Data Architect / Engineer

Interactive Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid flexibility

Collaborative culture

Continuous learning

Job summary

Interactive Pty Ltd is launching a Data & AI practice and seeks a Data Architect/Engineer to join our first customer-facing team. You will design AI-ready data platforms and work directly with clients to translate data into business value.

In this role you will couple customer engagement with architecture and hands-on delivery, shaping solutions across Azure, Fabric and Databricks while embedding governance and security from day one. Hybrid work is available.

Qualifications

• Experience working with data platforms, pipelines, integration and warehousing.
• Strong understanding of data modelling and structuring data for analytics and AI.
• Hands-on experience with Azure data technologies (e.g. Synapse, Data Factory, SQL, Fabric concepts).
• Ability to translate technical solutions into clear business value.
• Comfortable working in customer-facing environments and influencing stakeholders.
• Curious, proactive and keen to continuously learn and grow.
• Able to communicate complex ideas in a simple, practical way.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customers to understand their data landscape and connect solutions to real business outcomes.
• Design and deliver modern data platforms and lakehouse architectures across Azure, Fabric and Databricks.
• Embed governance, security and data access models into solutions from day one.
• Lead workshops and advisory engagements with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Act as design authority across delivery, ensuring quality, consistency and best practice.
• Contribute to reusable architectures, patterns and accelerators as the practice scales.

Skills

Data platforms

Data modelling

Data pipelines

Data warehousing

Tools

Synapse

Data Factory

SQL

Fabric concepts

Job description

At Interactive, we’re more than a tech company - we’re a fast-growing, forward-thinking partner helping organisations get more from their technology.

We’re investing in our future with the launch of our Data & AI practice, a new capability designed to help customers unlock the full value of their data and bring AI to life in meaningful, practical ways.

This role sits at the centre of that journey, combining customer engagement, architecture and hands-on delivery to shape both client outcomes and our internal capability.

The Role:

We’re looking for a Data Architect / Engineer to join our newly launched Data & AI practice. This is a unique opportunity to be one of our first customer-facing Data Architects, working directly with customers to solve real data challenges while helping define how our data capability evolves.

You’ll play a critical role in designing modern, AI-ready data platforms and ensuring our customers can turn data into tangible business outcomes.

What you’ll be doing:

• Partner with customers to understand their data landscape and connect solutions to real business outcomes.
• Design and deliver modern data platforms and lakehouse architectures across Azure, Fabric and Databricks.
• Embed governance, security and data access models into solutions from day one.
• Lead workshops and advisory engagements with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Act as design authority across delivery, ensuring quality, consistency and best practice.
• Contribute to reusable architectures, patterns and accelerators as the practice scales.

About you:

• Experience working with data platforms, pipelines, integration and warehousing.
• Strong understanding of data modelling and structuring data for analytics and AI.
• Hands-on experience with Azure data technologies (e.g. Synapse, Data Factory, SQL, Fabric concepts).
• Ability to translate technical solutions into clear business value.
• Comfortable working in customer-facing environments and influencing stakeholders.
• Curious, proactive and keen to continuously learn and grow.
• Able to communicate complex ideas in a simple, practical way.

Why Interactive?

At Interactive, you’ll be part of a team that values growth, innovation, and genuine connection. You’ll have the opportunity to help build a new Data & AI capability from the ground up, work with modern technologies and solve meaningful customer problems.

We offer hybrid flexibility, a supportive and collaborative culture, and a strong focus on continuous learning, all within a company that puts people first.