Principal Consultant - Data and Analytics

Our Purpose

Here at Datacom, we connect people and technology to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live in whilst embodying a culture of trust and respect for employees and customers alike.

Our Team

The Data and Analytics 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.

About the Role

As a Principal Consultant, you will lead the technical delivery of large-scale data platform and BI solutions. You will be asked to design, implement and own the delivery of robust Data Platform solutions and end-to-end components. This is a client facing role, so you'll need to be an excellent communicator and good with people. The Principal Consultant works closely with practice leads, project managers, scrum masters, and client stakeholders and teams.

What You’ll Do

• Working with clients (businesses users) to gather, clarify requirements and business rules by running workshops with stakeholders.
• Lead the technical architecture, design and delivery for a new Data platform.
• Provide overall thought leadership to our clients regarding data profiling and integration recommendations.
• Data modelling (relational and dimensional like star schema and Snowflake schema)
• Managing development life cycle using various source code management tools.
• Ability to perform performance tuning and optimisation on new and/or existing data warehouse solutions.
• Provide detailed documentation, end user training and knowledge-transfer services to customers, and internal teams.
• Mentor developers, acting as an SME in data warehouse architecture and data modelling

What You’ll Bring:

• Advanced data modelling skills (Star schema, Snowflake schema, data vault)
• Proven track-record of building EDW’s
• Advanced ETL /ELT processes design and implementation.
• Advanced skills in performance tuning, query plan, query plan analysis, indexing, table partitioning.
• Strong skills in cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS & GCP
• Strong skills in Azure Data Factory and data Flows  and Azure SQL data platform.
• Extensive knowledge of Databricks architecture and features.
• Proven track-record  in the design, development and implementation of data solutions using Databricks.
• Extensive knowledge of Snowflake’s architecture and features.
• Proven track-record  in the design, development and implementation of data solutions using Snowflake.
• Experience in data ingestion tools such as Apache Kafka, Informatica, AWS Glue, Azure event hubs, Fivetran, Matillion, DBT and Coalesce.
• Experience in Apache Airflow.
• Strong consultation and clients’ management skills
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodology.
• Excellent verbal and written communications.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 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 (Star schema & Snowflake schema)
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in semantic layer development.
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in reporting and visualization tools.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft BI stack.
• Minimum 8+ years’ experience in various Microsoft SQL server technologies including SSIS, SSRS, SSAS
• Minimum 4+ years’ experience in design, development and implementation of data solutions using Snowflake.
• Minimum 4+ years’ experience in design, development and implementation of data solutions using Databricks.
• Wherescape RED, 3D experience is preferred.
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience in Power BI.
• Advanced skills in Azure, Fabric, and Snowflake pipelines, with experience in tools such as Azure Data Factory, Coalesce, Matillion, dbt, and Fivetran.
• Strong skills in data platform implementation, configuration, performance and cost management tuning (i.e. Azure, Fabric, Snowflake).

Why join us here at Datacom?

Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain 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.