Solution Architect - Data and Integration.

Join a leading organisation driving digital transformation across both corporate IT and operational technology environments. As the Data and Integration Architect, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing scalable, secure, and future-ready architecture that supports critical business operations, analytics, and decision-making.

Location: Sydney (Hybrid work flexibility)
Reporting to: Enterprise Architecture Lead
Dotted Line Reporting: Group Manager, Enterprise Data & Analytics
Team Size: No direct reports
Industry: Mining / Utilities / Infrastructure

This is a key senior architecture role responsible for designing and guiding enterprise-wide data and integration architecture. You will work closely with enterprise architects, data specialists, and business stakeholders to ensure that information flows securely and efficiently across the organisation - supporting everything from operational systems to analytics and reporting platforms.

You'll also contribute to architecture governance, support the Architecture Review Board, and act as a strategic advisor on data integration, security, governance, and emerging technologies.

• Define and maintain enterprise data and integration architecture frameworks, standards, and patterns.
• Design scalable data pipelines, APIs, and integration layers across cloud and on-prem systems.
• Champion architecture best practices in data governance, MDM, and interoperability.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies to improve analytics and operational efficiency.
• Guide cross-functional delivery teams on solution design, compliance, and architectural alignment.
• Lead architecture oversight for integration projects, ensuring secure and reliable data flow.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate closely with business leaders, IT, and operational teams.

• Tertiary qualifications in IT, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in enterprise data and integration architecture across complex environments.
• Deep expertise in data modelling, integration frameworks, ETL/ELT pipelines, and API strategy.
• Familiarity with GRC, data lifecycle management, and analytics enablement.
• Strong experience in asset-intensive or operational environments (e.g., Utilities).
• Ability to influence stakeholders in a matrixed reporting structure.
• Experience maturing integration and data architecture in low maturity settings is highly desirable.
• Certifications such as TOGAF, DAMA CDMP, or Microsoft/AWS integration credentials are a plus.

• Strategic thinking and enterprise-level data leadership.
• Architecture governance and ARB participation.
• Strong communication with both technical and business audiences.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Collaborative approach across cross-functional teams.
• Innovative and forward-looking in tech adoption.