Data Engineer

Date:  16 Sept 2025
City:  Mount Thorley - Branch

About Us

 

At Komatsu Australia you’ll be part of an inclusive culture where all our people thrive, reflected in our purpose: creating value together. We encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.

The Opportunity

Internal jon refrence number 4283

 

Responsible for developing and maintaining Equipment Intelligence software and data solutions, supporting business users and functions under the direction of the Senior Data Engineer. This includes building data pipelines, storage, and web tools, as well as supporting analytics, reporting, and remote monitoring teams. The role ensures business continuity and enables revenue-generating and support services across Mining SmartCare and the wider KAL business.This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical thinker who enjoys working with data to drive positive outcomes.

 

Role Located: Fairfield Branch  NSW

Annual Salary: 115000 + 5% bonus + super

what we are looking for:

What you’ll be doing:

 

  • Designing and developing web applications to enable anomaly detection, automated reporting, customer management, and remote monitoring of heavy mining equipment
  • Building and managing big data platforms (time-series data), including data catalogue development to support large-scale equipment telemetry and operational analytics
  • Translating complex mining and equipment-monitoring requirements into scalable, efficient software and data solutions
  • Ensuring system reliability through clean, maintainable code, automated testing, deployment pipelines, and proactive issue resolution
  • Applying modern technologies and frameworks while mentoring team members and contributing to engineering best practices

 

What we are looking for:

 

  • Full Stack Developer experience with strong front-end (CSS3, JavaScript, React) and back-end skills (Node.js, Python, or .NET).
  • Hands-on with relational databases, RESTful APIs, Git, and modern web architecture.
  • Familiarity with big data platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery) is a big plus.
  • Comfortable working in DevOps environments, contributing to pipelines, tools, and processes that deliver efficient, reliable solutions.
  • Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and collaboration skills, with the ability to escalate or resolve issues effectively.
  • Works well within established policies and standards, supporting planning/scoping and ensuring delivery of high-quality outcomes on time. 

 

 

Why work for us!

 

Komatsu benefits:

  • Families Policy: 16 weeks of paid primary carer parental leave, 4 weeks of secondary carer leave, plus many more family friendly benefits.
  • Financial: Income Protection Insurance provided through our company superannuation fund.
  • Career: Recognition, awards, flexibility, further education studies and internal career development.
  • Health: Corporate discount with Bupa, Total Wellbeing Solution with Telus Health.
  • Travel: Discounts with Avis, Qantas, Crown, IHG and travel agents.
  • Yearly Bonus: Potential to receive a yearly bonus.
  • Referral Program: $3000 referral payment for referring a successful new employee to Komatsu.

 

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Komatsu offers a zero-harm culture in the workplace and competitive remuneration package. We employ people with different skills, abilities, cultural backgrounds, experiences, preferences, ethnicities and from different generations. Komatsu is committed to a workplace where women can thrive.