Own and modernise data infrastructure in a small, expert energy trading team. Hands-on AWS, Python, and data pipeline work. High impact work!
Why You’d Like It
This company is an NZ-based energy trading fund operating in a niche and complex industry. With over 10 years on the market, the team has built a strong foundation in data-driven trading strategies.
Due to growth and increasing technical demands, they are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to take ownership of their infrastructure and data pipelines. This is a rare opportunity to step into a standalone role where you will have a direct impact on the business’s ability to make data-driven decisions.
Company Profile
This company operates at the intersection of energy trading and financial markets, leveraging data to drive decision-making. The team is currently small but highly experienced, with a strong emphasis on analytical thinking and problem-solving. The company’s tech stack includes AWS, Python, Postgres, AWS CDK, Athena, and R for insights. Their data sources range from energy market data to financial market contracts and operational trading data.
Your Role
This role is focused on maintaining, modernising, and expanding the company’s data infrastructure. You will be the go-to expert for data ingestion, processing, and storage, ensuring the business has the right tools to work with large datasets efficiently.
- Be part of a small, highly experienced team in the energy trading industry
- Own and modernise critical infrastructure, working directly with decision-makers
- Competitive salary with additional benefits
- Central Auckland location
- Strong team collaboration
This company is an NZ-based energy trading fund operating in a niche and complex industry. With over 10 years on the market, the team has built a strong foundation in data-driven trading strategies.
Due to growth and increasing technical demands, they are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to take ownership of their infrastructure and data pipelines. This is a rare opportunity to step into a standalone role where you will have a direct impact on the business’s ability to make data-driven decisions.
Company Profile
This company operates at the intersection of energy trading and financial markets, leveraging data to drive decision-making. The team is currently small but highly experienced, with a strong emphasis on analytical thinking and problem-solving. The company’s tech stack includes AWS, Python, Postgres, AWS CDK, Athena, and R for insights. Their data sources range from energy market data to financial market contracts and operational trading data.
Your Role
This role is focused on maintaining, modernising, and expanding the company’s data infrastructure. You will be the go-to expert for data ingestion, processing, and storage, ensuring the business has the right tools to work with large datasets efficiently.
- Maintain and upgrade existing infrastructure while implementing modernisation initiatives
- Enhance data ingestion from various sources, including market data, internal operational data, and weather services
- Optimise data pipelines and build tools for automation and transformation
- Ensure cost-effective and scalable AWS infrastructure management
- Work closely with the business to deliver actionable insights from data
- Highly competitive salary with multiple benefits
- Full ownership of data infrastructure and decision-making authority
- Work in an industry that blends finance, technology, and energy markets
- Opportunity to modernise legacy systems while working with cutting-edge cloud technologies
- Experience with AWS, AWS CDK, and data manipulation
- Experience in finance, energy or trading environments
- Hands-on problem solver who enjoys taking ownership of projects
- Degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience (Master’s preferred)
- Strong SQL skills and experience optimising data queries
Like the sound of that?
If this sounds like you please reach out to me at
kate@digitalgarage.co.nz
kate@digitalgarage.co.nz