Job Title: Lead Data Architect
About the Role:
The Australian Electoral Commission seeks a skilled data architect to lead the design and implementation of data modeling solutions. The successful candidate will have expertise in relational, dimensional, and NoSQL databases, as well as knowledge of data warehousing, modeling techniques, and enterprise information management.
* Analyse and translate business needs into long-term solution data models.
* Evaluate existing data systems.
* Work with the development team to create conceptual data models and data flows.
* Develop best practices for data coding to ensure consistency within the system.
* Employ data modeling techniques to develop analytical solutions and make recommendations to business stakeholders.
* Establish sustainable automatic analytical processes.
* Collaborate with stakeholders and data professionals to identify and support process improvement opportunities within data governance and quality frameworks.
* Review modifications of existing systems for cross-compatibility.
* Implement data strategies and develop physical, conceptual, and logical data models.
Essential Criteria:
1. 3 years of hands-on experience with data modeling.
2. Demonstrated ability to use best practice data modeling methods and suitable data analysis tools and techniques.
3. Expert knowledge of metadata management and related tools.
4. Knowledge of mathematical foundations and statistical analysis.
5. Strong interpersonal skills - understands and manages client expectations to deliver data-driven solutions.
6. Experience with team management.
7. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills.
8. Proficient in writing technical documentation using appropriate templates/version control.
9. Experience with developing data warehouse, data lake, and enterprise big data solutions within cloud platforms.
Desirable Criteria:
1. Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a similar field.
2. Demonstrated knowledge of Commonwealth frameworks, including ICT frameworks and Resource Management and data storage and warehousing solutions.
3. Certifications or training evidence in data modeling.
How to Apply:
Please provide an updated CV (a maximum of 3 pages) to reflect your suitability to the role based on the job description. You will also need to complete a response to the Essential and Desirable criteria above in a summary no more than 5000 characters in total.