Data Engineering Team Leader

Data Team Leader

At Aristocrat, we are looking for an outstanding Data Team Leader to join our motivated engineering team. We dedicate ourselves to delivering world-class gaming experiences and encourage collaboration and innovation. This role is essential in crafting perfect data solutions that support our goal of bringing happiness to millions through the power of play.

As a Data Team Leader, you will lead a dedicated group of data engineers, ensuring the successful implementation of innovative data pipelines and architectures. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced leader to make a significant impact within our organization while encouraging a culture of excellence and growth.

What You'll Do

• Lead and coordinate a team of data engineers, ensuring delivery across multiple projects.

• Architect and implement scalable, high-performance data pipelines using Snowflake, dbt, and Airflow.

• Apply and guide others in using distributed systems and queueing technologies such as Celery, Redis, or equivalents.

• Own the end-to-end data lifecycle: ingestion, modeling, transformation, and delivery.

• Partner with cross-functional teams (product, analytics, DevOps) to meet business data needs.

• Enforce engineering guidelines, code quality, and performance standards.

• Conduct regular 1:1s, technical reviews, and provide mentorship to team members.

• Take initiative in capacity planning, hiring, and team scaling decisions.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering.

• 2+ years of formal team leadership experience, including people management and project ownership.

• Advanced knowledge of:

Snowflake for warehousing and performance tuning.

1. dbt for modular data modeling and testing.

Apache Airflow (or similar workflow orchestrators).

1. Distributed task and caching systems such as Celery, Redis, or similar technologies.

Python, SQL, and shell scripting.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Strong grasp of software development guidelines, CI/CD, and data observability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with real-time data streaming (e.g., Kafka).

• Familiarity with Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tools.

• Prior experience in startup or high-growth environments.

• Exposure to BI platforms (e.g., Power BI, Looker, Tableau).

Why Aristocrat?

Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. We deliver great performance for our B2B customers and bring joy to the lives of the millions of people who love to play our casino and mobile games. And while we focus on fun, we never forget our responsibilities. We strive to lead the way in responsible gameplay, and to lift the bar in company governance, employee wellbeing and sustainability. We’re a diverse business united by shared values and an inspiring mission to bring joy to life through the power of play.

We aim to create an environment where individual differences are valued, and all employees have the opportunity to realize their potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, cultural background, disability status or LGBTQ+ identity. EEO M/F/D/V

• World Leader in Gaming Entertainment

• Robust benefits package

• Global career opportunities

Our Values

• All about the Player

• Talent Unleashed

• Collective Brilliance

• Good Business Good Citizen

Travel Expectations

None

Additional Information

This role is subject to mandatory background screening and regulatory approvals. As part of your employment with Aristocrat, you may be required to complete a criminal background check, submit fingerprints, and obtain licenses or registrations with applicable gaming regulatory authorities.

Aristocrat operates in a highly regulated environment and holds licenses in over 340 gaming jurisdictions worldwide. To meet our global compliance obligations, you will be required to provide the disclosure of relevant personal and background information to government agencies, sovereign nations/tribal regulators, and other applicable gaming regulatory bodies. This is a condition of Aristocrat’s gaming licenses. The specific information required may vary depending on the jurisdiction and project assignment.

At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Experience Level

Senior Level