- Duration:InitialcontractthroughtoOctober2027,withthepossibilityofa6-monthextension
- Location:BrisbaneCBD
- WorkArrangements:Flexibleworkarrangementsavailable

DataArchitect

- Duration:InitialcontractthroughtoOctober2027,withthepossibilityofa6-monthextension
- Location:BrisbaneCBD
- WorkArrangements:Flexibleworkarrangementsavailable

CompanyOverview

BLACKROCispartneringwithalargeQueenslandGovernmentdepartmenttorecruitaDataArchitectforamajor,high-profileenterprisetransformationprogramcurrentlymovingintoitsbuildstage.

RolePurpose

Thisisasenior,hands-on-the-designroleowningthedataarchitectureacrosstwoconnectedstreams:thetargetanalyticsarchitectureinMicrosoftFabric,andthemigrationarchitecturemovingdataoutofAppian-basedSQLsourcesystemsintoMicrosoftDataverse.You'llactasthedesignauthority,settingthestandards,principlesandpatterns,thenguidingengineers,analysts,testersandbusinessstakeholderstodeliveragainstthem.Theremitisdeliberatelybroad,becausetheclientwantsanalyticsandmigrationtreatedasonecoherententerprisedataapproachratherthantwoseparatetechnicalexercises.

KeyResponsibilities

- Defineandgoverntheend-to-enddataarchitectureacrossMicrosoftFabric,Dataverse,Azure,migrationtoolingandreporting
- Establishdataarchitectureprinciples,standards,patterns,namingconventionsandmodellingapproaches
- DesigntheFabricanalyticsarchitecture,OneLakestructure,lakehouseandwarehousepatterns,medallionlayers,curateddataproductsandsemanticmodelalignment
- LeadthemigrationarchitecturefromAppian-basedSQLsourcesintoDataverse,coveringstaging,profiling,mapping,transformation,loadsequencing,cutoverandrollback




- Overseersource-to-targetmapping,datacleansing,lookupresolution,alternatekeystrategyandownershipmapping
- ActasdesignauthorityandprovidecleararchitecturaldirectiontoDataEngineers,DataMigrationEngineers,SeniorDataAnalystsandSolutionArchitects
- Reviewandassuredatamodels,transformationlogic,reconciliationcontrolsandreportingdatasources
- SupportAgiledeliverythroughbacklogrefinement,designwalkthroughs,architecturereviewsandreleasereadiness

RequiredSkills&Experience;

- Extensiveexperiencedeliveringenterprisedataarchitectureacrosslargeorcomplextransformationprograms
- StrongunderstandingofMicrosoftFabric,OneLake,lakehouses,warehouses,medallionarchitecture,pipelines,notebooks,SQLanalyticsendpoints,semanticmodelsandPowerBIconsumption
- StrongexperienceleadingdatamigrationarchitectureintoMicrosoftDataverse,Dynamics365,PowerPlatformorcomparableenterpriseSaaSplatforms
- DemonstratedexperiencedesigningmigrationapproachesfromSQL-basedsourcesintoDataverse,includingstaging,transformation,mapping,validation,reconciliation,sequencing,cutover,rollbackandpost-loadverification
- StrongunderstandingofDataversedataarchitecture,tabledesign,relationships,alternatekeys,ownership,businessunits,teams,securityroles,status/statehandlingandplatformconstraints




- Experiencedefiningsource-to-targetmappings,transformationrules,dataqualityrules,reconciliationcontrolsandmigrationacceptancecriteria
- Strongunderstandingofdatagovernance,privacy,security,role-basedaccess,lineage,metadata,retentionandauditabilityinenterpriseenvironments
- Excellentcommunicationandstakeholderengagementskills,withtheabilitytoexplaincomplexarchitecturedecisionsandtrade-offstotechnicalandnon-technicalaudiences
- ExperienceinAgiledeliveryenvironmentswithformalarchitecturegovernanceanddeliveryassurance

PreferredSkills&Qualifications;

- FabricLinkforDataverse,AzureSynapseLink,DirectLake,DataflowGen2,FabricnotebooksandFabricdeploymentpatterns
- ExposuretoAppiandatamodels,Appian-backedSQLdatabases,casemanagementdatastructures,processhistoryorworkflowmigration
- KingswaySoft/SSIS,AzureDataFactory,AzureSQL,DataverseWebAPIorDataverseSDK
- PowerBIsemanticmodels,DAXawareness,row-levelandobject-levelsecurity,sensitivitylabelsandgovernedreportingpatterns
- Experienceinlarge-scalelegacyreplacement,regulatory,licensing,permitting,complianceorcasemanagementenvironments
- MicrosoftFabric,AzureDataEngineer,PowerBI,Dynamics365,PowerPlatformorenterprisearchitecturecertifications

AtBLACKROCRecruitment,wearecommittedtofosteringdiversity,equity,andinclusion.Wewelcomeapplicationsfromindividualsofdiversebackgrounds,includingthosewithlivedexperiences.Ifyourequireanyadjustmentsduringthe recruitmentprocess,pleasedon'thesitatetoreachouttotheabove-mentionedBLACKROCConsultant.

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📌 Data Architect (Brisbane)
🏢 Blackroc
📍 Brisbane