Senior Data Fabric Architect & AI Solutions Lead

Accenture PLC; Redmond; On-site; AUD 124,000 - 418,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Master’s degree

Data mesh experience

Cloud certifications

Industry experience in energy/manufact

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a senior data architect to design enterprise data fabric solutions enabling unified, automated access to distributed data across on‑prem and multi‑cloud environments.

You will integrate data virtualization, active metadata, knowledge graphs, and cataloging into a connected data layer that powers analytics and AI. Travel may be required as needed for client engagements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data architecture or enterprise data engineering.
• 6+ years architecting data fabric solutions (data virtualization, active metadata, knowledge graphs, automated integration).
• 5+ years experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse, BigQuery).
• 4+ years experience with data integration/ETL/ELT and metadata & lineage tooling.
• 3+ years experience with API and streaming architectures.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience). If Associate's Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6-year work experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect enterprise data fabric delivering unified, intelligent access across on-prem and multi-cloud environments.
• Integrate the connected data layer with data virtualization, active metadata, knowledge graphs, cataloging, and automated data integration for analytics and AI.
• Define reference architectures, integration patterns, and governance that scale across the enterprise.
• Enable data products and self-service with real-time data delivery through the fabric.
• Apply data mesh concepts, cloud data platforms, and streaming/API architectures to client problems.
• Advise client architects and leaders as a trusted advisor and shape solutions for major data modernization efforts.

Skills

Data architecture

Data fabric

Data virtualization

Active metadata

Knowledge graphs

Cataloging

Automated integration

Cloud platforms

APIs

Streaming

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Accenture is seeking a senior data architect to design enterprise data fabric solutions enabling unified, automated access to distributed data across on‑prem and multi‑cloud environments.

You will integrate data virtualization, active metadata, knowledge graphs, and cataloging into a connected data layer that powers analytics and AI. Travel may be required as needed for client engagements.