Data Architect

The Australia Electoral Commission (AEC) is seeking to engage a suitably qualified and experienced Data Solution Specialist/Data Architect to deliver and support a range of ICT projects/programs. AEC has already made considerable in-roads into the adoption of cloud services and with plans to undertake significant further adoption over the foreseeable future. The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is looking to engage an enthusiastic Data Solutions Specialist to join the AEC’s architectural practice. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to support AEC’ systems through testing and quality assurance, monitoring, troubleshooting and issue resolution. Key duties and responsibilities • Leading data discovery, analysis and design activities, facilitating critical stakeholder contribution across business and technical disciplines. • Leading and contributing to the design, testing, and evolution of a range data architecture artefacts including data dictionaries, data catalogues, data access policies, and data models. • Planning and executing data load and migration activities (using both ELT, and ETL practices) to new and legacy solutions operating on a diverse range of technologies including Azure Data Stack, M365 DataVerse, On-premises SQL. • Working within an Agile (Scrum) SAFe multi-disciplinary team with minimum direction. • Participating in internal and external working groups, including with vendors and other government agencies to contribute to data related discussions. • Working with other team members to plan, define, manage, and refine user stories, acceptance criteria and test cases to ensure business needs are fully captured, developed, tested, and deployed. • Articulating and championing business data needs to the delivery teams. • Managing assigned work items as per established Ways of Working, and producing and maintaining appropriate documentation as required. • Performing additional responsibilities as required and directed by the relevant Director/Team Leaders or a delegate. Criteria The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters. Essential criteria 1. • Demonstrated 5+ years’ experience working as an Enterprise Data Architect/Analyst within an Azure cloud data ecosystem. • Formal qualifications in data architecture from either a data science (DAMA), data engineering (Azure Data Engineering Associate), or data solutions engineering (AZ303/304) discipline. • A strong understanding of government policy and legislation pertaining to the capture, storage, use and disposal of data. • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, particularly with respect to managing stakeholder engagement and delivery teams. • Demonstrated experience working within an Agile (Scrum) SAFe Multi-Disciplinary team with minimum direction. Including working with other team members to plan, define, manage, and refine user stories, acceptance criteria and test cases to ensure business needs are fully captured, developed, tested, and deployed. 2. To be considered compliant, submissions need to be provided in 1 PDF Document including: Page 1 - a completed copy of the AEC Candidate Submission Guide (will be emailed to the listed BuyICT contact address upon RFQ publication): • Provide information for the following items: Candidate Name, Position Title, Opportunity ID, Candidate Availability, Location, Citizenship Status, Security Clearance Level, Planned Leave (exceeding 1 week), Additional Engagements, Submitting Consultant. • Choose an item or check the box that applies to the following options: Previous AEC Employee or Contractor, Current AEC Contractor, Code of Conduct, Submission History, Authority to Represent, Submission Compliancy. • Consultant comments may be added (must be limited to the space provided). Page 2 - A one-page pitch addressing the selection criteria. This should not exceed one page. Pages 3 - 5 - A resume of no more than three pages. We will strictly adhere to the above requirements. Submissions will be deemed non-compliant if they do not meet the listed criteria, if they exceed the 5-page limit or if the rates of submitted candidates. Desirable criteria 1. • Demonstrated experience working in and with Database Administration teams to establish a mutual understanding of existing SQL Infrastructure and Azure data platform. • Experience in the Design, Provisioning, configuration and management of Azure cloud-based data platforms including, Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse, Azure SQL (MI and Elastic), Azure Data Lake Gen2, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Bricks., • Experience in the design, provisioning, management and monitoring of Microsoft DataVerse technologies including Graph. • Design and implement ETL and ELT processes to migrate and consolidate new and existing data sets from on-premises SQL Server databases, flat files, SharePoint, via API's and Azure data stores. • Automate deployment of data platform components using PowerShell, DevOps, and Azure Automation. Document detailed design and processes for data platform provisioning, pipelines, and data stores. Opportunity summary Sellers can submit Up to 1 candidate Number of sellers invited Fewer than 5 Number of candidates submitted Fewer than 10 RFQ closing time 00 Weeks 03 Days 06 Hours Send us feedback About Accessibility Privacy Terms of use Disclaimer and copyright An initiative of the Digital Transformation Agency The Australian Government acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past and present. © Commonwealth of Australia