Data Architect

CareCone Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CareCone Group is seeking a Data Architect in Sydney to lead the end-to-end data architecture, governance, and platform design. The role focuses on building scalable data models, data warehouses, and data products aligned with the technology direction.

You will drive data mesh concepts and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure governance and reusable data solutions across the enterprise, while contributing to the data technology roadmap and delivery methodologies.

Qualifications

• Proven data architecture design and governance capabilities.
• Experience building and governing data platforms and BI capabilities.
• Hands-on with data warehouses (Redshift, Teradata) and big data tools.
• Knowledge of data mesh concepts and data product thinking.

Responsibilities

• Define and design the data modelling, architecture, and governance roadmap.
• Define and design data platforms, tools, and governing processes.
• Shape BI strategy and tooling go-forward.
• Ensure data solution and data product architectures progress through governance (ARB).
• Define reusable data solutions with scalability and best practices.
• Evolve data technology roadmap to meet evolving business needs.
• Improve integration with other enterprise solutions and guidelines.
• Participate in planning, estimation, and workshops with architects and PMs.
• Lead Work Breakdown structures and architecture input sessions.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modelling

Big data

Data governance

Data warehousing

Data mesh concepts

Infrastructure as Code

Streaming platforms

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

AWS

Redshift

Teradata

Glue

EMR

Spark

DBT

Airflow

Dagster

Terraform

Kafka

Kinesis

Job description

Role : Data Architect

Type of role - Permanent Position

Location : Sydney, Australia

Key Responsibilities

• Define and design the overall data modelling design, data architecture, strategy, data governance and data capabilities roadmap that are consistent with our technology direction.
• Define and design the data platforms, tools and governing process
• Create, maintain and communicate go-forward strategies for business intelligence capabilities and tools.
• Responsible and accountable for producing the data solution and data product architecture design ensuring that they are submitted and progress via the prescribed governance process through to approval (ARB) in a timely manner aligned with project prescribed timelines.
• Define and review data solutions for re-usability, scalability, synergy opportunities and alignment to defined best practice and guidelines
• Create and evolve data technology roadmap, to align with continuously evolving business needs.
• Help defining and improving best practices, guidelines, and integration with other enterprise solutions.
• Participates in planning, dependency identification, and management as well as estimation with Project Managers.
• Leads Work Breakdown identification and workshops utilising Architecture designs as input

Domain Expertise

• 10 years+ of professional experience in data/solution architecture & data engineering. Demonstrating a high degree of proficiency in designing and developing complex, high quality data modelling, data solutions and defining the best practices and governance guidelines.
• Strong experience and Skills in developing and maintaining data warehouses in big data solutions (e.g. Redshift, Teradata)
• Big data development experience using distributed compute Infra/frameworks (e.g., Glue, EMR, Spark, DBT)
• Experience with data catalogue and data governance tools.
• Experience with data streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka/Kinesis)
• Familiarity with operational orchestration platforms (e.g., Airflow, Dagster)
• Understanding of Data Mesh and Data Product concepts
• Telecommunication Industry experience
• Conceptual knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)
• Exposure to machine learning, reporting, data sharing, data intensive application-oriented use cases
• Extensive experience in consulting with business stakeholders and other user groups to deliver both strategic and tactical information management solutions
• Experience working within matrix structures, with demonstrated ability to broker outcomes effectively and collaboratively with colleagues and peers.
• Experience on different delivery methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile)