Make a difference everyday
Join
HammondCare
and help improve quality of life for older Australians in need. As a not-for-profit, Christian organisation, we provide expert aged care, home care, dementia
care
and palliative care. Mission-led, we build passionate teams who support older people through life's most difficult circumstances.
With over 90 years of experience,
we're
known for our relationship-based approach. Whether
it's
in our homes,
hospitals
or the community, we bring skill,
empathy
and innovation to every moment of care.
It's
not just care.
It's
HammondCare
.
About The Role
At
HammondCare
, data is not just
information it
is a critical enabler of safe, high‐quality care, trusted decision‐making, and responsible innovation.
The
Data Architect
plays a pivotal role in shaping how data is designed, governed, and used across
HammondCare
. This role is accountable for defining and evolving both the
current‐state and future‐state enterprise data architecture
, ensuring our data is
trusted, secure, interoperable, and fit‐for‐purpose
across clinical, operational, and corporate domains.
Working closely with clinical leaders, business teams, technology partners, and vendors, the Data Architect
establishes
clear
enterprise data standards, patterns, and models
that enable reliable reporting, analytics, AI‐enabled insights, and compliance with regulatory and ethical obligations.
This is a hands‐on, outcomes‐focused
role translating
strategy into practical architecture decisions that improve data quality, reduce risk, and enable
HammondCare
to scale responsibly while staying true to our mission of care.
This is a
permanent
full-time role working at St Leonards with hybrid opportunities.
What we can offer you
We care about your wellbeing at
HammondCare
and as a result offer a wide range of health and lifestyle benefits including:
NFP salary packaging ($15,900 tax free) plus meals and entertainment benefit (up to $2,650 tax free)
Additional
leave purchase options and 14 weeks paid parental leave
Flexible working options




Discounts on everyday products and services
Discounted healthcare memberships - access to network of fitness centres and pools for employees and families
Free access to independent counselling support for employees and families
Health & Wellbeing programmes
Reward & Recognition programmes
Referral bonuses
Career and professional development opportunities
Key Outcomes
Establish a clear, enterprise‐wide view of
data flows and architecture
across clinical and corporate systems, vendors, and integration patterns, reducing duplication and unmanaged complexity
Enable safe and effective use of data by
balancing accessibility and usability
with strong privacy, security, and regulatory compliance obligations
Improve
data consistency, quality, and trust
, addressing known issues across source systems and interfaces to support reliable reporting, analytics, and decision‐making
Deliver pragmatic data architecture that supports
near‐term organisational priorities
, while progressively enabling a
sustainable, scalable target‐state architecture
Simplified and rationalised enterprise data architecture across clinical and corporate platforms
Trusted, well‐governed data that is accessible for care, operations, and insight — without compromising privacy or compliance
Improved data quality and consistency across core systems, reducing risk and rework
A clear architectural pathway that meets today's needs while enabling
HammondCare's
long‐term data and AI strategy
Responsibilities
Enterprise Data Architecture (Current & Target State)
Data Modelling & Domain Design
Integration & Interoperability
Data Platform & Technology Architecture
Governance, Security, Privacy & Compliance by Design




Architecture Assurance & Delivery Enablement
Stakeholder Partnership & Communication
About you
A
t least 7
year's
d
emonstrated
experience
o
perating
as a
Data Architect or senior data engineering/architecture leader
in complex, regulated environments (such as health, aged care, government, or large enterprises), with accountability for enterprise‐wide outcomes
Tertiary qualifications in
Computer Science, Information Systems, Data & Analytics
, or a related discipline — or equivalent practical experience delivering at scale
Strong capability in
enterprise data modelling, integration architecture, and modern data platform patterns
, with the ability to balance architectural rigour and real‐world constraints
Proven experience designing data architectures that enable
analytics, reporting, and AI‐enabled use cases
, while
maintaining
trust, safety, and compliance
Working knowledge of
data governance and stewardship
, including metadata management, lineage, data quality, classification, privacy, and information lifecycle management
Robust stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to
influence, guide, and build alignment without formal authority
, particularly across clinical, operational, and technology teams
Clear and confident
communication, documentation, and decision‐making skills
, with the ability to explain complex concepts in plain English for executive and clinical audiences
Architecture and/or data certifications are desirable (e.g.
TOGAF, Azure or AWS data certifications, DAMA/CDMP
), but practical experience and sound judgement are equally valued
Our Culture
HammondCare
is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We strive to create an equal employment environment for all.
To Apply
If you are ready to make a difference with
HammondCare
, Apply Now!
Pre- Employment Checks
All short-listed applicants for these positions will be asked to consent to a criminal record check, references
and NDIS
workers check.

📌 Data Architect (Sydney)
🏢 HammondCare
📍 Sydney