Principal Data Architect

LTM; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

LTM is seeking an experienced Data Architect / Principal Data Engineer based in Sydney to operate as the technical second-in-command to the Data Engineering Lead. You will own delivery, architecture, stakeholder engagement, and technical leadership, while people management sits with the leadership team.

Responsibilities include leading end-to-end data initiatives, architecting enterprise platforms, and guiding teams across Databricks Lakehouse, Fabric, Synapse, and Power BI ecosystems, with a

Qualifications

• Experience with end-to-end data initiatives and data platforms.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into scalable data solutions.
• Strong knowledge of data warehousing, lakehouse architectures, modeling, and governance.
• Experience guiding architecture reviews and migration planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end data initiatives from requirements gathering to implementation and validation.
• Coordinate and provide technical direction to a small team of data engineers.
• Manage multiple projects, remove blockers, and accelerate delivery.
• Provide architectural leadership ensuring alignment with security, governance, and business needs.
• Lead architecture reviews, migration planning, and solution assurance activities.

Skills

Data leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Data architecture

Azure

Databricks

Fabric

Power BI

Synapse

APIs & pipelines

CI/CD

AI-enabled

Tools

Databricks Lakehouse

Microsoft Fabric

Dynamics 365 Finance & Ops

Unity Catalog

Hybris

Synapse Analytics

APIs

CI/CD tooling

Job description

LTM (formerly LTIMindtree) is a global, AI-centric technology services and digital transformation partner helping enterprises reimagine business models, accelerate innovation, and drive growth through data, AI, cloud, and digital engineering. Trusted by leading organisations worldwide, LTM combines deep industry expertise with advanced analytics and intelligent automation to deliver measurable business outcomes and competitive advantage in an increasingly data-driven world. For more information visit - www.ltm.com

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect / Principal Data Engineering who can operate as the technical second-in-command to the Data Engineering Lead, owning delivery, architecture, stakeholder engagement, and technical leadership responsibilities, while people management remains with the existing leadership team.

• Lead end-to-end data initiatives from requirements gathering and solution design through to implementation, testing, and business validation.
• Coordinate and provide technical direction to a small team of data engineers.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities concurrently, removing blockers and accelerating delivery.
• Operate with a high degree of ownership, autonomy, and accountability.

2. Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Build strong relationships with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Facilitate workshops, gather requirements, manage expectations, and drive outcomes.
• Translate business needs into practical, scalable data solutions.
• Communicate effectively with technical teams, project managers, vendors, and senior stakeholders.
• Design and govern enterprise-scale data platforms, integrations, reporting, and analytics solutions.
• Provide architectural leadership and ensure solutions align with business, technical, security, and governance requirements.
• Lead architecture reviews, impact assessments, migration planning, and solution assurance activities.
• Experience with data warehousing, Lakehouse architectures, data modelling, integration patterns, and data governance.

4. Technical Expertise

Strong working knowledge of:

• Databricks Lakehouse
• Microsoft Fabric
• Power BI
• Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations
• APIs, data pipelines, and reporting platforms
• Hybris
• Unity Catalog
• Synapse Analytics
• CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Review vendor proposals, architecture recommendations, and delivery plans.
• Ensure compliance with data quality, security, lifecycle management, and operational standards.

6. AI-Enabled & Self-Service Mindset

• Effectively leverage AI tools to improve productivity, documentation, analysis, and solution delivery.
• Independently research, learn, and understand existing systems with minimal supervision.
• Apply sound technical judgement while validating AI-assisted outputs.

Personal Attributes

• Strong leadership presence without requiring formal people-management responsibility.
• Pragmatic, collaborative, and outcome-focused.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and driving decisions.
• Capable of mentoring engineers and influencing stakeholders.
• Preferably Sydney-based to facilitate direct engagement with business stakeholders.

Top Selection Criteria

• End-to-end project leadership
• Stakeholder management and communication
• Data architecture and solution design
• Technical leadership and team guidance
• Azure, Databricks, Fabric, and Power BI expertise
• Independent, AI-enabled working style
• Strong ownership, governance, and delivery focus

Ideal Profile

70% Data Architect / Principal Data Engineer | 20% Delivery Lead | 10% Hands-on Engineering

This role is less about deep coding expertise and more about architecture, stakeholder engagement, delivery leadership, technical governance, and driving successful outcomes across enterprise data initiatives.

LTM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender-identity, gender expression, language, age, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, veteran status, socio-economic status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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