EL2 Domain Architect (Data)

Talent; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent seeks an experienced Lead Domain (Data) Architect to provide strategic architectural leadership in a large, complex tech environment. The role shapes the target state and ensures data and technology investments align with enterprise principles and priorities.

You will define data domain architecture, drive transformation, and collaborate with executive stakeholders to guide major programs and delivery teams through architectural decisions and trade-offs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience delivering complex enterprise data initiatives and solutions.
• 3+ years in a Principal Architect, Enterprise Architect, Domain Architect or equivalent senior role.
• Strong EA experience, including governance, principles, standards and patterns.
• Strong Data Architecture across data management, MDM/RDM, modelling and security.
• Experience defining target-state architecture and strategic roadmaps.
• Experience modernising complex environments towards best-of-breed solutions.
• Understanding of dependencies and interoperability across complex environments.
• Executive stakeholder engagement and influencing capability.
• Australian Government or large enterprise experience highly regarded.
• TOGAF/Azure/AWS certifications advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate data domain architecture, target state and strategic roadmaps.
• Support the transition from monolithic platforms to modern, best-of-breed solutions.
• Provide enterprise and domain architecture leadership across programs and projects.
• Establish architecture principles, patterns, standards and governance.
• Translate business requirements into architectural direction.
• Review designs for dependencies, risks and opportunities across the enterprise.
• Collaborate with enterprise, solution and security architects and delivery teams.
• Provide authoritative architectural advice to senior executives and governance forums.
• Lead complex architectural decisions and technology trade-offs.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Data Architecture

Leadership

Governance

Stakeholder Engagement

Cloud Architecture (Azure/AWS)

Architecture Standards

Data Security

Data Modelling

Job description

An excellent opportunity is available for an experienced Lead Domain (Data) Architect with a strong background in Enterprise Architecture and Data Architecture to provide strategic architectural leadership within a large, complex technology environment.

The organisation is making a significant investment in modernising its technology landscape, moving away from monolithic platforms towards a best-of-breed architecture and technology approach. This role will play an important part in defining the target state and ensuring future data and technology investments align with enterprise architecture principles and strategic priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate data domain architecture, target state and strategic roadmaps.
• Support the transition from monolithic platforms to modern, best-of-breed solutions.
• Provide enterprise and domain architecture leadership across major programs and projects.
• Establish architecture principles, patterns, standards and governance.
• Translate organisational strategy and business requirements into architectural direction.
• Review solution designs and identify dependencies, risks and opportunities across the enterprise.
• Work with enterprise, solution and security architects, data engineering leaders and delivery teams.
• Provide authoritative architectural advice to senior executives and governance forums.
• Lead complex architectural decisions and technology trade-offs.

Skills & Experience

• 8+ years' experience designing and delivering complex enterprise data initiatives and solutions.
• At least 3 years in a Principal Architect, Enterprise Architect, Domain Architect or equivalent senior architecture role.
• Strong Enterprise Architecture experience, including architecture principles, standards, patterns and governance.
• Strong Data Architecture experience across data management, MDM, RDM, data modelling and data security.
• Experience defining target-state architecture and strategic transformation roadmaps.
• Experience modernising complex or legacy technology environments and moving towards best-of-breed solutions highly regarded.
• Strong understanding of architectural dependencies, interoperability and integration across complex environments.
• Excellent executive stakeholder engagement and influencing capability.
• Australian Government or other large, complex enterprise experience highly regarded.
• TOGAF, Azure, AWS or relevant architecture certifications advantageous.

Contract Details

• 12 months + potential 12-month extension
• Australian Citizenship required
• Must be able to obtain a Baseline security clearance