Senior Databricks & AI Platform Architect

Slalom Build; Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney; Remote; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Slalom Build is seeking a senior data architect in Brisbane to lead the architecture and delivery of enterprise-scale data platforms using Databricks and cloud technologies. You will build scalable data pipelines and AI-ready platforms supporting analytics, ML, and generative AI use cases.

You will design RAG solutions, vector stores, and embedding workflows, while establishing governance, security, and data quality standards.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering enterprise-scale data engineering and cloud transformation programs.
• Deep hands-on expertise with Databricks, PySpark, Python, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and modern data engineering tooling.
• Strong experience designing and implementing AI-ready data platforms, including RAG architectures, vector stores, and LLM-integrated solutions.
• Proven architecture leadership with expertise in data modelling, governance, operating models, and engineering best practices.
• Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage everyone from engineers to C-suite executives.
• A track record of leading, mentoring, and growing high-performing data and AI engineering teams while driving innovation and delivery excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise-scale data platforms using Databricks and modern cloud technologies.
• Build scalable, production-grade data pipelines, data products, and AI-ready platforms that support analytics, machine learning, and generative AI use cases.
• Design and implement RAG solutions, vector databases, embedding pipelines, and AI-enabled engineering workflows.
• Establish governance, security, data quality, and engineering standards to ensure platforms are reliable, scalable, and compliant.
• Advise clients on data strategy, platform modernisation, AI adoption, and target-state architecture.
• Support pre-sales, solution design, and executive stakeholder engagement while mentoring and leading high-performing engineering teams.

Skills

Databricks

PySpark

Python

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Data engineering tooling

Tools

RAG architectures

vector stores

LLM integration

Job description

Slalom Build is seeking a senior data architect in Brisbane to lead the architecture and delivery of enterprise-scale data platforms using Databricks and cloud technologies. You will build scalable data pipelines and AI-ready platforms supporting analytics, ML, and generative AI use cases.

You will design RAG solutions, vector stores, and embedding workflows, while establishing governance, security, and data quality standards.