Senior Data Architect — Presales & Enterprise Solutions

Fusion5; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Birthday leave

Volunteer days

Social events

Development pathways

Job summary

Fusion5 is seeking a seasoned Data Architect to partner with clients from early conversations through delivery, shaping data architectures that unlock measurable business value. You will work across Microsoft, AWS, and modern data platforms, influencing deals and guiding presales activities to win complex engagements.

You’ll lead end-to-end data architecture design, build trusted executive relationships, and advise on emerging technologies to provide clients with a genuine competitive edge.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in presales, data solution architecture, or technical consulting in IT and business transformation.
• Proven experience managing full presales lifecycle from discovery to RFP responses.
• Strong track record designing and presenting enterprise-scale data solutions across multiple platforms and clouds.
• Experience engaging C-level executives and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design of scalable, secure data solutions tailored to customer needs.
• Translate complex business challenges into clear, structured architectures.
• Ensure solutions are cost-effective, maintainable, secure, and high-performing.
• Build trusted relationships with executives, stakeholders and technical teams.
• Shape proposals and influence customer buying decisions during presales.
• Collaborate with sales and delivery to ensure seamless project execution.
• Advise customers on data, AI, cloud, and data platform governance for competitive edge.

Skills

Presales

Data Architecture

Cloud platforms

Executive communication

Stakeholder engagement

Solution design

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Databricks

Snowflake

Power BI

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Fusion5 is seeking a seasoned Data Architect to partner with clients from early conversations through delivery, shaping data architectures that unlock measurable business value. You will work across Microsoft, AWS, and modern data platforms, influencing deals and guiding presales activities to win complex engagements.

You’ll lead end-to-end data architecture design, build trusted executive relationships, and advise on emerging technologies to provide clients with a genuine competitive edge.