Lead Data & AI Architect

KordaMentha Pty; Australia; Remote; AUD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Flexibility

Career growth

Leave that works for you

Culture & connection

Family support

Health & wellbeing

Job summary

KordaMentha is expanding its Data & AI capability in Australia, seeking a Principal Architect to lead strategic advisory, architecture leadership and hands-on design of data and AI solutions.

You will partner with senior client stakeholders across Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane to shape services, drive platform architecture and ensure governance, privacy and security throughout delivery. This role also mentors teams and collaborates with partners to deliver lasting business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading data architecture, cloud platform, data engineering or AI transformation engagements.
• Deep expertise across modern cloud, data and AI technologies, with the ability to design practical, scalable solutions that solve complex client challenges.
• A proven track record as a trusted technical advisor to senior stakeholders, including CIOs, CTOs, CDOs and executive leadership teams.
• Experience translating business objectives into technology strategy, architecture roadmaps and investment priorities.
• Expertise leading architecture reviews, technical assessments, discovery workshops and technology due diligence engagements.
• Strong knowledge of modern data platforms, cloud architectures, analytics and AI ecosystems.
• Experience establishing architecture standards, governance frameworks and delivery patterns that drive quality and consistency.
• Experience designing and estimating data and AI programs of work, including data operating models, organisational design and ways of working.
• A track record of mentoring technical teams and contributing to capability growth, thought leadership and market‑facing propositions.
• Strong collaboration skills, working alongside clients, technology partners and multidisciplinary teams to deliver lasting business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Shape and grow KordaMentha's Data & AI capability through new services, thought leadership and client engagements.
• Design and lead modern cloud data platforms spanning data, analytics and AI workloads.
• Advise CIOs, CDOs and CFOs on technology, data and AI decisions, balancing business outcomes, risk and long-term value.
• Create reusable reference architectures, standards and design patterns that improve delivery quality and consistency.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical due diligence and platform assessments, embedding privacy, security and regulatory considerations.
• Facilitate discovery and problem‑framing workshops, translating business priorities into pragmatic architecture decisions.
• Mentor architects and consultants, helping develop capability across the practice.
• Work across multi‑cloud and modern data platforms including but not limited to Microsoft, Anthropic and Databricks.

Skills

Data architecture

Cloud platforms

AI transformation

Advisory & consulting

Executive stakeholder engagement

Mentoring teams

Architecture reviews

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Databricks

AWS

Google Cloud

TOGAF

Job description

KordaMentha is expanding its Data & AI capability in Australia, seeking a Principal Architect to lead strategic advisory, architecture leadership and hands-on design of data and AI solutions.

You will partner with senior client stakeholders across Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane to shape services, drive platform architecture and ensure governance, privacy and security throughout delivery. This role also mentors teams and collaborates with partners to deliver lasting business outcomes.