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Foodstuffs, Inc.

Domain Lead – Data Engineering

Foodstuffs, Inc.

. Lead the engineering direction, strategy and capability of the Data domain .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeAuckland • New ZealandSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading data engineering strategies and capabilities, with a focus on modern data architecture, data governance, and the establishment of data engineering standards. Proven ability to drive DataOps practices and build sustainable data ecosystems across enterprise-scale platforms.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Leadership Experience in Data EngineeringModern Data Architecture ExpertiseData Governance and Quality ManagementDataOps and CI/CD ImplementationCloud Data Platforms Proficiency

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Hard Skills
Data Engineering StandardsData ArchitectureData Quality ImprovementData GovernanceDataOps PracticesCI/CD Pipeline ReliabilityMetadata ManagementData FabricData MeshData Warehousing
Soft Skills
Technical LeadershipStrategic DirectionCollaborationInfluencing StakeholdersCommunity Building
Tools & Technologies
Google BigQuerySAP DataspherePower BISAP Analytics CloudData Orchestration Technologies
Industry Keywords
Data EcosystemData-as-a-ProductEnterprise Data PlatformsLifecycle ManagementScalabilityCost Optimisation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
BigQueryCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead the engineering direction, strategy and capability of the Data domain
  • Influence how data is engineered, governed, shared and consumed across the organisation
  • Work across Data Engineering, Architecture, Analytics, Data Governance and business domains to create a trusted, scalable and sustainable data ecosystem
  • Set direction for modern data engineering and establish standards, guardrails, patterns and reference architectures
  • Lead through Principal Engineers, Tech Leads and Chapter Leads while maintaining accountability for domain outcomes
  • Champion data-as-a-product and enable trusted, reusable, discoverable and well-governed data
  • Drive DataOps, automation, CI/CD, data quality, observability, metadata and lineage practices
  • Shape modern data platform approaches including cloud data platforms, lakehouse, data fabric, data mesh, semantic modelling and governed self-service analytics
  • Balance team autonomy with enterprise standards for security, quality, governance and engineering
  • Build and develop Data engineering capability, technical leadership, career pathways, communities of practice and succession

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Significant leadership experience across enterprise-scale data engineering, data platforms, analytics engineering or data architecture
  • Deep understanding of modern data architecture and engineering, including cloud data platforms, data warehouses, data lakes/lakehouse, data fabric, data mesh and modern integration patterns
  • Strong experience establishing data engineering standards, patterns and guardrails
  • Strong experience with data-as-a-product
  • Experience improving engineering maturity across data quality, DataOps, CI/CD, pipeline reliability, observability, metadata and security-by-design
  • Strong understanding of data governance, privacy, lineage, ownership and data quality
  • Experience with Google BigQuery or equivalent cloud data platforms, SAP Datasphere, Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud, data orchestration and integration technologies
  • Proven ability to balance engineering excellence, business value, governance, commercial realities and long-term platform sustainability
  • Experience supporting the strategic direction, health and investment of enterprise data platforms, including lifecycle management, scalability and cost optimisation

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses
  • Flu vaccinations
  • Social network groups (Tribes)
  • Flexible working options
  • A day off on your birthday
  • Long service leave
  • Free carparking, including EV plugs
  • Onsite café with subsidised meals
  • Mini mart
  • 5% discount at retail stores