Senior Database Architect - Discovery Lead (Hybrid)

Latitude IT; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (2 days onsite)

Permanent role

Melbourne CBD location

Job summary

Latitude IT in Melbourne's CBD is seeking a senior Database Architect to own and evolve the platform's data architecture. You will lead discovery, document dependencies, and translate complex systems into clear architectural artefacts that guide the product roadmap.

You'll collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders, reverse engineer existing databases, design scalable models, and propose data-driven solutions to improve performance and reliability across the enterprise software

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Database Architecture or closely related senior engineering role.
• Proven experience leading major database or data discovery engagements.
• Structured approach to discovery including methodology, stakeholder engagement and deliverables.
• Strong hands-on experience with database design, data modelling, SQL and schema development.
• Experience reverse engineering complex or poorly documented database environments.
• Background designing data-driven solutions for enterprise software applications.
• Strong understanding of relational databases, data flows and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end database and technical discovery engagements across complex enterprise software environments.
• Reverse engineer existing databases and applications to understand schemas, relationships, dependencies and embedded business logic.
• Develop and maintain technical artefacts including ERDs, data models, data dictionaries, data flow diagrams and architecture documentation.
• Map application-to-database interactions, integrations, APIs and data dependencies.
• Identify technical debt, architectural risks, performance issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Design and implement data-driven database solutions that support enterprise software applications.
• Work closely with engineering, product and business stakeholders to validate findings and establish understanding of the environment.

Skills

Database Architecture

Data Modeling

SQL

ERD design

Data dictionaries

Data flows

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

Tools

MySQL

MongoDB

AWS Aurora

Job description

Latitude IT in Melbourne's CBD is seeking a senior Database Architect to own and evolve the platform's data architecture. You will lead discovery, document dependencies, and translate complex systems into clear architectural artefacts that guide the product roadmap.

You'll collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders, reverse engineer existing databases, design scalable models, and propose data-driven solutions to improve performance and reliability across the enterprise software