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Data Engineer

Energy Synapse

About Energy Synapse

Energy Synapse is an Australian startup on a mission to empower greater investment in clean energy.

We have recently launched the initial release of the Energy Synapse Platform. This is a market intelligence tool that makes it easy to understand risks and opportunities for large-scale clean energy projects in Australia's National Electricity Market.

The independent analysis produced by Energy Synapse is highly respected and frequently quoted in media such as ABC News, Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, and RenewEconomy. In late 2021, Energy Synapse was selected as a finalist from a pool of 100+ Australian startups for the inaugural Climate Tech Impact Award from Climate Salad.

We are looking for a talented and motivated Data Engineer to help us build the next phase of the Energy Synapse Platform.

About the role

As a Data Engineer, you will primarily work on the Energy Synapse Platform, but will also contribute to the modelling and analysis work that our team undertakes through our consulting services. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Cleaning and pre-processing structured and semi-structured data (predominately time-series data)
  • Building ETL pipelines
  • Analysing clean data and creating visualisations
  • Building a data warehouse
  • Writing clear documentation
  • Providing peer code review

This position can be offered on a full-time or part-time basis (minimum 3 days per week).

Essential Requirements

  • 1+ years experience in the energy industry
  • Qualifications in data science, computer engineering or similar
  • Python, pandas for data cleaning and pre-processing
  • SQL
  • Relational database management systems for storing structured data
  • Business Intelligence tools such as Tableau
  • Data warehouse and data lakes to store large amount of curated data (AWS)
  • Big data processing tools like Apache Spark or pySpark
  • Motivated self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Genuine passion for clean energy

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