Data & AI Architect – Brisbane hybrid, long-term QLD Government program 10+ years’ architecture experience; government or regulated industry highly regarded

Job Title: Data AI Architect Contract: Initial Contract to 26/02/2027, with a planned extension to 29/02/2028, long-term program Location: Brisbane - Hybrid Job Summary Our client is a well-established QLD state government agency. They are working on a large-scale Intelligence Technology program. The Data/AI Architect is responsible for defining, governing and assuring the architecture of the Intelligence Technology data and analytics platform built on Microsoft Azure Data Services, Databricks and Power BI reporting technologies. The role ensures solutions are aligned with enterprise architecture, security, information management and operational requirements while supporting successful program delivery. This role is responsible for technical leadership to relevant product development, delivery, and support team members.

Your key responsibilities

Lead the architecture and design of the Intelligence Technology data and analytics platform, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles and business outcomes.

Own the target-state data architecture, including data acquisition, ingestion, transformation, storage, governance, intelligence, reporting, analytics and AI capabilities.

Design and govern up-to-date data platform architectures, including Data Lakehouse, Medallion Architecture, Data Mesh principles, operational data stores, and analytical data assets.

Lead AI and advanced analytics architecture activities, identifying opportunities to leverage machine learning, generative AI, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation.

Develop data models, architecture standards, governance frameworks, and technical patterns supporting enterprise-wide intelligence capabilities.

Provide architecture leadership for Azure data services, including storage, processing, analytics, governance, monitoring, and security capabilities.





Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify data, intelligence, analytics, and AI requirements and translate them into sustainable technical solutions.

Provide strategic advice regarding data governance, information management, data quality, metadata, lineage, and AI adoption.

Ensure alignment between operational systems, enterprise data sources, analytics platforms and intelligence products.

Lead technical design reviews for data engineering, reporting, AI, analytics, and information management initiatives.

Support the development of data and AI roadmaps, ensuring future capabilities remain scalable, secure, and aligned with organisational objectives.

Ensure AI-enabled solutions are developed in accordance with Responsible AI principles, including transparency, accountability, privacy protection, auditability and appropriate human oversight.

Establish standards supporting data ownership, stewardship, classification, retention and secure information sharing.

Develop enterprise information models and master data principles supporting cross-agency intelligence and information sharing.

Technical skills required

10+ years' experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or related architecture roles.

Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise-scale cloud, analytics, intelligence, digital transformation, or business application solutions.

Strong technical background across:

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Entra ID

Power Platform

Azure Data Factory

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Lake

Azure AI Services

Microsoft Purview

Experience designing:





Cloud-native architectures

Data integration solutions

Enterprise application integration

Operational reporting solutions

AI-enabled business solutions

Secure and scalable enterprise platforms

Event-driven architectures

Enterprise integration technologies

Data and analytics platforms

Strong understanding of:

Enterprise Architecture principles

Solution governance

Security and identity management

Cloud architecture patterns

Information management and compliance

Demonstrated ability to provide strategic architectural advice and technical leadership in complex enterprise environments.

Government or highly regulated industry experience would be highly regarded.

Qualifications and conditions

Data Architecture

Analytics Architecture

Information Architecture

Azure Data Services

Databricks

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric (if applicable)

AI / Machine Learning platforms

Data Governance and Information Management

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📌 Data/AI Architect (Brisbane)
🏢 Hudson
📍 Brisbane