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Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC)

Senior Data Quality Engineer

Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC)

. Define and evolve LIC's approach to data quality through reusable frameworks, standards, and quality measures .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeHamilton • New ZealandSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing automated data quality solutions, with a strong focus on data governance, observability, and compliance. Capable of providing technical leadership and fostering collaboration across teams to enhance data reliability and quality practices.

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Automated Data Quality SolutionsData GovernanceData ObservabilityEvent-Driven ArchitecturesAutomated Testing Frameworks

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Hard Skills
Data ModellingData Quality MetricsData Quality ControlsInfrastructure as CodeData ClassificationData MaskingData TokenisationSynthetic Data TechniquesAgile Delivery PracticesStreaming Technologies
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationStakeholder EngagementCollaborative LeadershipMentoringInfluencing Quality Practices
Tools & Technologies
KafkaFlinkGreat ExpectationsSodaDbt TestsPytestTerraformAI-Assisted Testing Tools
Industry Keywords
Data Quality as a ServiceData as a ProductModern Data Platform DesignContinuous ImprovementProactive Issue Resolution

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
KafkaTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Define and evolve LIC's approach to data quality through reusable frameworks, standards, and quality measures
  • Establish scalable frameworks, standards, and best practices enabling Data Quality as a Service
  • Develop testing, monitoring, and observability capabilities to provide visibility into data health
  • Improve platform reliability and support proactive issue resolution
  • Work with governance, architecture, and security stakeholders to align data quality with privacy, security, compliance, and data protection requirements
  • Provide technical leadership, coaching, and guidance across multiple teams
  • Promote automation, continuous improvement, and modern engineering practices
  • Contribute to the safe and practical adoption of AI-enabled tooling
  • Develop reusable quality patterns and champion a Data as a Product mindset
  • Support trusted, reliable, and fit-for-purpose data products across LIC's data platform

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Relevant tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience
  • Proven experience designing and implementing automated data quality and testing solutions at scale
  • Strong understanding of data modelling, schemas, and modern data platform design principles
  • Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures and streaming technologies such as Kafka, Flink, or similar
  • Expertise with automated testing frameworks and data quality tools such as Great Expectations, Soda, dbt Tests, or pytest
  • Experience developing data observability, monitoring, and reliability solutions
  • Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and Agile delivery practices
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence quality practices across multiple teams
  • A collaborative leadership style with a passion for mentoring and capability development
  • Experience with AI-assisted testing and quality engineering tools
  • Knowledge of data governance, data classification, masking, tokenisation, and synthetic data techniques
  • Experience defining and monitoring critical data elements and data quality metrics
  • Experience implementing data quality controls across modern data platforms, including both streaming and analytical workloads

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Extra leave days
  • Flexible working options
  • Discounted health, life, income and disability insurances
  • Access to our employee shares scheme
  • Wellbeing discounts
  • Free onsite parking
  • Free EV Chargers
  • Competitive salary