Design and maintain data products such as data mappings and transformation rules Perform data modelling, also mapping to physical data structures Develop and maintain data migration scripts and tools, conduct data validation The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) recognises the enormous value a clean environment, innovative society and economy, and vibrant culture makes to Queenslanders' lives.
As a diverse organisation, the department brings together environment, heritage protection, national parks, science and youth affairs functions to help achieve government objectives for a better Queensland.
We value and are committed to: building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
strengthening our culture which values results, professional growth, workforce diversity and a healthy balance between work and life commitments.
encouraging and supporting employees as individuals in an inclusive environment by embracing our differences and applying diverse and inclusive thinking to our business.
the values of the Queensland Public Sector: customers first; ideas into action; unleash potential; be courageous; and empower people.
Heritage Branch leads on policy and programs delivered to administer the Queensland Heritage Act 1992: Providing full secretariat and technical support to the 12-member Queensland Heritage Council.
Managing the Queensland Heritage Register, including managing applications to have places entered in, or removed from, it.
Managing the discovery of archaeological artefacts and underwater cultural heritage artefacts.
Advising local government about identification and management of places of local cultural heritage significance.
Regulating, in conjunction with other legislation, development affecting the cultural heritage significance of places on the Queensland Heritage Register.
The branch is investigating a number of digital initiatives positioned to improve the management and access of information/data related heritage places and sites.
This includes the replacement of existing case management and data management solutions and the public availability of 3D recording of places.
Role: Data Architect Lead the data workstream to support a replacement case management, digital asset management and data lake streams.
Experience in designing and maintaining data products such as data mappings and data transformation rules.
Perform Data Modelling including Conceptual and Logical, also mapping to physical data structures.
Develop and maintain data migration scripts and tools to ensure accurate and efficient data transfer.
Validate data post-migration to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Identify, troubleshoot and resolve data migration issues in a timely manner and present data analysis results and conclusions.
Assist in departmental identification of suitable IT solutions as well as substantively contribute to planned procurement activities.
Interpret business and user requirements and provide advice on the application of the information systems solution to optimise local and enterprise-wide business outputs.
Lead and consult with Department of Environment, Science and Innovation business representatives to gather relevant data to configure and implement the future departmental IT solutions to meet the needs of all departmental and external stakeholders.
Key competencies (role specific criteria) High level capability in developing project artefacts required for delivery across each phase of the project, and data lifecycle, including creating, updating, and managing multiple interdependent data migration specifications, transformation rules and conversion activities.
Demonstrated expertise to identify key issues, perform research and analysis and develop and document data solutions.
Proven high level consultation, facilitation, and effective written and oral communication skills for use in a complex environment.
Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with production, managerial, and executive teams.
Ability to evaluate, analyse, and communicate data requirements on a continuing basis, and maintain systems processes.
Ability to work independently to achieve required project goals and business outcomes.
Qualifications & experience Minimum 5-10 years of recent experience working across data projects including at least 2 years of experience in data architect and also reconciling large data sets working in data migration projects.
Experience in Data Migration definition and execution.
Relevant tertiary and industry recognised qualifications.
Experience with analysis related to case management and data management, implementation and replacement.
Excellent communication skills, with an ability to translate data into actionable insights.
Proven ability to work collaboratively across project and development team environments.
Highly desirable technical skills and experience Familiarity working in Azure cloud environments including data lakes.
Articulate complex technical concepts clearly, aligning data migration with our business objectives.
Experienced in data reconciliation or data assurance projects.
Data profiling and cleansing of legacy data.
Strong knowledge of data migration processes, ETL tools, and data modelling.
Proficiency in SQL and database management.
Experience using project agile methodologies.
