Application Specialist

About the Opportunity

DXC Technology is pursuing a large-scale Government Data & Analytics Transformation program, commencing with a discovery and architecture definition phase before progressing into implementation.

The program will assess and define a future-state solution to support secure data ingestion and integration across Government, rules and analytics, explainable AI, workflow automation and human-led decision-making across classified LOW and HIGH environments.

We are seeking experienced Application Specialists with practical experience implementing, configuring and supporting enterprise data and analytics platforms.

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience across platforms such as Palantir Foundry, Databricks, Snowflake or comparable enterprise analytics solutions.

The successful candidates will work closely with data architects, data engineers, solution architects, business analysts and other technical specialists to support platform evaluation, configuration, integration and implementation.

This is an opportunity to contribute to the delivery of complex enterprise data capabilities, helping translate platform functionality into practical solutions that meet business, technical and operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, implement and support enterprise data and analytics platforms to meet business and technical requirements.
• Work with architects, engineers and business stakeholders to understand platform capabilities and translate requirements into application configurations and solutions.
• Support the evaluation, selection and implementation of data and analytics platforms during discovery and solution definition.
• Configure platform components, applications, workflows, data connections and user experiences.
• Support the integration of platforms with enterprise systems, data sources, APIs and other technology components.
• Work with data engineering teams to support data ingestion, transformation, processing and availability within the platform.
• Develop and configure dashboards, applications, analytical workflows and data-driven solutions.
• Support the implementation of access controls, permissions, security settings and role-based access.
• Troubleshoot application issues, integration challenges and platform performance concerns.
• Work with technical teams to undertake testing, validation, deployment and ongoing platform optimisation.
• Support proof-of-concept activities and demonstrate platform capabilities to business and technical stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, configuration records, user guides and operational procedures.
• Provide technical guidance and knowledge transfer to other team members and platform users.
• Support the transition of platforms into operational environments, including ongoing application support and sustainment considerations.
• Ensure platform configurations align with enterprise architecture, data governance and security requirements.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Demonstrated experience as an Application Specialist, Platform Specialist, Technical Consultant, Application Engineer or similar.
• Practical experience implementing, configuring, integrating or supporting enterprise data, analytics or business application platforms.
• Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture, platform configuration and system integration.
• Experience working with data sources, APIs, databases and application interfaces.
• Ability to translate business and technical requirements into practical platform configurations and solutions.
• Experience supporting application testing, troubleshooting, deployment and ongoing optimisation.
• Understanding of user access management, permissions, security controls and application governance.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with business stakeholders, architects, engineers and technical delivery teams.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical platform capabilities to non-technical audiences.

Platform-Specific Experience

Experience with one or more of the following platforms will be highly regarded:

Palantir Foundry

• Experience configuring and implementing Palantir Foundry applications and workflows.
• Understanding of Foundry data integration, transformation and pipeline capabilities.
• Experience working with Ontology, Workshop, Contour or other Foundry capabilities.
• Experience developing applications and operational workflows using Foundry.
• Understanding of Foundry access controls, permissions and platform security.

Databricks

• Experience configuring and supporting Databricks environments and workspaces.
• Understanding of Lakehouse architecture and data engineering capabilities.
• Experience with Databricks notebooks, workflows, Delta Lake and data processing.
• Exposure to Unity Catalog, data governance, permissions and access management.
• Experience supporting analytics, machine learning or AI workloads within Databricks.

Snowflake and Comparable Platforms

• Experience implementing or supporting Snowflake data platforms.
• Understanding of data warehousing, data integration and analytics capabilities.
• Exposure to enterprise analytics, data management and visualisation platforms.
• Experience integrating analytics platforms with broader enterprise applications and technology environments.

Desirable Experience

• Experience delivering enterprise technology or data platform implementations within Australian Government, Defence or National Security environments.
• Experience supporting large-scale data and analytics transformation programs.
• Exposure to workflow automation and business process platforms such as Pega or Appian.
• Experience integrating platforms with AI, machine learning, rules engines or decision-support capabilities.
• Understanding of data governance, metadata management, data lineage and data quality.
• Experience working across cloud, hybrid, on-premises or air-gapped environments.
• Understanding of secure data handling, classified environments and information access controls.
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, platform release management and application lifecycle management.
• Relevant vendor certifications or platform-specific training.

Location & Engagement

• Canberra-based roles, with on-site attendance preferred during the initial discovery and architecture definition phase.
• Technical LOW elements (PROTECTED) may also open opportunities in Zone 2 facilities in Sydney and Adelaide, subject to project requirements.
• Client-facing and business engagement roles are expected to be Canberra-based.
• Permanent and contracting opportunities may be considered.
• Security clearance requirements will be subject to project requirements and access to the relevant environment.
• The successful candidate will have an active NV2 clearance with a preference for TSPV.