Data Architect

Balance Recruitment and Balance Consulting; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Balance Recruitment and Balance Consulting seek an experienced Data Architect to lead the design and evolution of a large-scale cloud data platform supporting enterprise analytics and reporting initiatives. The role focuses on data architecture, modelling, data lakes/warehouses, ETL, and governance across the data lifecycle.

You will collaborate with delivery teams to define standards, review designs, and drive best practices, with consideration for security, quality, and scalable architectures

Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise data platforms for large-scale analytics.
• Proficiency with data governance and data lineage.
• Hands-on data modelling for data lakes and data warehouses.
• Familiarity with ETL tooling and integration patterns.
• Strong SQL; Python or R is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of a cloud data platform for enterprise analytics.
• Set standards and review designs across the data lifecycle.
• Drive best practices in data governance, security, and quality.
• Collaborate with delivery teams to implement architecture choices.
• Provide technical leadership on data modelling, warehousing, and integrations.

Skills

Data architecture

Enterprise data modelling

Data lake/warehouse

ETL/integration/governance

Erwin

DevOps/version control

SQL/Python/R

Tools

Erwin

Job description

Data Architect (AWS Data Platforms) | Federal Government Project I 12 months initial contract

We're seeking an experienced Data Architect to lead the design and evolution of a large-scale cloud data platform supporting enterprise analytics and reporting initiatives.

In this role, you'll provide technical leadership across data architecture, data modelling, data warehousing, data lakes, integration, and governance.

You'll work closely with delivery teams to define standards, review designs, guide implementation approaches, and drive best practice across the end-to-end data lifecycle.

Key skills sought:

• Data Architecture and Enterprise Data Modelling
• Data Lake and Data Warehouse platforms
• ETL, data integration, and data governance
• Data modelling tools such as Erwin
• DevOps and version control practices
• SQL and modern analytics technologies (Python or R advantageous)

What's on offer:

12-month contract with extension potential

Hybrid working arrangement

Multiple Australian locations considered

Opportunity to influence enterprise-scale data strategy and delivery

Australian Citizenship is required, with the ability to obtain a Baseline Security Clearance.