeing initiatives that are to support you mentally, physically, emotionally and financially.
• Connection: Regular social activities across your team and the organisation.
• Recognition: We offer several reward & recognition programmes to acknowledge the amazing work that you do!
• Career opportunity: We provide the opportunity to work on diverse projects and initiatives that enable you to create a brilliant career.
• At Versent, we don't adhere to a one-size-fits-all hiring strategy. We understand that you might not fulfill all the criteria for this position. Our celebration of diverse perspectives isn't just a value, it's a way to gain an edge. If you believe this opportunity is where you can thrive, don't be shy and apply!
• If you require any accommodations throughout the interview process, please get in touch with us by emailing [email protected].

Preferred Qualifications

• Bonus points if you have experience with