EMPLOYMENT

The key duties of the position include The Role The Data and Analytics Branch is looking to fill an EL 1 vacancy for a Solution Architect in the Branch Operations team. The position is a hands on role with leadership responsibilities. Leading the Branch Operations team, the role is responsible for engaging with stakeholders on simple and complex business requirements, initial definition of analytical requirements, defining service delivery requirements and coordinating service delivery across a number of highly technical teams and functions to realise defined outcomes. Additional responsibilities and duties include: Leveraging your experience, training and knowledge to support continued alignment of the One Defence Data Capability to the departmental and business requirements. Inform and engage with senior leadership on opportunities, risks under management and, value created as a result of projects enable or delivered by the Data and Analytics Branch. Work with highly technical teams on contemporary technology to translate business objectives into technical activities. With the broader operations team, plan, manage and coordinate service delivery of data management and analytics across the Branch. Through your leadership and with your team, the role exercises significant influence on data management and analytics and services delivered by the Branch. It is a key role in supporting the Department of Defence to realise data and analytics priorities. About our Team The Data and Analytics Branch is responsible for the realisation of the One Defence Data Platforms including but not limited to service delivery across the Department, enabling federated data management and, delivery of analytical outcomes up to and including Artificial Intelligence solutions. The team is primarily focussed on the transformational change as a result of the One Defence Data Capability. The transition from traditional, often siloed, data warehousing to a federated modern data platform where data products are discoverable and readily shared across the Department in additional to realising significant uplift in analytics in critical areas of the Department. This is a challenging and dynamic role. Our Ideal Candidate The successful candidate will have the proven ability to: Communicate to a very high standard for both technical and non-technical elements of data solutions. The ability to translate business objectives and aims into general and technical documentation. Has relevant technical knowledge of contemporary technologies that underpin data lake and lake house architectures for the management of data and development of analytical outcomes. Has technical knowledge across DEVSECOPS specifically analytical application development and sustainment across a number of technical implementations. Demonstrated experience in applying risk management practices and managing risk. A detailed understanding of data integration, management and activities to define high level project requirements; Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate with other data professionals and business stakeholders to support and drive agile behaviours within a large and diverse program of works. Sound knowledge of the Department of Defence, preferably with former military service. Holds a NV2 security classification;