Senior Manager - Data Platforms

Senior Manager - Data Platforms 

• $173,885 per annum + superannuation
• Full time, Ongoing
• Geelong location (hybrid working model – 3 days in the office)

At WorkSafe we’re dedicated to supporting all Victorians to be healthy and safe at work and to recover from any workplace injury or illness as quickly as possible. Our passion for safety and wellbeing is what unites us.

About the role

There is an exciting opportunity to join WorkSafe Victoria’s Data & Analytics leadership team as a Senior Manager Data Platforms.

This is a key role in the Data & Analytics leadership team. As Senior Manager Data Platforms, you will be playing a pivotal part in bridging strategy with delivery and capability uplift, while leading work that’s directly linked to WorkSafe Victoria’s long-term success.

If you’re passionate about leading and developing others, and mixing strategic thinking with technology delivery, this may just be the role for you.

Key accountabilities:

• Lead a team of technical specialists by developing Data & Analytics capabilities in others to provide reporting, analytics, technology delivery, and consultative services to non-technical executive stakeholders
• Develop and maintain senior stakeholder relationships and proactively partner to determine needs, agree priorities, and effectively allocate team capacity to meet agreed deliverables and milestones
• Provide an authoritative and independent view of performance that is transparent & understood, including implications to the organisation, and includes early warning of emerging risks/opportunities
• Provide highly specialist technical advice, leadership and guidance to the broader IMF team and all business units to support the delivery and implementation of data warehousing and engineering strategy, patterns, and frameworks
• Provide leadership and technical subject matter expertise in the deployment of modern analytics solutions, upholding defined techniques, principles, and methodologies.

Please ensure you take a look at the Position Description here for additional information on accountabilities for this role.

About you

You are an experienced Leader with exceptional interpersonal skills for communicating with management and peers. You have a sound understanding of data modelling principles and frameworks including conceptual, logical and physical data models for operational systems, data lakes, data warehouses and data marts. Further, you will also possess:

• Excellent understanding of relational database technologies (SQLServer, Aurion, DB2, etc.) and cloud analytics (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.), with direct experience with SnowFlake and AWS Cloud data technologies and services (e.g. Glue / Airflow / Cloud-watch)
• Deep understanding of data processing and data modelling patterns and solutions to support Data Warehousing, Big Data, Cloud, Business Intelligence, and Information Management capabilities
• Demonstrated high level proficiency to deliver tactical solutions to new projects and initiatives that meet the demands of the business and align with the overall strategy of the organisation
• Experience successfully managing Tier One vendors to deliver large scale data platform solutions
• Understanding of Agile development methods including core values, guiding principles, and key agile practices.

Qualifications:

• Tertiary qualification in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a relevant discipline Qualification is mandatory

Working with Us

At WorkSafe, we aspire for every employee to feel connected, safe and valued in their team, for teams to feel valued in the workplace, and for WorkSafe to be valued in the community.

We believe that a diverse workforce is the key to delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community and strongly encourage applications from all people, including First Nations people and people with disability, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, sexualities and genders. 

WorkSafe employees enjoy: Mental and physical health and wellbeing programs | Flexible working | Discounted gym & pool memberships | Supporting work environment | WELL rated building | Active Social Club | Career opportunities and working for your Community!

What’s next?

Applications close 11:00pm Wednesday 23rd October, 2024. Click the link to apply, and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.

Due to the ongoing nature of this role, only those with Australian Citizenship, Permanent Residency or New Zealand Citizenship may apply. You may be required to undergo a National Police Check (and/or Medical Assessment) as part of the recruitment process.

Candidate screening may take place prior to the advertisement closing, so get your application in.

For further enquiries please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist, Brittany Walker via email Brittany_walker@worksafe.vic.gov.au. 

About us

WorkSafe's Strategy has our core purpose front of mind – reducing workplace harm and improving outcomes for injured workers. We don’t shy away from the importance of our purpose to the Victorian community, that’s why we have a stated ambition to be world leading.

We want Victoria to be the safest place to work in Australia and one of the safest in the world; and we aspire to be a world leader in return to work after a workplace injury.

WorkSafe are striving to build a diverse workforce that reflects the Victorian community we serve.