Senior Data Architect – Hybrid, Cutting-Edge Tech & Growth

Placements24; Queenstown; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary

Professional development

Cutting-edge data technologies

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Architect for a hybrid role in Queenstown. You will design, build and maintain enterprise data architectures to support advanced analytics and BI initiatives, shaping data strategy and ensuring quality, accessibility and security.

You'll work with data scientists, analysts and stakeholders to deliver scalable data pipelines, data models and governance practices, applying Kimball, Inmon or Data Vault techniques while mentoring junior colleagues and guiding

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in data architecture, data warehousing, or data engineering.
• Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale data solutions.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling techniques (e.g., Kimball, Inmon, Data Vault).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise data architectures, including data warehouses, data lakes, and data marts.
• Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
• Define standards and best practices for data management, governance, and quality.
• Design and oversee ETL/ELT processes to ensure efficient data integration.
• Evaluate and recommend data technologies and tools.
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and scientists to understand data requirements.
• Ensure data security, privacy, and compliance with relevant regulations.
• Optimize data storage and query performance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior data professionals.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modeling

ETL/ELT

SQL

NoSQL

Big data technologies

Data governance & security

Stakeholder collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS Redshift

Azure Synapse

Google BigQuery

Apache Spark

Hadoop

ETL tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Architect for a hybrid role in Queenstown. You will design, build and maintain enterprise data architectures to support advanced analytics and BI initiatives, shaping data strategy and ensuring quality, accessibility and security.

You'll work with data scientists, analysts and stakeholders to deliver scalable data pipelines, data models and governance practices, applying Kimball, Inmon or Data Vault techniques while mentoring junior colleagues and guiding