Modern data engineering recruitment
Recruiting the Modern Data Stack.
ParkTrail Associates recruits Data Engineers across Snowflake, Databricks, AWS and GCP. With over 16 years of experience, we partner with consulting firms, enterprise organisations and technology companies across Australia’s cloud data landscape.
What we recruit for
Modern Data Engineering Teams.
Contract and permanent recruitment across startups, consulting, enterprise organisations, and technology companies.
Data Engineering
Data Engineers, Senior & Lead Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, and Data Platform Engineers across Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, GCP and Azure
Architecture
Data Architects, Cloud Data Architects, Snowflake Architects, and Platform Architects.
Leadership
Engineering Managers, Heads of Data Engineering, Directors of Data, and Chief Data Officers.
Common technologies we recruit for:
Snowflake
Databricks
AWS
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
dbt
Python
SQL
Apache Airflow
Spark
Redshift
BigQuery
Microsoft Fabric
Kafka
Terraform
Docker
Kubernetes
Fivetran
Coalesce
Iceberg
Delta Lake
Currently recruiting for
A snapshot of current data engineering searches.
Editable roles list
Senior Data Engineer - Snowflake
Contract
Melbourne · Hybrid - 6- 12 months
Modern data platform build across Snowflake, Fivetran for long term large on prem- cloud data migration.
Snowflake · dbt · Fivetran
Late July / Early August start.
Data Architect - Snowflake
Contract
Melbourne · Hybrid - 6-12 months
Data Architect with experience across Snowflake, on-prem to cloud migration. Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran
Snowflake · dbt · Fivetran ·
Late July / Early August start
Director - Data Architect -
Contract
Sydney Hybrid 6 + months
Architecture role shaping cloud data patterns, stakeholder engagement, and platform roadmap decisions. Large Snowflake implementation
Snowflake · dbt · Azure Data Factory
Late July
Data Engineer
Contract
Melbourne Hybrid
Mix of AWS, dbt, Airflow, Python · SQL to build out data pipelines
dbt · SQL · Python · Airflow · AWS
ASAP
Lead Data Engineer
Contract
Sydney Hybrid
Lead a small delivery squad modernising pipelines and platform practices for a national organisation.
Python · Snowflake · Fivetran · dbt · airflow
ASAP
Data Platform Engineer
Permanent
Melbourne · Hybrid
Platform engineering role building reliable data tooling, infrastructure patterns, and developer workflows.
Terraform · Kafka · AWS
Flexible
Meet Mark Jesson
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I’ve spent more than 16 years helping organisations across Australia hire exceptional technology talent. Before founding ParkTrail, I led Data & Analytics recruitment across Asia Pacific at EY, where I helped grow the practice from 85 to more than 475 professionals.
Since then, I’ve partnered with consulting firms, enterprise organisations and technology companies to build high-performing teams across some of Australia’s most significant data transformation programs.
Today, my focus is Modern Data Engineering. I specialise in recruiting Data Engineers, Data Architects and Engineering Leaders across Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, dbt and the modern data stack.
Whether it’s finding a specialist contractor for a critical project or building an entire engineering team, my approach is built on long-term relationships, deep market knowledge and understanding the technology well enough to identify the right people — not just the right keywords.
If you’re building a modern data platform or planning your next engineering hire, I’d love to help.
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16+ years
Specialist Data and Technology recruitment across Australia.
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Former EY APAC lead
Led Data & Analytics recruitment across Asia Pacific and helped grow the practice from 85 to 475+ professionals.
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Modern Data Engineering specialist
Focused on Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, dbt and the modern data stack.
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Looking to build your Data Engineering team?
Whether you’re hiring a contractor, making a permanent hire, looking for market advice, or submitting your resume, we’d love to hear from you.