Service Owner - Data Platforms

Service Owner

• Contract: 6-Month Contract
• Location: Sydney CBD (Hybrid Working)

This role will play a critical part in defining and uplifting testing operations, governance frameworks, operating models and enterprise delivery practices across complex technology environments. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, SMEs and delivery teams to establish clear processes, controls, accountabilities and target-state ways of working that enable successful and auditable delivery outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:

• Experienced professional who is intrigued by what data is and passionate about the value it can bring.
• Solid practical skills and experience in data platform delivery on Azure, AWS, and/or GCP technologies.
• Solid understanding of data governance and program governance in a large corporate setting.
• You are a go-getter who likes to make things happen.
• An open mindset to feedback and new ideas with an ability to think creatively and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and sometimes ambiguous work environment.
• Ability to multi-task with conflicting priorities.
• Ability to manage multiple scrum teams, programs and initiatives in parallel.
• Ability to logically work using a structured approach to prioritise initiatives across multiple stakeholders.
• You take a collaborative approach to work and have excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Solid experience in an Agile environment, leading distributed teams and working with people covering a diverse range of styles, personalities, skills, and experiences.
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
• Exposure (or a genuine interest) in data technologies.
• Familiarity and keen interest in the latest developments in the world of data and AI.

 
The Successful Candidate:

• 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 Governance, 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
• 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 and IBM and 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.

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to contribute to a high-profile enterprise transformation program.
• Hybrid working model with Sydney CBD location.
• Collaborative and fast-paced environment focused on driving enterprise-scale change.
• Potential contract extension opportunities based on project outcomes.

 
How to Apply
Apply now to play a key role in shaping and improving technology delivery practices within a complex enterprise environment.
Contact – George Wright | 0480 011 549 | georgew@whizdom.com.au
Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include ID and work rights verification, security clearance checks and any other client-requested screening requirements.