Senior Data Architect – AI-Ready Platform Leader

Chubb; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Chubb is seeking a senior data engineering leader to act as the technical authority for data transformation in ANZ. You will shape architectural direction, set engineering standards, and connect business needs with a distributed data team.

You will drive AI-ready data platforms, mentor engineers, and collaborate with regional/global architects to balance timelines with strategic intent. This is a senior, influential role based in Sydney.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on data engineering experience in a large corporate environment.
• 3+ years in technical leadership or data architecture.
• Expert SQL and Python programming skills.
• Experience designing AI-ready data products for Agentic AI and GenAI/BI use cases.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling patterns, MLOps, DataOps, BI tools, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Establish and drive adoption of AI-ready data architecture and ontologies.
• Develop AI-infused data engineering frameworks across squads.
• Define and evolve data platform architecture with regional/global architects.
• Lead design of large-scale data products for analytics, AI, and ML.
• Act as local liaison between ANZ business leaders and distributed engineering teams.
• Mentor engineers and improve delivery velocity, platform trust, and production readiness.

Skills

Data engineering

Technical leadership

SQL

Python

AI-ready data products

Data modelling

Job description

Chubb is seeking a senior data engineering leader to act as the technical authority for data transformation in ANZ. You will shape architectural direction, set engineering standards, and connect business needs with a distributed data team.

You will drive AI-ready data platforms, mentor engineers, and collaborate with regional/global architects to balance timelines with strategic intent. This is a senior, influential role based in Sydney.