Azure Data Architect for Enterprise Data & AI

Housing Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Housing Australia is seeking a Data Solutions Architect to lead enterprise data architecture across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. You will design data models, integration patterns, and trusted data products that enable decision making and AI-driven innovation.

This role drives the Common Data Platform and scalable analytics, collaborating with data engineering, governance, cyber security, and business teams to treat data as a strategic asset and deliver secure, future-ready data capabilities.

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable data platforms in regulated environments.
• Ability to define target-state data models and standards.
• Proven governance, metadata, and data lineage expertise.
• Lead enterprise Fabric and Azure-based data initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise data architecture and roadmaps.
• Design scalable cloud data solutions on the Microsoft Azure stack.
• Establish data standards, quality, metadata and lineage practices.
• Provide architectural leadership across data, analytics and AI teams.

Skills

Enterprise data architecture

Microsoft Azure data ecosystem

Data governance

Stakeholder engagement

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT

Data warehousing

Microsoft Fabric

Education

Relevant qualifications in Data/IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Synapse

Data Lake

Purview

SQL tooling

Job description

Housing Australia is seeking a Data Solutions Architect to lead enterprise data architecture across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. You will design data models, integration patterns, and trusted data products that enable decision making and AI-driven innovation.

This role drives the Common Data Platform and scalable analytics, collaborating with data engineering, governance, cyber security, and business teams to treat data as a strategic asset and deliver secure, future-ready data capabilities.