Solution Architect, Data - Customer Transformation

Energy Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance recognition

Employee discounts

20 weeks' paid parental leave

Flexible working (Energise Program)

Supportive leadership

Job summary

EnergyAustralia is seeking a Solution Architect, Data - Customer Transformation for a 6-month contract in Melbourne. The role provides solution leadership and advisory, shaping data migration to the new billing platform and enabling analytics across core business systems.

You will design data models, data quality processes, and sourcing strategies, while ensuring secure and scalable AWS infrastructure and enabling Power BI reporting from Databricks/Redshift datasets.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering data architecture and engineering at large-scale enterprises.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling, ETL/ELT, and data governance, security and compliance.
• Hands-on expertise with Databricks, Fivetran, and DBT.
• Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and security best practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture for data migration to the new billing platform.
• Define data quality, clean-up processes, and data models for analytics.
• Design data sourcing strategies (batch, real-time, API or event-based).
• Oversee data ingestion with Fivetran and DBT workflows.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and present architecture artefacts to the Architecture Review Board.
• Ensure AWS infrastructure is secure, scalable, and reliable.
• Enable reporting and visualization with Power BI from curated data.

Skills

Data architecture

Data engineering

Databricks

Fivetran

DBT

Power BI

AWS

Data governance

Communication

Tools

Databricks

Fivetran

DBT

Power BI

AWS

Job description

Solution Architect, Data - Customer Transformation

About the role: Solution Architect, Data - Customer Transformation - 6 month contract

Reporting into the Enterprise Architect - Data, the Solution Architect will join EnergyAustralia's Customer Transformation Program to provide solution leadership and advisory, develop and implement solutions aligned to the program's roadmaps. Key responsibilities include:

• Design end-to-end data migration architecture from current systems to the new billing platform


• Define data quality and clean-up processes, and design data models within Databricks, to support downstream analytics, reporting, and integration with core business systems


• Design and implement data sourcing strategies (batch, real-time, API or event-based) into Analytics platform


• Oversee data ingestion using Fivetran and transformation workflows using DBT


• Collaborate with stakeholders to align architecture with business requirements and future reporting and analytics use cases (and present architecture artefacts to the Architecture Review Board)


• Ensure AWS infrastructure, networking, and platform configurations are secure and reliable, establishing best practices for scalability and performance across the data ecosystem


• Enable reporting and visualization through Power BI consuming curated data from Databricks and Redshift.

Be Impactful when you are applying…

You will bring strong technical depth as a data architect or lead data engineer, paired with the collaboration and influencing skills to guide teams and stakeholders through complex, large-scale data initiatives. Additionally, you will have some of the following:

• Demonstrated experience delivering successful data architecture and engineering solutions in large-scale environments/enterprises, including large-scale data migration and analytics projects


• Solid understanding of data modelling, ETL/ELT pipelines and data quality frameworks, with experience in data governance, security and compliance standards


• Strong hands‑on expertise with Databricks, Fivetran, and DBT


• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure, networking, and platform engineering on AWS (certs looked upon favourably).


• Familiarity with Power BI for reporting and visualization


• Exposure to AI/ML concepts and ability to design for future advanced analytics use cases


• Excellent communication skills - an open and collaborative communicator with proven ability to influence outcomes based on clear and concise messaging

Why Us?

EnergyAustralia is a place where all employees are genuinely valued, supported, and free to be themselves — because we believe that's when we're at our best.

We embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and those from the LGBTQ+ community.

Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Performance recognition and incentive programmes - tailored to different roles and teams to reward great work through the year


• Employee discounts on electricity and gas, plus savings on major brands and products


• 20 weeks' paid parental leave - completely gender-equal


• Energise Program - flexible working that's team-centric, enabling teams to agree and succeed together


• Supportive leaders and a down-to-earth culture where you can be your authentic self.