Data Solutions Lead

**Company Description**
At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.

We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow.

NCS Australia is seeking a Data Solutions Lead to join our dynamic and growing team. In this pivotal role, you will be the bridge between our clients' strategic ambitions and our technical delivery capabilities. You will act as the technical authority for data solutions during the presales cycle, architecting compelling, robust, and commercially viable data platforms for Australia's leading organisations.

This is more than just a technical role; it's an opportunity to be a strategic advisor, a thought leader, and a key driver of growth for our data practice.

In this role, you will spearhead the technical presales cycle for our most critical data opportunities. Your primary responsibility is to translate complex client requirements into visionary, enterprise-grade data solutions. You will lead client workshops, design end-to-end data architectures, and author the compelling technical content for proposals and RFI/RFP responses. Acting as our data authority, you will collaborate closely with sales and delivery teams to ensure a seamless transition from concept to execution, driving innovation and client success.
**Qualifications**
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Proven Architectural Expertise**: Extensive experience in an Enterprise Data Architect role
- ** Presales & Solutioning Champion**: Demonstrable experience in a presales or solution-selling capacity, with a track record of shaping and winning large, complex deals.
- ** Modern Data Stack Fluency**: Deep expertise across the modern data stack, including cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), data warehousing, data lakes/lakehouses, data mesh concepts, data governance, and AI/ML services.
- ** Exceptional Communicator**: The ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, from engineers to C-suite executives.
- ** Strategic & Commercial Mindset**: A strong understanding of how to link technical solutions to business outcomes, with experience in estimation, pricing, and commercial modelling.
- ** Client-Facing Excellence**: Polished presentation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility quickly.
- Industry-recognised certifications (e.g., TOGAF, Databricks/AWS/Azure/GCP Architect certifications is highly desirable

**Additional Information**

**Why join us**:
NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply.

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**Work rights and background checks**:
To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks