Contractor Data Engineer (until Nov 2025)

Contact Energy is hiring a remote Contractor Data Engineer (until Nov 2025). The career level for this job opening is Experienced and is accepting New Zealand based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.

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Contact Energy

Job Title

Data Engineer (until Nov 2025)

Posted

Career Level

Contractor

Career Level

Experienced

Locations Accepted

New Zealand

Job Details

About the roleHere at Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy), we’re on an exciting journey to innovate, grow, and make a meaningful difference. This 6-month contract role will allow you to shape cutting-edge AI/ML solutions and be part of an ambitious team aiming to decarbonise Aotearoa. You'll contribute to transformative projects, making a real impact.

About You

This role is about collaboration. You’ll work with various stakeholders to get things done. You're a problem solver, thriving in cutting-edge, fast-paced environments, and able to refocus, reprioritize, and adapt. You'll get to work on cool projects while also doing essential tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and deliver cutting-edge machine learning prototypes.
  • Collaborate with technical leads and the broader Data team.
  • Implement impactful AI and Machine Learning solutions.

Required Skills

  • Experience designing and deploying data pipelines and AI/ML solutions in complex environments.
  • Programming skills (ideally in Python) and experience with ML frameworks and libraries.
  • Practical expertise in implementing and optimizing AI/ML pipelines.
  • Strong technical analysis and problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve data issues.
  • Knowledge of source control (Git), SDLC processes, contemporary data and ML engineering tools, practices, and expectations.
  • Data transformation (ETL/ELT) experience.
  • Experience designing and deploying batch systems.
  • Data quality system design and operation experience.
  • Experience with open-source data and cloud platforms/services (preferably AWS, Spark).

Bonus Skills

  • DataOps
  • Linux/Windows administration
  • Security

Company Benefits

  • Fully remote work.
  • Excellent learning and development opportunities.
  • ‘Good to be Home’ payment.
  • Discounts on Contact Energy products.

Apply Now!

Applications close March 21st, 2024, but we're reviewing them as they come in.

Only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered.

Note

Te Mata Hiko does not accept CVs from recruitment agencies without prior agreement.

FAQs

What is the last date for applying to the job?

The deadline to apply for Contractor Data Engineer (until Nov 2025) at Contact Energy is 12th of April 2025 . We consider jobs older than one month to have expired.

Which countries are accepted for this remote job?

This job accepts [ New Zealand ] applicants. .