Senior Data Architect

Atturra Limited; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits platform

Mental health support

Paid parental leave

Career development & mentorship

Job summary

Atturra Limited seeks an experienced Senior Databricks Data Architect to lead the technical uplift of the Databricks Lakehouse Platform for clients, ensuring governed, automated, and production-grade data delivery. The role is embedded in a Data Strategy Activation program targeting September–October 2026, with responsibilities spanning platform design, governance, and migration work.

You will design Unity Catalog, Purview governance, CI/CD/pipeline architecture, and Lakeflow migration patterns

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of data platform experience with at least 2 years in a hands-on Databricks architecture role
• Databricks certification(s) required (e.g., Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional)
• Deep hands-on Unity Catalog experience including metastore provisioning and access model implementation
• Experience designing CI/CD pipelines for Databricks using Azure DevOps and Databricks Asset Bundles
• Experience with Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines or Delta Live Tables and migration paths from Azure Data Factory

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the technical uplift of the Databricks Lakehouse Platform for governed, automated, production-grade data delivery
• Deliver Unity Catalog metastore provisioning and catalog hierarchy design for governed pipelines and access controls
• Design Purview architecture, classification, PII handling, and governance controls
• Design CI/CD and environment promotion models (dev/test/prod) for Databricks deployments
• Define Lakeflow ingestion patterns and migration paths from Azure Data Factory
• Provide technical governance across delivery, review CI/CD automation and governance artifacts
• Translate data strategy into platform designs for engineering and client handover
• Collaborate with client stakeholders to validate decisions and obtain sign-offs
• Contribute to presales and scoping with effort estimation and technical responses

Skills

Databricks

Unity Catalog

Azure DevOps

Purview

Lakeflow

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform / IaC

Azure Data Factory

Azure data platform

Security governance

Stakeholder engagement

Cost management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems or related field

Tools

Databricks Asset Bundles

ARM templates

Bicep

Coalesce

Job description

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Atturra Data & Integration is seeking an experienced Senior Databricks Data Architect to join our growing team on a permanent basis.

As a Senior Databricks Data Architect, you will define and lead the technical uplift of the Databricks Lakehouse Platform for our clients, ensuring the foundations are in place for governed, automated, and production-grade data delivery.

Your primary engagement will be a financial services member organisation Data Strategy Activation program (September–December 2026), where you will lead Item 2.1 - Platform and Governance Foundation.

This is the prerequisite scope item for everything else in the program: no governed pipelines, no RBAC, no environment separation, and no downstream tooling can operate without the work you will design and oversee in this item. You will carry 31 architect days across September and October, with the item running to handover by end of October.

What you will deliver on the client engagement:

• Unity Catalog metastore provisioning and catalog hierarchy design - establishing the single metastore and catalog structure that all governed pipelines, workspace binding, and access controls depend on.
• Purview architecture, classification and PII handling design - defining classification taxonomy and PII controls before Silver/Gold data is used, meeting the roadmap's requirement for governed access and masking controls.
• CI/CD and environment architecture - designing the dev/test/prod promotion model and the target environment separation structure that Azure DevOps and Databricks Asset Bundles must implement.
• Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines design and ADF migration architecture - defining the Lakeflow ingestion pattern and migration path from Azure Data Factory, resolving the dual-pipeline/single-cluster design conflict identified in the data strategy.

Alongside the architecture work, you will provide technical governance throughout delivery - reviewing and approving deliverables produced by the Senior Data Engineer as they build out CI/CD automation, Purview deployment, Unity Catalog binding, source scanning, and cluster log streaming.

Broader role responsibilities:

• Translating data strategy and roadmap requirements into technically sound platform designs that engineering teams can build and clients can operate independently after handover.
• Defining ingestion patterns, environment structures, security models, and observability approaches at the start of each engagement so that all build activity is anchored to an agreed architecture.
• Reviewing key technical deliverables across the engagement lifecycle, flagging design drift, and resolving blockers that require architectural decisions.
• Collaborating with client stakeholders - including technical leads and data owners - to validate architecture decisions and obtain sign-off before build commences.
• Contributing to presales and scoping activities within the Data Platforms practice, including effort estimation, technical responses, and solution design.

Working Conditions:

• Open to Permanent Residency Visa
• Permanent full time or Contract
• Hybrid
• Open to all major locations e.g., Sydney/Canberra/Melbourne/Brisbane/Perth
• Occasional travel to client site/s

What will make you successful in this role?

• At least 5 years of data platform experience, with at least 2 years in a hands-on architecture role on Databricks - not purely advisory.
• Current Databricks certification(s) required (e.g., Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional or Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark).
• Deep hands-on experience with Unity Catalog - including metastore provisioning, catalog and schema hierarchy design, workspace binding, and access model implementation.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for Databricks using Azure DevOps and Databricks Asset Bundles, including dev/test/prod environment separation.
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code principles and tooling (e.g., Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep) for provisioning and managing Azure data platform resources in a repeatable, auditable way.
• Experience designing and deploying Microsoft Purview as an enterprise governance platform, including classification configuration, PII handling controls, lineage scanning, and source registration.
• Experience with Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines (or Databricks Delta Live Tables) and the ability to design ingestion patterns and migration paths from Azure Data Factory.
• Strong understanding of medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) and the ability to define standards and patterns that engineering teams build to consistently.
• Ability to produce clear, actionable architecture artefacts - source-to-target mapping standards, environment design documents, security models - that engineers and clients can work from directly.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience facilitating design workshops, presenting architecture decisions, and obtaining client sign-off.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Experience remediating security issues in Azure data environments, including BLOB storage access controls and Synapse Link/CDC configurations.
• Familiarity with Coalesce as a transformation layer on Databricks, and an understanding of how it integrates with Unity Catalog and CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to membership-based or not-for-profit organisations, or similar environments with complex data residency and PII obligations.
• Experience contributing to presales and scoping - including effort estimation for architecture activities and writing technical sections of proposals.
• Understanding of Databricks cost management and cluster policy design to support responsible platform operations after handover.

Why is this an exciting opportunity?

Atturra is one of the fastest growing ASX-listed advisory and IT solutions companies in Australia, giving you a strong foundation to fulfil your career ambitions.

We currently have 1300+ professionals working across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and USA who are using innovation to lead the way.

The Data & Integration business unit helps clients unlock the full potential of data by integrating systems and applications, enabling digital transformation through our comprehensive on-premises, hybrid, and cloud integration solutions. We specialise in Boomi, Smartsheet, and OpenText.

This is your chance to make an impact. Come and join our talented and creative team of change makers to redefine the future through technology.

What our people say:

"We are working towards a very bright future."

"It's a company with vision and a promising future."

Why you’ll love working here

Culture of possibility

At Atturra we embrace innovation within our teams, fostering an environment of possibility and growth. We believe in creating a supportive and welcoming culture, where everyone is encouraged to achieve success through collaboration, continuous learning, and smart work practices.

A strong set of company values

Our culture is reflected by our employees who demonstrate camaraderie, innovation, dedication, respect and excellence in everything they do. These traits have become integral to the way we do business and are the values we strive for.

Valuable employee benefits

• Employee benefits, recognition, and wellbeing platform
• Career growth via succession planning, internal promotions, and mentorship opportunities
• Ongoing investment in professional development through industry and technology certifications, and study assistance
• Mental health support through our Employee Assistance Program
• Support for family and caring responsibilities, including paid parental leave
• Employee referral program, with monetary incentives offered

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Atturra, we are committed to addressing the digital skills gap and championing diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds - including Veterans, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, members of the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse individuals, and other underrepresented groups.

We are proud to be recognised as a Veteran Friendly Employer under the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Veteran Employment Commitment (VEC). Atturra is dedicated to supporting Australia’s veteran community by enhancing recruitment, support, retention, and leadership opportunities. Our goal is to ensure veterans build meaningful and impactful careers with us.

What our people say:

"Atturra has a great working environment and management are very supportive of their staff. We celebrate success and have fun while working hard."