Senior Cloud Data Architect: Azure & Data Platforms

Randstad Digital New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Digital New Zealand seeks a Principal Cloud Data Engineer to guide enterprise data platform strategy, design, and execution from Wellington. You will lead cross-functional teams spanning data products, platforms, and governance to deliver secure, scalable cloud-native data solutions aligned with business roadmaps.

The role requires senior-level expertise in Azure Databricks, Python, Delta Lake, Spark, and Azure Data Services, with hands-on IaC/DevOps experience (Terraform, Bicep, Azure

Qualifications

• 5+ years senior-level experience in cloud data engineering, data architecture, or platform delivery.
• Hands-on expertise with Azure Databricks, Python, Delta Lake, Spark, and Azure Data Services.
• Strong experience designing cloud pipelines and implementing IaC/DevOps (Terraform, Bicep, Azure DevOps).
• Deep understanding of data modeling, metadata management, and governance tools like Unity Catalog.
• Proven dedication to public sector standards, strict data governance, and national security frameworks
• Bachelor Degree

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and tactical technical leadership across enterprise data platform and product teams.
• Design, build, and optimise scalable, secure cloud-native data pipelines (batch and streaming).
• Lead the technical development of reusable, fit-for-purpose data products on Azure Databricks.
• Establish, document, and evolve engineering standards, data governance, and DevOps best practices.
• Provide expert architectural advice, risk assessments, and technical strategy to senior ICT leadership.
• Mentor, coach, and uplift the capabilities of engineers and analysts across squads.

Skills

Cloud data engineering

Data architecture

Platform delivery

Mentoring

Stakeholder leadership

Education

Bachelor Degree

Tools

Azure Databricks

Python

Delta Lake

Spark

Azure Data Services

Terraform

Bicep

Azure DevOps

Unity Catalog

Job description

Randstad Digital New Zealand seeks a Principal Cloud Data Engineer to guide enterprise data platform strategy, design, and execution from Wellington. You will lead cross-functional teams spanning data products, platforms, and governance to deliver secure, scalable cloud-native data solutions aligned with business roadmaps.

The role requires senior-level expertise in Azure Databricks, Python, Delta Lake, Spark, and Azure Data Services, with hands-on IaC/DevOps experience (Terraform, Bicep, Azure