Principal Consultant Data & Analytics
Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people's lives and help them to use the power of tech to innovate and grow.
As a Principal Consultant, you will lead technical delivery and play a key role in shaping client solutions that drive business outcomes and support pre-sales engagements. You will design, implement and own the delivery of robust Data Platform solutions and end-to-end components. This is a client focused role, so you'll need to be an excellent communicator and good with people. The Principal Consultant works closely with practice leads, project managers, and client stakeholders and teams.
The Data and AI team are a progressive group of diverse and creative individuals with a deep love for all things data related. They build platforms and solutions that are leading edge and at the forefront of the technology curve. A close knit and fun team embedded within our rapidly growing Professional Services division, and part of the wider Datacom ecosystem.
Collaborate with sales and account teams to shape proposals and solution designs during pre-sales engagements.
Lead client presentations and solution walkthroughs to articulate value and differentiation.
Identify opportunities for upselling and expanding service offerings within existing accounts.
Facilitate stakeholder workshops to gather and clarify business requirements.
Lead the technical architecture, design and delivery for new Modern Data Platform solutions.
Provide overall thought leadership to our clients regarding data analytics and integration recommendations.
Provide thought leadership around the effective use of AI in the data platform landscape.
Perform performance tuning/optimisation, and feature audits on data platform solutions.
Provide detailed documentation, end user training and knowledge-transfer services to clients, and internal teams.
Mentor developers, acting as an SME in data platform/warehouse architectures and data modelling.
Proven ability to engage with senior stakeholders and influence buying decisions.
Experience in pre-sales solutioning, proposal development, and client presentations.
Commercial acumen and ability to align technical solutions with business value.
Strong consultation and client management skills.
Advanced skills and a proven track-record of building data solutions in cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS & GCP
Advanced skills in data platforms such Fabric, Snowflake and Databricks
Advanced ETL/ELT process design and implementation with tools such as Synapse Analytics, Fabric Data Factory, Snowflake, Coalesce, Fivetran, Matillion, dbt and AWS Glue
Advanced data modelling skills across conceptual, logical and physical modes based on techniques such as ER, Dimensional, Object-Oriented, NoSQL and Data Vault
Advanced skills and real-world experience with based Python development in modern data platforms
Experience using Informatica IDMC or on-prem solutions
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline
Minimum 8+ years' experience in EDW design and implementation.
Minimum 8+ years' experience in ETL architecting and design.
Minimum 8+ years' experience in data modelling
Minimum 5+ years' experience in semantic layer development.
Minimum 3+ years' experience in Power BI architectures
Minimum 3+ years' experience in pre-sales solutioning, commercial proposal development, and client solution presentations
Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand's largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have maintained a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.
We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few. You'll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment.
We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand's largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.
We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.