Associate Director - Network Data System Support and DevOps

At Optus, we don’t sit back and let the future happen to us - we’re out there making it. By expanding into new technology and relentlessly improving every day, we’re creating a better tomorrow for all Australians.

We believe in the strength of a vibrant, diverse and inclusive workforce where backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people help us innovate and create strong connections with our customers.

We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic leader for the role of Associate Director Network Data System Support & DevOps. This is a senior Data Office Operations Lead position responsible for overseeing a comprehensive portfolio of data platforms, technologies, and applications to ensure operational excellence and business alignment. This role is critical in driving innovation, ensuring efficiency, and supporting the organisation’s growth and success.

The day to day involves

• End-to-End Portfolio Management: Oversee a large portfolio of data platforms, business applications, and interfaces.
• People Leadership: Lead a diverse, multi-location team of 20-40 professionals, ensuring 24x7 operational support.
• Budget & IT Asset Management: Manage Capex & Opex budgets, chargebacks, licenses, and IT assets.
• Business Stakeholder & Portfolio Management: Maintain strong stakeholder relationships, drive adoption, and align business KPIs.
• Cloud Enablement: Drive cloud adoption and manage cloud-based data platforms.
• Vendor Relationship & Contracts Management: Oversee procurement, vendor relationships, and contract renewals.
• Operational Excellence: Ensure compliance, manage IT assets, drive automation, and lead system/application simplifications.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Expertise in Data Analytics, Data Warehousing, Data Management, and Big Data.
• Extensive experience in DevOps management.
• Proven experience managing operations & CI services using internal and external teams.
• Hands-on experience as a Senior Solution Designer in technology domains.
• Experience designing and implementing big data solutions including data ingestion (real-time and batch), stitching, data processing, curation, and ML pipelines.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including team management and mentoring.

Technical Skills & Stack

• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Data Processing: Databricks, Synapse, BigQuery
• Programming & Frameworks: Scala, Python, Spark
• Analytics & Data Management: Digital Transformation, Power BI, Tableau
• Supporting Technologies & Tools: Associated data platforms and monitoring tools

What’s in it for you?

• 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit!
• Inclusive paid parental leave, up to 14 weeks for the primary care giver
• All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the ‘Parents at Work portal’
• Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue – even earn a MBA micro-credential via OptusU (University)
• Connect at work through one of our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans and Yarn Network
• Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office
• Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon!

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At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au or call 1800 309 170. We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours.

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity.

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