Senior Data Engineer

Company Description

Meridian is the largest producer of renewable electricity in Aotearoa and we strive to deliver clean energy for a fairer and healthier world. We only generate electricity from 100% renewable resources – wind, water and sun, because we believe that’s the best way forward for our planet and our communities. And, we’re doing what we can to help Aotearoa reduce their carbon emissions and support others in our generation communities to do the same. We also retail electricity to more than 365,000 homes, businesses and farms across New Zealand through our Meridian and Powershop brands.

Job Description

What you’ll be doing  

At Meridian, we’re committed to building up advanced analytics to enable us to use machine learning models and AI to gain meaningful insights from data, and that’s where this role will play a vital part in developing and delivering data engineering solutions for Meridian’s complex Business projects and small change, from Generation right through to Retail.  

Provide technical leadership in data engineering covering design, implementation, and maintenance of data infrastructure and pipelines on the Databricks platform and ecosystem. This is a critical role that ensures best engineering practices, and the delivery of efficient and scalable data products.  

This role forms part of Meridians ICT data team, working alongside another Data Engineer, BI developers, Data Scientists and Data Architects.  

At the heart of all this is people, by using data to make a meaningful impact in people’s lives we can help identify areas across the whole business where we can truly make a difference, which is incredibly rewarding.   

What you’ll bring  

• Experience working with large-scale datasets and real-time data processing
• Proficiency in Python
• Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance best practices
• Experience with the Azure cloud platform
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Analytical, creative, and innovative approach to problem-solving
• Experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure DevOps, DBT, Denodo, and Terraform will be advantageous
• Experience working in an Agile environment

Why Meridian?  

At Meridian, we value all people. We embrace different ways of thinking, living and working, because we believe diversity benefits us all. It makes our capabilities even stronger. We encourage all our people to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work and we’re proud to have a diverse and inclusive workplace. So, no matter who you are, you’ll find it a great place to work.  

We value and live by three ‘How to Be’s’: ‘be gutsy’, working together by ‘being in the waka’ and doing the right thing by ‘being a good human’. We work hard and value the importance of connection and fun, whether this be through daily quizzes, morning teas, birthday and cultural celebrations both in person and virtually!  

Sustainability sits firmly in our DNA both socially and environmentally. We proudly support KidsCan and the Kākāpō Recovery and work side-by-side with our generation communities to empower and support projects where needed. There are many opportunities to volunteer to any of our partnerships throughout the year.  

What we can offer you!   

We value work/life balance so our WFH and flexible work options (where possible) make things easier for you and your whānau. We also offer:  

• an attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually, performance-incentive plus discounts from a number of partnerships  
• Southern Cross Healthcare - Wellbeing one insurance, funded scheme for eligible employees to give you that extra peace of mind    
• enhanced leave provisions: three company paid days (over the holiday period), enhanced parental leave and options to buy up to 12 days additional leave  
• life, trauma and income protection insurance (which we hope you won’t need!)  
• enhanced KiwiSaver contributions  
• access to the Meridian employee share scheme  
• excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and will help you get there!   
• award winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it  
• employee discounts off your power with Meridian, every bit counts  
• a one-off $400 payment to support your work from home set-up (if needed)  

All in all, we’re an awesome place to work. If this sounds like you and you want to bring your energy and use your power to make a difference (pun intended), then apply today and tell us why!   

To view the full Position Description please click here  – we’re not necessarily looking for someone who ticks all the boxes (an elusive unicorn), so if you think you have what it takes but don't meet every requirement in the PD, we strongly encourage you to apply!   

If you have any general enquiries, please email careers@meridianenergy.co.nz and one of our team will get back to you. We're committed to becoming more accessible and providing support if needed, please get in touch via email or phone if there are any parts of our process you would like assistance with (process found here meridianenergy.co.nz/careers), we’re more than happy to help.   

*Open to Wellington or Christchurch base location  

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