Data Platform and Operations Lead

Join to apply for the Data Platform and Operations Lead role at Evolution Mining From humble beginnings in 2011, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision to be inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are indeed a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within the one company. Whether you choose to work at one of our underground or open pit operations, explore for our future as part of our Discovery team, or join our Group Office, we know you’ll have a bright future with us. At our Group Office, you have a front row seat to our vision and are part of bold, inspired teams. Work from the Sydney CBD office with a 5/2 roster and 2 days WFH option. We encourage flexible work discussions. Our benefits include relocation support, novated car leasing, life insurance and income protection, short-term incentives, referral bonuses, recognition program, study assistance, discounted health insurance, and wellness days. About the Role As the Data Platform Lead , you’ll own the technical strategy, operations, and continuous improvement of our data platform, reporting to the Group Manager – Enterprise Data & Analytics. You will lead delivery and support of our data infrastructure, ensuring it is scalable, secure, cost-effective, and aligned with business needs. You’ll manage relationships with internal stakeholders and our external managed service provider, define SLAs, and drive performance across data lakes, warehouses, ingestion pipelines, and analytics layers. Key Responsibilities Deliver and evolve the data platform technical roadmap. Ensure platform reliability, performance, and compliance. Manage vendor relationships and service delivery. Drive cost transparency and optimisation. Support data governance and analytics enablement. Champion continuous improvement and innovation. About You You’re a technically accomplished data platform leader with deep expertise in cloud-native data architecture, engineering, and analytics enablement. Qualifications & Experience Extensive experience in enterprise data engineering, including ingestion pipelines, ELT/ETL frameworks, and medallion architecture. Hands‑on expertise with cloud data platforms, especially Databricks, and transformation tools like DBT or Coalesce. Strong capability in metadata management, data quality frameworks, and implementing governance‑aligned data pipelines. Proficiency in BI and reporting tools, particularly Power BI, with a track record of enabling self‑service analytics. Experience with enterprise integration technologies such as Mulesoft or Boomi. Architectural governance skills, ensuring platform solutions align with enterprise standards and ARB processes. Ability to manage vendor relationships, define SLAs, and oversee performance of managed service providers. Cloud cost optimisation experience, including forecasting, resource allocation, and implementing cost transparency models. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to diagnose platform issues and drive continuous improvement. A strategic mindset, with the ability to align platform evolution with business goals and emerging technologies. At Evolution, indeed change and transformation is in our DNA. We want the Evolution experience to be your career highlight. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workforce. We provide a fair, equitable, and accessible recruitment process. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We are focused on keeping our people safe, healthy, and creating sustainable value in an environmentally and socially responsible way. To find out more about us and our Group Office, click here #J-18808-Ljbffr