Senior Data Architect: Unified People Data Ecosystem

CGR Services; Wellington; On-site; NZD 132,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Ara Poutama Aotearoa in Wellington, NZ is seeking a Data Architect to design and govern a unified people data ecosystem. You will define the target state, own core models, and set standards for dimensional and semantic modelling, ensuring coherence across source systems and analytics platforms.

You will balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural integrity, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive sustainable, scalable data architecture aligned to the organisation’s goals.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing data architectures and analytical data models.
• Proficient in conceptual, logical, dimensional and semantic modelling.
• Ability to create reusable data standards and business rules.
• Experience with modern analytics platforms such as Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
• Ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural integrity.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define target data architecture and standards for a unified ecosystem.
• Own conceptual and logical data models and establish modelling standards.
• Develop and enforce dimensional and semantic modelling, data lineage and reusable rules.
• Influence stakeholders across technical and business teams to ensure coherence across source systems.
• Ensure data architecture aligns with organisational goals and reduces fragmentation.

Skills

Data architecture design

Modelling: conceptual/logical

Reusable data standards

Analytics platforms knowledge

Stakeholder influence

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI semantic models

Job description

Ara Poutama Aotearoa in Wellington, NZ is seeking a Data Architect to design and govern a unified people data ecosystem. You will define the target state, own core models, and set standards for dimensional and semantic modelling, ensuring coherence across source systems and analytics platforms.

You will balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural integrity, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive sustainable, scalable data architecture aligned to the organisation’s goals.