Our client is a highly regarded organisation within the national security and defence landscape, playing a critical role in protecting Australia’s interests through advanced technology, intelligence, and cyber capability. They operate at the forefront of data-driven innovation, delivering mission-critical outcomes in a secure and complex environment.
Working here offers the opportunity to contribute to genuinely impactful work, leveraging cutting-edge platforms and collaborating with some of the brightest technical minds in the country.
About the Role
We are seeking multiple Lead NiFi Data Flow Data Engineers to design, build, and optimise large-scale data pipelines in a highly secure environment.
You will take ownership of end-to-end data engineering solutions, ensuring the efficient ingestion, transformation, and integration of data from multiple sources into centralised systems. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on engineering, making it ideal for someone who thrives in complex, high-impact environments.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the design and development of scalable data engineering solutions
- Building and optimising NiFi templates and processors for data ingestion and transformation
- Integrating data from diverse sources and formats into unified data platforms
- Applying and enforcing data standards, architectures, and security controls
- Performing data modelling to support analytics and operational use cases
- Ensuring performance, reliability, and availability of data pipelines
- Driving best practices across CI/CD, monitoring, and deployment
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define data flow strategies
- Contributing to organisational standards, frameworks, and policies
You are a senior data engineering professional with deep expertise in building and leading complex data solutions, particularly within secure or enterprise-scale environments.
Key requirements:
- Proven experience leading data engineering initiatives (SFIA Level 6 or equivalent)
- Strong capability in data modelling and design (SFIA Level 5 or equivalent)
- Hands-on experience with data integration, including building pipelines and custom solutions
- Solid knowledge of storage management, data protection, and recovery strategies
- Demonstrated experience working with Apache NiFi for data flow development
- Strong understanding of data architectures, standards, and governance
- Ability to mentor others and uplift capability across teams
Candidates must also be willing to undergo an Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA) prior to engagement.
Why partner with Whizdom?
We’re Whizdom. We view you as an extension of our strong, dependable brand and have differentiators which really are different! The Whizdom way:
- We pay our contractors same day you submit your timesheet!
- We are Level 3, DISP certified and have signed the Veteran Employment Commitment and been awarded the highest level of compliance to this important initiative, proactively assisting veterans transitioning from the forces to civilian roles. We’ve been lucky enough to win industry awards for our high level of process compliance and are ISO 9001 certified. Our commitment to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions has been accredited in line with large global organisations.
- We value diversity and welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability.
Location: The role is based in Adelaide SA or Canberra ACT
Contract terms: 12 months from commencement date, plus 2x 12 month extensions
Experience Level: Junior – APS4/5 Equivalent
Security Requirements: Candidates must hold an active or reactivatable Top Secret Positive Vetting (TSPV) Security Clearance on submission. Our client is not looking to upgrade an existing clearance for this position. An OSA(Organisational Suitability Assessment) will be required for this position.
How to Apply: Please upload your resume to apply. Please note you will need to complete selection criteria to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates.
Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks.
Applications open until 8am 25 June 2026.
Reach Damien on 0480 002 503 or damienm@whizdom.com.au for any further information.
