Data Architect

The Role

Our client is looking for an experienced Data Architect to help analyse, model and devise strategy / architecture for a complex SAP & Azure environment. This will be for an initial 6 month contract. There are a number of project initiatives in flight and planned which this person will work across; 

Role Responsibilities:

• Work closely with project teams, operational teams, architects, and vendors to develop solution architectures that enable project and enterprise outcomes whilst minimising technical debt
• Ensure projects are actively considering and developing data architecture as part of solution development
• Provide expertise and advice regarding deployment, usage, rationalisation & consolidation of data across the business
• Support the data domain architect in establishing a mature data architecture capability
• Support the data domain architect with architecture governance of the data domain at architecture and design forums to ensure architecture assurance and value
• leverages strategic vendors fully to maximise the return on IT investment and the vendors ongoing innovation and development investments
• Ensure maximum use of component capabilities in the data domain, encouraging leverage and exploitation/reuse of existing domain capabilities, and the avoidance of unnecessary bespoke development
• Apply a commercial focus to all work to ensure that the desired business outcomes are met
• Maintains awareness of IT technology trends and developments, identifying potentially relevant emerging technologies
• Conducts research across new and proposed solution architectures to ensure it meets business requirements
• Builds strong, trusted relationships with business and IT stakeholders. This includes providing thought leadership to our businesses to form pragmatic ideas and initiatives that utilise current and emerging technologies

Experience Required:

• At least 3 years working as a data architect in large, complex organisations undertaking digital transformations (mandatory)
• Significant experience in data modelling for both business and technical outcomes (mandatory)
•  Significant experience working collaboratively and effectively with project delivery teams and vendors to develop data solutions aligned with business outcomes (mandatory)
• Working experience in relational database management and patterns for data warehousing, methods for data integration, modern data analytics technologies, reporting (mandatory) and data science outcomes (desirable)
• At least 2 years’ experience in utilities industry (desirable)
• Experience at data modelling and documenting architectures in SPARX Enterprise Architect or equivalent system (desirable)
• Experience with SAP and Microsoft Azure data technologies (desirable)

How to apply

If you meet the above criteria and you're looking for the next step in your career, then please apply now! For more information call Jack at our Melbourne head office on 03 9348 0092.

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