A high energy and outcomes focused consulting firm is bolstering their data engineering capability with a hands-on technical senior to drive platform delivery on a significant government sector engagement. You'll spend your time between the keyboard and the whiteboard: designing production data pipelines, mentoring 2–3 junior engineers, and helping drive technical direction for client deliverables across the Azure, Databricks, and Snowflake stack.

Day to day, you'll be designing and owning production data pipelines and platform components across Azure, Databricks and Snowflake, doing hands-on engineering rather than just oversight, while helping guide the technical direction for client engagements. That means making the calls on architecture, modelling approach and tooling trade-offs, and documenting them clearly enough that clients can run the platform without us. You'll apply and uphold our engineering standards around testing, CI/CD, security and maintainability, and mentor a team of two or three engineers by reviewing their designs and code and lifting the bar for what we ship. Alongside the technical work, you'll scope engagements with clients, manage delivery plans, translate business problems into technical solutions, and support business development through discovery, estimation and proposals.

You'll likely have five to seven years of hands-on data engineering behind you, with a track record of shipping production platforms rather than stalled migrations or prototypes. We're looking for deep expertise across Azure, Databricks and Snowflake.

Just as important is the way you work. You're someone who can guide delivery and people while staying hands-on, communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders, and thrive in a consulting environment with shifting context, multiple clients and direct client contact. Australian citizenship is preferred, but no security clearance is required. Azure Data Engineer or Databricks certifications, streaming and real-time data experience, AI/ML enablement, or a consulting background would all be welcome bonuses.

A hybrid setup, with one or two days a week in the office or on client site and the rest from home, paid professional certifications, and a real opportunity to shape the engineering culture from within.

If you've shipped platforms on this stack and want to stay hands-on while mentoring a small team, apply or get in touch: ronny@theonset.com.au.

A high-energy and outcomes-focused consulting firm is growing its analytics engineering capability and is looking for a hands-on Analytics Engineer to join a significant government sector engagement. You'll work alongside a multidisciplinary team of architects, data engineers, BI specialists, and delivery leads to build a modern lakehouse-based reporting and analytics platform on Azure Databricks.

This is a role for someone who enjoys spending most of their time at the keyboard, building data pipelines, shaping analytical data models, and ensuring data is trusted, governed, and ready for business consumption.

Day to day, you'll be building and testing data pipelines across a modern medallion architecture, developing ingestion and transformation logic using PySpark and Spark SQL, and designing curated dimensional models that power dashboards, reports, and analytical data products. You'll work closely with business and technical stakeholders to define metrics, reconcile business rules, implement data quality controls, and ensure reporting outputs are consistent and scalable.

You'll also play a key role in establishing conformed dimensions, fact tables, semantic models, and governance practices using Unity Catalog, while supporting Power BI reporting through well-designed analytical datasets. This is a hands-on delivery role where you'll help shape design decisions, data standards, and engineering best practices while contributing directly to the build.

We're looking for someone with proven experience delivering production-grade analytics and data engineering solutions using Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, and modern lakehouse architectures. Strong SQL skills, dimensional modelling expertise, and experience building analytical data products that support reporting and decision-making are essential. Exposure to Power BI, Unity Catalog, data governance, and reconciliation frameworks will be highly regarded.

Just as important is how you work. You're someone who validates assumptions, questions source data quality, communicates clearly with stakeholders, and thrives in an environment where delivery, collaboration, and ownership are valued equally.

A hybrid working model is on offer, with a mix of office, client-site, and remote working. You'll also have access to paid certifications, ongoing professional development, and the opportunity to work alongside a highly experienced team of data professionals.

The engagement is initially a 6-month contract with a strong likelihood of extension as the broader programme progresses.

If you've built analytical data platforms on Azure Databricks and enjoy turning complex data into trusted business insights, apply now or get in touch with Reema at reema@theonset.com.au.

Let Onset provide you with a platform to lead, grow, and make your mark in the new world of recruitment. 

📍 Surry Hills, Sydney (a stone’s throw away from Central Station!)

We’re The Onset - a specialist recruitment agency trusted by Australia’s leading tech, product, and digital teams to build the future. From enterprise giants to VC-backed startups, we partner with the brands shaping the landscape and the talent making it happen.

Whether your domain is in technology, go-to-market, executive, or another professional vertical in legal, accounting, supply chain, or logistics - if you’re a high performer, we want to hear from you.

You’ve already proven yourself. Here’s what you get to own:

 A vertical and/or industry sector to make your own – Full ownership, with the backing of a respected brand, killer marketing, and real delivery support.
Strategic relationships – Work with decision-makers who trust your expertise, not just your CV flicks.
A performance runway – Access to our existing client base and freedom to open new ones.
A space to experiment and lead – Run your own race with the systems, support and leadership to help you achieve your goals. Just big ideas and the backing to run with them. 

What’s different about us?

We’re not an agency that talks about “being different” and then acts the same.

Here’s what people actually stay for:

• A high-performance, low-ego team (many with 5-10+ years in the game)

• Tailored growth - whether you want to lead a team or deepen your niche

• Regular knowledge-sharing with founders, advisors, and big-name clients

• Market-leading tools, AI systems, and a delivery, marketing and research team so you can spend more time where it counts

• WFH days, and real work-life balance

• Industry-leading commission and incentives (seriously, ask us about the numbers)

You’ll fit right in if you:

• Have 2+ years of 360 recruitment experience (ideally in Australia)

• Know your niche (tech or industry) and what is needed to make it your own

• Want to be trusted to do great work, not told how to do your job

• Are looking for real influence as a market expert

• Value culture, outcomes, and long-term impact

• You’re a good human who always has others in mind is 

This isn’t for everyone.

However…. if you’re serious about your career, want to surround yourself with top performers, shape the future of your market and learn and earn, then come join the team. 

Apply here or email contact@theonset.com.au for a confidential chat. Let’s just start the conversation.