About us

Mantel is an Australian-owned IT Professional Services consultancy, focused on emerging technology to help advance our clients by leveraging AI, Digital, Cloud, Data & Security technology. We are a fully AI-enabled technology consultancy and the partner that bridges the gap between blue-sky ambition and practical steps to deliver value. Since our inception in November 2017, we have experienced remarkable growth across Australia & New Zealand and are honoured to be recognised as a Great Place to Work for 6 years in a row! 

We hire smart and talented people and get out of their way. As a principle-based organisation, we have a flat structure with no hierarchy. By focusing on our five principles and not getting caught up in red tape, we trust you to get the job done!

Data Working in data at Mantel means there are opportunities to align to a particular cloud platform or remain cloud agnostic. Our teams are made up of awesome people who specialise in numerous areas of data so there are endless opportunities for you including data engineering, machine learning, data analytics and data science.

You won't just be keeping up with AI; you'll be leading the curve. We have been delivering complex AI solutions since 2017 and are actively designing and scaling enterprise-level, fully automated Agentic AI solutions

About the role 

As a key member of our Data Engineering team with a specialisation in Azure, you will be responsible for designing and deploying scalable cloud environments through code, architecting high-performance data pipelines, and building sophisticated data models that enable our clients to fully harness the power of the Microsoft Azure ecosystem and Microsoft Fabric.

Your day-to-day

• Take responsibility for the deliverables and efforts of project teams (varying in size, complexity and makeup of the team), and at times sharing responsibility collaboratively with other Leads / Principals.

• Establish an architecture for technical delivery, defining how this will be executed within the project and ensure this vision is clear and shared across the team and other relevant stakeholders.

• Design and implement greenfield solutions, as well as recommending and implementing changes to existing solutions.

• Show outstanding consulting, technical and project management skills. Keep your skills sharpened, staying at the forefront of technologies relevant to your capability through continuous development, including gaining certifications. Share your learnings back with the team.

• Participate in pre-sales activities e.g. creating proposals/SoWs and facilitating walk-throughs with clients.

• Build meaningful and trusted relationships with clients, key decision makers and partners (e.g. SME's within partners such as Microsoft, AWS, Google, Databricks, Snowflake). Educate clients and potential clients about Mantel’s offerings relative to the overall strategy.

• Proactively lead internal initiatives so that Mantel is positioned as an employer and service provider of choice (e.g. GPTW initiatives, technical excellence, solution accelerators).

• Use professional judgement while treating colleagues and clients with respect and compassion, and a demonstrated ability to display our Mantel principles

What you’ll need to be successful: 

• Strong consulting experience, either with external clients or internally within an organisation.

• Experience in establishing technical architecture and leading the delivery of technical projects and project teams, with prior experience leading greenfield projects and maintaining high-quality work throughout all project phases.

• Technical brilliance across a broad range of cloud-native services, with deep expertise in the Microsoft Azure ecosystem and experience in building and managing high-performance data lakes, warehouses, and lakehouses, with a focus on Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Data Factory, and Synapse).

• Experience with modern CI/CD practices & tools, including Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab, and BuildKite.

• Demonstrated ability to consistently drive and represent the Data Engineering capability both internally and externally, collaborating with other Mantel Group capabilities to ensure AI solutions are tailored to client needs.

• Experience defining the data strategy for AI, including setting standards for feature governance, data quality, and data lineage - leveraging Microsoft Purview for robust, audit-ready ML systems and data quality frameworks to ensure long-term integrity and consistency.

• Expertise in data modeling and schema design for high-performance analytics, including advanced Medallion Architecture patterns.

• Knowledge of Azure-native data security best practices (Private Link, Managed Identities, and granular access controls) and data quality frameworks to ensure long-term integrity and consistency.

• At Mantel, we want you to be yourself. We trust our team members to use their professional judgment while treating colleagues and clients with respect, compassion, and professionalism in alignment with our five principles.

• You take ownership, always stepping up to help and prioritising your teammates. You're also a clear, kind communicator who makes sound decisions based on good judgement. 

What you can expect from us:

• We believe in unique experiences for all. Our My Deal program allows you to tailor your yearly plan, with the support of your Leader, to decide on what’s most important to you. That might be extra professional development, extra annual leave, time to work on your side hustle, or something else completely different! One size does not fit all. 

• You’ll get all the tools you need to hit the ground running including a new phone, laptop & swag.  

• A true investment in your AI-first career. We are a fully AI-enabled consultancy and provide you with the tools to lead. This includes access to the Mantel AI Gateway, our secure, centralised platform with multiple AI models, plus a dedicated monthly budget and a safe environment to experiment and innovate. 

• You’ll be genuinely supported by an organisation that cares about not only you but your family as well, Mantel offers Flexible Personal Leave options for those unplanned moments in life.

• We support a flexible hybrid approach to working which is guided by our principles; we trust each other to “make good choices” about the best workplace locations for the requirements of the project, role and client. This can change based on our client needs.

• We know you won’t have one job for life. At Mantel, we believe in supporting our team to take their career in a direction that aligns with their passions. We have internal opportunities across Cloud, Data, Digital, Delivery & Security.

• Our elite partnerships are a direct result of our deep platform mastery. For you, this means you'll be working alongside teams with the highest levels of technical expertise and tackling the most complex, high-profile projects on the market. Check out our partner awards and recognitions here.

• Mantel is a certified Family Inclusive Workplace, which means we are committed to improving your wellbeing at work through leading practices on flexible work, parental leave, family care and family wellbeing
  

We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage people from all backgrounds and minority groups to apply.