Data Engineer
Explore new ways to interpret and manage data and achieve business goals.
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- What's it like to be a Data Engineer?
- How to become a Data Engineer
- Latest Data Engineer jobs
- Top skills and experience for Data Engineers
- Is Data Engineer the right role for you?
- Data Engineer role reviews
What's it like to be a Data Engineer?
Data Engineers are computer science experts who develop new ways to store and access large amounts of data. They design, build and test data architectures and tools that enable easier access and interpretation of data in a business context.
Tasks and duties
- Developing, constructing, testing and maintaining data architectures.
- Analysing and interpreting large data sets.
- Aligning data access and presentation to business requirements.
- Using a range of programming languages and data analysis tools.
- Using data to increase efficiency and illustrate and achieve business goals.
- Building tools for easier data access and interpretation.
- Conducting data analysis and preparing reports.
- Testing and deploying advanced data analysis tools and techniques such as algorithms and machine learning.
How to become a Data Engineer
It is possible to work as a Data Engineer without formal qualifications, but this is a highly technical role requiring a degree–level knowledge of data, computer science and analytics. A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related IT discipline is recommended.
- Complete a bachelor degree in computer science. This is typically a three–year course of full–time study.
- Consider completing postgraduate study such as the Master of Computer Science. This is typically a two–year course of full–time study.
- It may be beneficial to further your specialisation in Data Engineering through a Data Science bootcamp or the completion of industry–recognised Data Engineering certifications.
- Join the ACS while studying and attain full certification upon graduation. Certification requires Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Data Engineer employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Data Engineering
Pipelines
SQL Query Language
Python Programming
Data Warehousing
Data Modelling
Databricks
Microsoft Azure
Data Lakes
AWS
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Latest Data Engineer reviews
Jul 2024
Overall, the role of a data engineer offers numerous benefits but also comes with its own set of challenges. Balancing the positives and negatives can help in managing expectations and finding satisfaction in the role.
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Information Technology
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationEducation & Training
The good thingsGood Things:
- skills are in high demand across various industries, providing good job stability and opportunities for career growth.
- Crucial role in building the infrastructure and leverage data f...
The challengesReally, i enjoy this role. I never felt it as bad.
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May 2023
if i dont need to consider job security and all that this is the job i want to do forever
Reviewer's QualificationMaster of Computer Science
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationInsurance & Superannuation
The good thingsI enjoyed each day of my work. Being a junior of 1.5yrs experience, i am still climbing the hill. I like DE as it's a middle ground of SDE and DATA. I do a bit of what backend devs do, like API stuff,...
The challengesWLB, working with Data, impact we had on customers and the company, problem solving
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