Data Manager

Sirius.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Sirius is seeking a strategic Data Platform Manager to lead a regional data stack including Snowflake and Data Vault 2.0. You will own the data platform, data warehouse, and data lake solutions across the region, driving architectural excellence and cross-functional execution.

Lead a highly specialised engineering squad, mentor senior technical leads, and partner with regional/global stakeholders to deliver an ambitious data roadmap with measurable commercial value.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of heavyweight experience in data architecture, data modelling, cloud data warehouse management, and data quality/security.
• 3+ years of proven leadership experience in complex data environments guiding technical leads.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in IT or a similar field.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Culture: Building, mentoring, and directing a brilliant team of data professionals aligned with the architectural vision.
• Strategic Delivery: Partnering with regional and global stakeholders to execute a highly ambitious data roadmap.
• Architecture & Engineering: Owning architecture, testing, and maintenance of the cloud data environment and scalable ingestion/ELT pipelines.
• Value & FinOps: Forecasting capital investment savings and tracking commercial value realization across the business.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy

Cloud data architecture

Data modelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Data Vault 2.0

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Job description

I've partnered with a massive global enterprise—a highly complex organisation that manages large-scale operational assets and critical infrastructure across the globe. The sheer volume and velocity of their data is staggering, and their ecosystem reflects exactly that.

Here is the story: their data infrastructure is already highly mature, but they are standing at the precipice of their next major evolutionary phase. They don't just need another engineer; they need a strategic, commercially astute Data Platform Manager to take the helm and drive this transformation.

This isn't a role for someone who just wants to keep the lights on. It’s about navigating a constantly shifting, matrixed corporate landscape, managing complex vendor and systems integrator relationships, and driving absolute excellence in cloud data architecture. You will be stepping in to lead a highly specialised, cross-functional engineering squad (including guiding several direct technical leads), whilst owning the overarching enterprise data platform, data warehouse, and data lake solutions across the region.

What you will actually be doing:

• Leadership & Culture: Building, mentoring, and directing a brilliant team of data professionals, ensuring all project resources perfectly align with the broader architectural vision.
• Strategic Delivery: Partnering with both regional and global stakeholders to execute a highly ambitious data roadmap, translating complex business problems into clear, tactical solutions.
• Architecture & Engineering: Taking full accountability for the architecture, testing, and maintenance of the cloud data environment, alongside planning scalable ingestion/ELT pipelines.
• Value & FinOps: Working closely with business leaders to forecast capital investment savings and track tangible commercial value realisation across the business.

The Tech stack:

• Snowflake (Absolute non-negotiable)
• Data Vault 2.0 (Absolute non-negotiable)
• Cloud-native AI integrations
• Modern DevOps (CI/CD)

Who they are looking for:

• You bring 10+ years of heavyweight experience in data architecture, data modelling, cloud data warehouse management, and data quality/security.
• You have at least 3+ years of proven leadership experience in complex data and technology environments. You know how to guide technical experts and pivot swiftly when commercial requirements change.
• You possess a relevant tertiary qualification in IT or a similar field.