Platform Technical Lead - Brisbane, Australia - Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto

Verified Company

Brisbane, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Platform Technical Lead - Brisbane, Australia

Join a global technology organisation pioneering innovation in the resource industry and committed to building capability and developing leadership in our people
Be at the forefront of cloudbased, enterprisescale data integration and analytics platform development
Join a diverse and motivated team where we believe success comes from the enjoyment and experience of our dynamic work environment

About the role
We are looking for a
Platform Technical Lead to motivate and inspire our diverse Data Lake development team.

Your responsibilities for product and feature delivery will allow you to be an influencer in the enablement of the Rio Tinto DataOps portfolio and a key collaborator for enterprise platform data architecture and data engineering practices.

This is a great opportunity to share in success and invest in a motivated team working at the cutting edge of Big Data analytics platform development.

This is an Agile role which will leverage your strengths to maximise the value you deliver and allow for substantial skills and professional development.

We are an open, connected team that includes some of the industry's best and brightest minds with a focus on a great working culture.

We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the
Manager - Data Integration and working in a collaborative, exciting environment within the
Rio Tinto DataOps ecosystem, you will:

Investigate, design, and implement Big Data computing solutions that are scalable, secure, and efficient.
Provide technical direction to the team and product roadmaps, ensuring platform solutions align with business goals and meet technical and security standards
Continuously improve the cloud platform, keeping up to date with new technologies and best practices. Identify, innovate, and drive development initiatives to advance integrated platform capability in Rio Tinto
Lead, motivate, and manage the cloud platform team, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance feedback.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including technical teams, business teams, and senior management.
In collaboration with the Manger Data Integration, Define, prioritise, and communicate the product backlog to the development team

What you'll bring

A commitment to safety and wellbeing for yourself and your team
Have a deep understanding of big data current and emerging technologies, e.g. Databricks, data warehousing, Azure Synapse and Data Factory Spark, AWS Athena and EMR
Strong understanding of SQL technologies and big data architecture and be able to design scalable and efficient big data solutions.
Experience in designing and implementing big data architectures, including data pipelines, data storage, and processing solutions
Experience with data management and be able to ensure data quality and accuracy.
Leadership skills and the ability to motivate, coach and guide the development team to achieve successful and valuable outcomes
Strong communication skills and be able to effectively communicate with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
Ability to identify and resolve complex technical problems.
Experience in scripting and automation (e.g. Python, SQL, C#)
Professionally certified in Azure and/or AWS

It will be beneficial if you have the following:

Knowledge of Agile methodologies, and experienced in Agile product delivery
Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC)
Knowledge of REST API design and security principles and experience with implementing security measures such as authentication and authorization.
A solid understanding of data analytics and be able to design and implement data analytics solutions.
Experience with project management and be able to lead crossfunctional teams.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress.

A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
Attractive share ownership plan
Company provided insurance cover
Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
Ongoing access to familyfriendly health and medical wellbeing support
Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
Possible domestic relocation assistance

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