Role - Data Architect/Lead (Senior Role)

Skills - Azure/AWS, Databricks, Pyspark, BI tools and Dashboard.

Location - NewCastle NSW

Duration - Permanent

As a Data Architect , candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing enterprise-level data architecture that supports advanced analytics, reporting, and operational needs. You will define standards for data modelling, storage, and integration across multiple Insurance related applications using Azure/AWS platforms, ensuring scalability, security, performance and implementing Business Intelligence solutions that enable data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

- Cloud Strategy & Integration:
- Data Quality and Data Governance:
- Must have Cross platform Data Migration experience
- Should be able to Develop current and understand existing end-to-end data architecture for data lakes, warehouses, and real-time streaming systems.
- Create conceptual, logical, and physical data models for structured and unstructured data.
- Create Source to Target mapping for ELT/ETL solutions
- Design hybrid and multi-cloud solutions leveraging Azure, Databricks, Pyspark etc
- Lead cloud migration projects and optimize cost and performance.
- Perform Data profiling




- Work closely with business stakeholders , data engineers , and BI teams to align architecture with business goals.
- Evaluate emerging technologies (AWS, Snowflake, Delta Lake) and recommend adoption strategies.
- Implement DQ practices and Data Governance rules
- Experience in metadata management and data lineage tracking .
- Design and implement BI architecture, including data models & reporting frameworks
- Collaborate with business teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions
- Provide solutions to BI tools and dashboards for performance and usability
- Mentor junior engineers and enforce best practices in data engineering and reporting.

Technical Skills:

- Data Modelling: Advanced knowledge of normalization, dimensional modeling, and NoSQL design.
- Cloud Expertise: Deep experience in Azure (ADF, databricks, Pyspark, Python) or AWS (Glue, Kafka, etc)
- Programming: Proficiency in SQL , Python , Pyspark , and Big data processing.
- Architecture Tools: ERwin, PowerDesigner, or similar modeling tools.
- Security & Governance: Familiarity with Identity Access Management (IAM ), encryption, and compliance frameworks.

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