Senior Data Platform Engineer

Silver Fern Farms
Full-time WorkFromHome, Otago Software Development
Posted:
March 01, 2026
Location:
WorkFromHome, Otago, New-Zealand

Job Description

The Senior Data Platform Engineer is a key technical leadership role within the Data Team, part of Silver Fern Farms’ wider Transformation & Technology Group.
Silver Fern Farms is delivering a major digital transformation, part of which has seen us deliver a new cloud-based Modern Data Platform to replace legacy on-premise solutions.

In this role, you will leverage this platform, and combine hands-on data engineering with technical leadership and people development. You’ll design, build, and maintain scalable data solutions using Databricks and the Microsoft ecosystem, while actively upskilling and mentoring junior engineers; a critical capability of this position.

There are four key capabilities of this role:

  • Coaching & Capability Building
  • Problem Solving & Decision Making
  • Stakeholder Engagement & Support

This position can be based from either our Dunedin, Auckland, or Christchurch Hubs – our team is split across Christch...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: WorkFromHome, New-Zealand
Posted: March 01, 2026
Deadline: April 10, 2026