About The Role
Talenza have been engaged by an ASX-listed financial services organisation to secure a Data Architect for a high-profile program focused on unifying customer data.

You'll take ownership of the target state data architecture leveraging Microsoft Fabric, covering ingestion/integration, OneLake design, data engineering patterns, warehousing, governance, and enabling analytics/BI via Power BI. This client is particular about strong documentation and clear artefacts that can be handed across teams.

Requirements
Minimum 3+ years experience as a Data Architect (or equivalent solution/data architecture role)
Hands on experience designing end to end data platforms on Microsoft (Azure / Fabric ecosystem)
Robust knowledge of data integration patterns (APIs, SaaS, on prem sources) and pipeline design
Experience designing lake / lakehouse / warehouse architectures (OneLake / lakehouse concepts ideal)
Proven ability to produce high quality architecture documentation (HLDs / LLDs, diagrams, standards, decisions)
Solid stakeholder engagement across engineering, analytics, product and business teams

Desirables
Microsoft Fabric project experience (Data Factory, OneLake, Spark / notebooks, Warehousing)




Financial services / insurance exposure (bonus, not essential)
Experience with data governance practices (lineage, data quality, security) and aligned tooling
Experience with streaming / real-time analytics use cases
Exposure to AI/ML enablement on modern data platforms

Role Responsibilities
Define target state data architecture using Microsoft Fabric to unify customer data sources
Design ingestion / integration approach across databases, APIs, SaaS and on-prem systems
Establish data modelling, lakehouse / warehouse patterns, and architectural standards
Produce explicit documentation and artefacts (diagrams, decision logs, patterns, standards)
Work closely with stakeholders across technology and business to align requirements and delivery

Thank you for your application and interest. Although this is a hybrid role, it is based in Brisbane and therefore we will be looking for Brisbane based candidates with full working rights in Australia. We will only proceed with candidates who meet the key requirements of the role. Please apply directly or for a quicker response, contact Ethan Brown (Talenza) through LinkedIn.

📌 Data Architect Queensland
🏢 Talenza
📍 Queensland