Data Architect: Modern Data Platform for AI & Payments

Australian Payments Plus; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Payments Plus is seeking a Senior Data Architect to shape how data is designed, governed and used across our technology landscape. You will translate business needs into scalable data architectures and provide expert guidance across modelling, integration and platform design.

You will lead enterprise data initiatives, drive governance and security, and partner with business and technology teams to enable advanced analytics, AI and modern data products for Australia’s payments

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years in data architecture, preferably in payments or financial services.
• Experience building enterprise data platforms on AWS and Snowflake.
• Strong data modelling and solution design skills translating complex requirements.
• Knowledge of SQL, ETL, CI/CD, and data visualization with Power BI.
• Ability to lead architecture decisions and influence stakeholders.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience; certifications are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Shape and evolve AP+'s data architecture to support enterprise strategy.
• Lead data architecture across complex initiatives and translate requirements.
• Establish data architecture standards and governance including security and privacy.
• Provide technical leadership across modelling, integration, platform design and architecture.
• Enable modern data platforms to support advanced analytics and AI-driven insights.
• Build partnerships across business and technology to maximize value from data.

Skills

Data Architecture

Data Modelling

Architecture Leadership

Stakeholder Collaboration

Cloud Architecture

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

Power BI

SQL

ETL

CI/CD

ML basics

Job description

Australian Payments Plus is seeking a Senior Data Architect to shape how data is designed, governed and used across our technology landscape. You will translate business needs into scalable data architectures and provide expert guidance across modelling, integration and platform design.

You will lead enterprise data initiatives, drive governance and security, and partner with business and technology teams to enable advanced analytics, AI and modern data products for Australia’s payments