Data Architect Your new companyA leading Australian organisation is embarking on a major enterprise-wide data transformation program focused on modernising its data ecosystem and enabling future Data & AI capabilities. This initiative includes migrating from legacy data warehouse platforms to AWS Cloud, implementing Data Mesh principles, and establishing a scalable, cloud-native data platform that will support the organisation's long-term digital strategy.
Your new roleAn opportunity exists for a Hands-On Data Architect to lead the Finance data stream within a complex transformation program. This role is ideally suited to someone who has progressed from a strong Data Engineering background into architecture and remains highly technical.You will be responsible for defining and driving the data architecture, leading technical discussions, influencing key stakeholders, and providing hands-on guidance throughout delivery. While operating at an architectural level, you will also work closely with engineering teams to ensure solutions are practical, scalable, and successfully implemented.
Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the Finance data workstream across a large-scale transformation program.
• Define and own the target-state data architecture and migration roadmap.
• Drive the migration from legacy data warehouse technologies to AWS Cloud.
• Design and implement Data Mesh-aligned architecture and data products.
• Provide technical leadership across data engineering, integration, modelling and governance.
• Lead architecture workshops and facilitate discussions with business and technical stakeholders.
• Review solution designs and provide hands-on technical direction to delivery teams.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, resilient and aligned to enterprise standards.
• Enable future analytics, reporting, machine learning and AI capabilities through modern platform design.
• Collaborate with project, architecture and engineering teams to deliver successful outcomes.

What you'll need to succeed

• Proven experience as a Data Architect, Lead Data Architect, Principal Data Engineer or similar role.
• Strong hands-on Data Engineering background with the ability to contribute to solution design and technical decision-making.
• Experience leading enterprise data platform modernisation or cloud migration programs.
• Deep knowledge of modern data architecture patterns and best practices.
• Strong experience with:
  • AWS
  • DBT
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Data Warehousing
  • Data Modelling
  • ETL/ELT Frameworks
  • Data Mesh Architecture
• Experience designing cloud-native data platforms that support analytics and AI workloads.
• Ability to independently lead discussions, workshops and stakeholder engagements.
• Proven capability to take ownership of architecture decisions and drive outcomes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.

What you'll get in return

• Initial 6-month contract with strong extension potential.
• Opportunity to lead a critical stream of a high-profile enterprise transformation program.
• Exposure to large-scale cloud, data modernisation and Data Mesh initiatives.
• A highly collaborative environment working with senior stakeholders and technical leaders.
• Competitive daily rate and flexible working arrangements.

What you need to do now

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