Data Platforms Project Lead

4 weeks ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Whizdom Recruitment Full time
About the Role

The Data Platforms Project Manager will be responsible for building and supporting the big data platform. This role requires a strong understanding of data platforms, cloud computing, and agile project management.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead project teams in delivering solutions according to project charter or client project contracts for Data initiatives
  • Manage project plan, budget, structure, schedule, and staffing requirements, including internal staff, client employees, and third-party vendors
  • Project performance responsibility for managing scope, cost, schedule, and contractual deliverables
  • Become a bridge between key client business stakeholders and Agile development teams
  • Manage value delivered by Agile development teams and ensure alignment with overall service strategy of the client
  • Understand client's Divisional and Group objectives and strategies and manage product's business and technology stakeholders
  • Balance trade-off between quality, benefits, risk, budget, time to market, and user experience and effectively communicate it to key project stakeholders
  • Clearly define product and requirements with client business stakeholders and development teams by translating requirements and writing epics, features, and stories
  • Maintain Non-functional Requirements to help ensure that the solution meets relevant standards and other system quality requirements
  • Provide support to the team and work closely with the Scrum Master to remove team impediments and lead by example
  • Mentor consultants in the practice and delivery engagements
Requirements
  • Minimum of 10+ years of experience as a project manager, iteration manager, or Scrum Master in IT Consulting or other technology business units across the industry
  • Minimum of 3+ years of project management experience in data initiatives such as data modernisation, migration, governance, reporting, analytics, and data science
  • Diverse practical experience in project delivery frameworks such as Scaled Agile, Distributed Agile, Agile Sprints, Kanban, Waterfall, etc.
  • Must have experience with Azure Synapse
  • Skills include Project Planning, Budgeting, Performance Management, Scheduling, Staffing, PM Methods, Performance Management, Scope Management, Contractual Deliverables, Change Control, and Risk Management
  • Solid understanding of various data professional roles and responsibilities
  • Understanding of concepts of business-critical design, services sensitive to performance SLAs with high availability, fault-tolerance, automatic fail-over, and geographical redundancy
  • Experience delivering projects based on Cloud Platform such as Azure, AWS, GCP, other modern data platforms
  • Understanding of containerisation, virtualisation, infrastructure, and networking
  • Understanding of software development life cycle and methodologies
  • Experience in presenting to and influencing stakeholders and senior managers
  • Experience in Banking is required
  • Team leadership and people manager experience
  • Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related Engineering courses
  • One or more industry-recognised technology or project delivery certifications or badges
What's on Offer

This contract is available for an initial 6-month term with likely 6-month extension.

Located in Sydney, NSW.

Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification, and any other client requested checks.



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