Data and AI Architect

Whizdom

Sydney

On-site

AUD 296,000 - 388,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Initial 6-month contract

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Job summary

Whizdom is seeking an experienced Data & AI Architect to lead architecture and advisory activities across a major enterprise transformation program in Australia. You will assess current-state capabilities, define future-state architectures and provide technical leadership across data, analytics, ML, Generative AI and agentic AI solutions.

The role requires strategic consulting capability, enterprise architecture expertise and hands-on delivery experience, engaging senior executives while guiding

Qualifications

Senior consulting architect with enterprise-scale data & AI initiatives.
Experience in leading architecture engagements within large enterprise environments.
Strong technical foundation with hands-on engineering/platform delivery roles.

Responsibilities

Lead Enterprise AI Strategy & Advisory across major transformation programs.
Design scalable, secure architectures for data, analytics, ML and AI solutions.
Deliver architecture leadership across delivery streams and mentor teams.
Engage executives and translate business needs into technical roadmaps.

Skills

Enterprise arch

AI strategy

Stakeholder mgmt

Cloud platforms

LLMs / AI tech

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Our client is a globally recognised tier-one consulting organisation that partners with some of Australia's largest and most complex enterprises to deliver business and technology transformation initiatives.

Currently engaged on a significant enterprise-wide Data & AI transformation program, they are helping a nationally recognised organisation modernise its data platforms, AI capabilities and governance frameworks to enable the next generation of analytics, automation, Generative AI and agentic AI solutions.

This is an opportunity to join a high-calibre consulting team working at the forefront of enterprise AI adoption, helping shape strategy, architecture and delivery outcomes that will have organisation-wide impact.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Data & AI Architect to lead architecture and advisory activities across a major enterprise transformation program.

This role requires a unique blend of strategic consulting capability, enterprise architecture expertise and hands-on delivery experience. You will assess current-state capabilities, identify gaps and opportunities, define future-state architectures and provide technical leadership across the implementation of data, analytics, machine learning, Generative AI and agentic AI solutions.

The successful candidate will be comfortable operating across both business and technology domains, engaging senior executives while also providing practical guidance to architecture, engineering and platform teams.

Most importantly, we are seeking someone who has worked within leading consulting environments and understands how to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes, drive strategic outcomes and deliver value within large enterprise organisations.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise AI Strategy & Advisory

Partner with senior stakeholders to assess the organisation's existing data and AI landscape, evaluate enterprise readiness and develop practical recommendations that accelerate AI maturity and business value.

Key responsibilities include:

Assessing current-state architecture, platforms, governance controls and operating models.
Identifying technology gaps, risks, constraints and opportunities for optimisation.
Defining AI architecture roadmaps and enterprise capability uplift strategies.
Contributing to architecture standards, governance frameworks and future-state technology direction.

Lead the design of scalable, secure and production-ready architectures that support enterprise AI adoption.

This will include:

Enterprise data and analytics platforms.
Machine learning, Generative AI and agentic AI solutions.
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and knowledge-grounded AI architectures.
AI orchestration, model management and enterprise integrations.
Security, governance, observability and operational support models.

About Our Client

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Data & AI Architect to lead architecture and advisory activities across a major enterprise transformation program.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise AI Strategy & Advisory

Key responsibilities include:

Assessing current-state architecture, platforms, governance controls and operating models.
Identifying technology gaps, risks, constraints and opportunities for optimisation.
Defining AI architecture roadmaps and enterprise capability uplift strategies.
Contributing to architecture standards, governance frameworks and future-state technology direction.

Solution Architecture & Design

Lead the design of scalable, secure and production-ready architectures that support enterprise AI adoption.

This will include:

Enterprise data and analytics platforms.
Machine learning, Generative AI and agentic AI solutions.
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and knowledge-grounded AI architectures.
AI orchestration, model management and enterprise integrations.
Security, governance, observability, and operational support models.

You will ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, existing technology investments and broader transformation objectives.

Delivery Leadership

Working closely with engineering, architecture and business teams, you will provide guidance throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure successful implementation and adoption.

This includes:

Providing architecture leadership across delivery streams.
Supporting design reviews and technical decision-making.
Mentoring engineering and delivery teams.
Communicating architecture decisions, risks and trade-offs to technical and executive audiences.
Ensuring solutions are scalable, supportable and aligned to enterprise governance requirements.

The Successful Candidate

We are looking for a senior consulting architect with a proven track record of delivering enterprise-scale data and AI initiatives within large and complex organisations.

You will bring:

Significant experience architecting and delivering enterprise-scale data, analytics, machine learning, Generative AI and agentic AI solutions.
Previous experience working within a leading management, business or technology consulting organisation.
Demonstrated success leading architecture engagements within large enterprise environments.
A strong technical foundation with earlier hands-on experience in engineering, platform delivery or solution implementation roles.
Deep knowledge of modern AI ecosystems, including LLMs, RAG architectures, agentic AI frameworks, vector databases, AI orchestration platforms, MLOps and LLMOps.
Experience across modern cloud and data platforms such as Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric or similar technologies.
Strong stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills.
The ability to bridge business strategy, architecture governance and technical delivery.

Highly Desirable

Experience delivering consulting engagements within highly regulated or large-scale operational environments.
Exposure to enterprise AI transformation programs with significant executive sponsorship.
Experience implementing Generative AI and agentic AI solutions in production environments.
Knowledge of Responsible AI, AI governance, privacy, security and regulatory considerations.

What's on offer?

This is a rare opportunity to join a premier consulting organisation and play a key role in one of Australia's most significant enterprise AI transformation initiatives.

You will work alongside highly regarded consulting, business and technology leaders while influencing AI strategy, architecture and delivery outcomes at scale.