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As we keep the lights on for over four million customers and move towards a more sustainable way of life, it's an exciting time to be at AGL.
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This moment will define our time, and your career as you work alongside Australia's best and brightest minds.
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Newly created role to lead the uplift and design of data architecture and help us become a leading data-driven company Play a key role in delivering the new Technology strategy for AGL Open to Sydney and Melbourne About the Architecture Technology team Technology plays a critical role in the delivery of AGL's strategy, helping our customers decarbonise the way they live, move, work and transitioning our generation portfolio.
The Architecture Technology team is a trusted and innovative partner for AGL's cloud and data needs.
We aim to deliver resilient, scalable, secure, and cost-effective data solutions that support AGL's strategic goals and enhance its competitive advantage.
We aspire to foster a culture of collaboration, learning, and excellence within the Architecture team and wider Technology business area.
About the Role We have an opportunity for a Principal Data Architect to join our Architecture Technology team.
This is a key role that will help us define the future state of data architecture across AGL.
This role will focus on defining and uplifting the AGL Data Practice which includes building a strong data foundation by creating guardrails and principles for Enterprise Data Platforms.
You'll embody the 'Data as a Product' philosophy and mindset, to drive innovation in data architecture and empower AGL's business capabilities to be focused on data-driven decision making.
This approach will emphasise speed, agility, and flexibility to foster new business models and designs, setting AGL apart as a market leader.
What you'll be doing Define practical, reliable and accurate conceptual solution architectures and high-level Data & AI designs of scalable solutions align with AGL's business and technology strategies.
Develop reference architectures and reusable patterns for Data & AI across the enterprise, covering customer markets, integrated energy, trading and corporate business units.
Lead creation of architectural guardrails and strategic architectural roadmaps and assess the impact of changes for IT programs to ensure efficiency, optimising cost, and technical debt implications.
Design reference architecture of data models, schemas, and structures that meet the data needs of the organisation and support data quality, data security, governance, and integration.
Assist in the recruitment, development and nurturing of a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organisation.
Have a forward-looking approach towards emerging and latest technologies like Open & Gen AI and their adoption in AGL.
Lead the evaluation and selection of new technologies and tools and actively identify opportunities to apply these technologies to solve business problems, increase productivity and enhance the organisation's data analytics capabilities.
Help improve the productivity and capability of the architecture community through active knowledge sharing, architecture coaching and mentoring, adoption of good practices across Technology.
About you Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
15+ years of experience in data architecture and design.
Hands-on experience in architecting data pipelines, data products and data catalogue.
Production deployment experience for a data platform or data products in the last 5 years is expected.
Proven experience in leading large-scale data architecture projects.
Must possess practical knowledge and have created designs using data mesh, microservices, and event-driven architectural approaches.
Comprehensive knowledge of diverse database technologies encompassing SQL, No SQL, and Data Warehousing.
Practical experience in data platform technologies including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Synapse, and Databricks.
Hands-on experience in Data preparation, Model architecture selection, training & tuning AI models.
Hands-on experience with real-time data streaming technologies such as Apache Kafka, Azure Event Hub and AWS Kinesis and experience with big data processing technologies such as Apache Spark.
Experience with AI/ML technologies, such as NLP, Computer vision, Auto ML & Edge AI.
Well versed with LLM like GPT-4, Gemini & Claude.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
Ready to join the change? Applications will close Sunday, 8 September 2024.
Inclusion at AGL At AGL, we value diversity and welcome applicants from various backgrounds, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals with disabilities, culturally diverse individuals, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
AGL is dedicated to maintaining a diverse workforce and encourages applicants to share their lived experiences.
We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and respect the privacy of those who choose not to disclose.
To learn more visit: AGL is a Circle Back Initiative employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.
Location: Docklands VIC 3008 Job Family Group: Information Technology - Internet-Based About Us We are Australia's largest energy generator & leading energy retailer.
AGL is an ASX-listed leading integrated essential service provider, with a proud 186-year history of innovation and a passionate belief in progress – human and technological.
From lighting the first gas streetlamp in Sydney in 1841 to helping shape a sustainable energy future for Australia, we have a track record of leading change.
We deliver 4.3 million gas, electricity, and telecommunications services to our residential, small and large business, and wholesale customers across Australia.
We operate Australia's largest electricity generation portfolio, with an operated generation capacity of under 9,000 MW, which accounts for approximately 20% of the total generation capacity within Australia's National Electricity Market.
AGL has the largest renewables and storage portfolio of any ASX-listed company, having invested $4.8 billion over the past two decades in renewable and firming generation.
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