Principal Data Consultant

**Location: This role is open in Melbourne or Sydney**

**About The Role**

Our clients are varied, and we are on the lookout for an experienced data expert with a commercial data engineering background, who can confidently navigate a client on what they can do with their data. You will be drawing from past experiences in a consulting firm, where you have successfully been providing guidance and direction on data strategy, data architecture and data governance. You will be at the heart of our data ecosystem, ready to nurture & grow business opportunities, lead clients through their data discovery as well as help mature our internal team capability.

This role is suited for a** true consultant **who;
- Enjoys understanding problems, crafting solutions, and leaving our clients in a better place
- Enjoys communicating, can manage different levels of stakeholders, and can weave together a powerful vision and story, bringing clients on the journey
- Has experience leading pre-sales efforts, discovery sessions, client presentations and can support our sales teams with crafting a proposal fit for a client's needs
- Is a data engineering practitioner that still enjoys being on the tools, and is across current languages, platforms and frameworks
- Is passionate about data
- Is able to lead the delivery of a solution while jumping in to develop code and support the technical team
- Is comfortable working in ambiguity
- Is a master at spinning multiple plates

**Technical Skills**
- Your background in data engineering means you are well versed across the data landscape, including data infrastructure & architecture, data pipelines, data models, data visualisation, data analytics, data governance & compliance
- Awareness of big data frameworks e.g. Spark, Hadoop, Flink
- Multi-cloud platform experience in Google, AWS, Microsoft
- Bonus points for experience in Machine Learning and/or Data Science
- Experience with Agile methodologies and tools

**About DiUS**

DiUS brings together the best of technology consulting and product development. We're a team of pioneers, thinkers, investigators, doers, collaborators and change-makers, and we love what we do.

We've built our success, partnering with our clients to build elegant bespoke solutions and uplifting capability, with a focus on technical excellence and sustainable delivery. Our clients include some of Australia's largest organisations, as well as some pretty cool start-ups.

We were the first in Australia and New Zealand to attain the AWS Machine Learning Competency, and we're continuing to invest and grow our Data and ML practice. As part of this growth, we're looking for a Principal Data Consultant to join our very talented team.

**Why work for us?**

At DiUS, we're really proud of the work we do and have an excellent track record in growing our people. We've created a place to call home for those who love emerging tech, are inspired by learning, and want to leave the world a better place than they found it. We're big fans of gaining and sharing knowledge and support our people through funding events, memberships and broader development opportunities.

We value our people and provide an inclusive environment. Being different, diverse, and having trust is important for us.

98% of our people would recommend DiUS as a great place to work, which is one of the reasons why we have been just been ranked #7 in Great Place To Work in Technology

At our core, we are driven by our values—always be growing, move humanity forward, seek greatness, spread change and be about the band. They reflect our passion, purpose, and beliefs.