Data Architecture Lead - AI, DBT & Databricks

OSS Group; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

OSS Group is seeking a senior Data Architect to design and oversee data architecture at scale in Auckland. You will drive conceptual/logical design, assess standards, and translate models into actionable pipelines using modern tooling and cloud platforms.

You will mentor the data team, collaborate with IT and business stakeholders, and guide the adoption of AI-assisted tooling to accelerate delivery. Expertise in Spark, Databricks, and DBT will help shape secure, compliant data platforms.

Qualifications

• Senior data architect with leadership experience.
• Ability to translate business needs into data models and pipelines.
• Experience guiding AI tooling adoption across a data team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the data architecture design across conceptual/logical layers.
• Mentor and guide the data engineering team and ML/AI initiatives.
• Collaborate with IT, cloud teams, and other architects for alignment.
• Interface with business stakeholders to clarify Requirements and ensure delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Solution architecture

Stakeholder alignment

Tools

Python

SQL

Spark

Databricks

Unity Catalog

Azure DevOps

Git

DBT

Job description

OSS Group is seeking a senior Data Architect to design and oversee data architecture at scale in Auckland. You will drive conceptual/logical design, assess standards, and translate models into actionable pipelines using modern tooling and cloud platforms.

You will mentor the data team, collaborate with IT and business stakeholders, and guide the adoption of AI-assisted tooling to accelerate delivery. Expertise in Spark, Databricks, and DBT will help shape secure, compliant data platforms.