Lendi Group
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EngineeringLead-Data
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“Engineering Lead - Data at Lendi Group. Skills: Data architecture, Data modelling, Cloud-native data platforms, Data Engineering. Lead Data Engineering team. Drive scalable data products”
What You'll Achieve.
Strategic direction; Delivery of Lendi Group Data Platform; Evolution of data ecosystem; Scalable data and AI capabilities; Business and AI transformation goals; Scalable data products; Modern platform capabilities; Scalable warehouse and lakehouse data models; Migration-safe data solutions; End-to-end development; Cloud-native data pipelines; Orchestration frameworks; Data platforms; Ingestion; Transformation; Migration; Modelling; Testing; Platform operations; Engineering outcomes; Governance guardrails; Data quality; Security; Cost optimisation; Operational support models; Platform reliability; CI/CD automation; Infrastructure as Code; Secure-by-design engineering practices; AI-native reporting; Agentic systems; Advanced data enablement; Scalable integration patterns; Trusted datasets; Documentation; Lineage; Monitoring; Incident management; Continuous improvement
Industry & Context.
Translate business problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years’ experience delivering modern, scalable cloud-based data platforms and engineering solutions, Proven leadership experience managing and mentoring high- performing Data Engineering teams in fast-paced environments, Deep expertise across Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, SQL, Python, and modern ETL/ELT frameworks, hands-on experience with dbt, Airflow, orchestration tooling, and production-grade data pipeline development, Extensive experience designing scalable warehouse and lakehouse data models for analytics, reporting, and AI use cases, understanding of data governance, observability, data quality, and platform reliability best practices, Experience delivering ingestion, transformation, and migration initiatives across modern data stacks and cloud ecosystems, Ability to balance strategic platform thinking with hands-on technical leadership and delivery execution, Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to translate business needs into scalable engineering outcomes, ownership mindset with a focus on continuous improvement, operational excellence, and business impact
What You'll Do.
Lead Data Engineering team
Drive scalable data products
Implement data pipelines
Guide architecture standards
Translate business problems
Establish governance guardrails
Drive platform reliability
Support AI-native reporting
Champion documentation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with stakeholders; Partner with stakeholders; Work with product team
Communication Scope
Stakeholder engagement; Communication skills
Process & Methodology
Delivery execution
Full Job Description
Lendi Group is a market-leading digital platform business that is focused on revolutionising the entire property journey. It operates Lendi - Australia’s original and #1 digital mortgage brand - and the iconic Aussie franchise. Powered by an advanced AI proprietary platform, a national network of 1,300 brokers, 230 retail stores, a team of experienced buyer’s agents, integrated property search and conveyancing, Aussie is supporting customers at every step of their property journey to find, buy and own with more confidence than ever before. Lendi Group’s loan book is more than $100b and it was named Australia’s Aggregator of the Year for 2024. To learn more about life at Lendi Group check out our blog: Why Join Us? * Innovation at Our Core – We challenge the status quo and push boundaries to create better solutions, with a goal of becoming AI-native by June 2026. * Work with the Best – Collaborate with some of the brightest minds in fintech, financial services, and strategy. * Make an Impact – Contribute to meaningful projects that shape our business and the future of property finance. * Grow & Evolve – Develop your skills and advance your career in a fast-moving, purpose-driven environment. We are seeking a Data Engineering Team Leader to join our Sydney team and take ownership of the strategic direction and delivery of the Lendi Group Data Platform. The ideal candidate is an experienced technical leader with strong expertise in data architecture, data modelling, analytics engineering, and cloud-native data platforms. You will lead the evolution of our data ecosystem, drive engineering best practices, and support scalable data and AI capabilities across the business. You will: * Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing Data Engineering team through coaching, accountability, and a strong engineering culture. * Drive delivery of scalable data products and modern platform capabilities aligned to business and AI transformation goals. * Design and implement scalable ware
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