Data Architect/Engineer

Data Architect / Data Engineer (AWS)

Contract | Sydney / Melbourne | NV1 Required

About the Client

Join a leading global consultancy delivering enterprise data and digital transformation solutions to organisations operating in highly secure, regulated environments. This engagement focuses on building scalable, cloud-based data platforms and modernising enterprise data capabilities.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity exists for a Data Architect / Data Engineer to play a key role in designing and delivering end-to-end data platforms across complex environments.

This is a hybrid role combining architecture, engineering, and governance, where you will design scalable solutions while also delivering hands-on development across cloud-based data ecosystems. You’ll work across structured and unstructured data platforms, including integration with enterprise content systems.

Key Responsibilities

Data Architecture & Design

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performing data architectures
• Define conceptual, logical, and physical data models for enterprise use
• Establish architecture patterns for data storage, integration, and access
• Ensure alignment with enterprise security and compliance standards

Database Engineering (AWS Focus)

• Lead provisioning and optimisation of Amazon Aurora and cloud-based databases
• Implement performance tuning, scaling, backup, and recovery strategies
• Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues

Data Engineering & Integration

• Build and maintain data pipelines (ETL/ELT)
• Design integration across multiple data sources and downstream systems
• Support data migration, transformation, and validation activities

Data Governance & Metadata Management

• Establish data governance frameworks and standards
• Implement data quality, lineage, and metadata management processes
• Ensure data remains traceable, consistent, and compliant

Integration & Cross-System Coordination

• Work with SMEs to integrate structured data systems with enterprise content platforms (e.g. FileNet)
• Ensure consistency across metadata, indexing, and data retrieval mechanisms

Security & Compliance

• Design solutions aligned with Australian Government security standards
• Ensure compliance with data classification, access control, and encryption requirements
• Support auditability and compliance frameworks (e.g. IRAP)

Key Requirements

• Proven experience in both:
  • Data Architecture (design, modelling, governance)
  • Data Engineering (pipelines, databases, integration)
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS data services (e.g. Aurora, S3, Glue, Lambda)
• Solid expertise in database design, provisioning, and performance tuning
• Experience with Python, SQL, and modern data engineering tooling
• Strong understanding of data governance, lineage, and data quality frameworks
• Experience with data cataloguing and metadata management tools

Nice to Have

• Experience integrating with FileNet or enterprise content management platforms
• Familiarity with government or Protected-level environments
• Exposure to data classification and compliance frameworks

Security & Eligibility Requirements

• Must be an Australian Citizen
• Must hold an active NV1 Security Clearance

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale data transformation initiatives
• Exposure to modern AWS cloud data ecosystems
• Hybrid role combining architecture and hands-on engineering
• Work within a high-performing consulting environment

How to Apply

If you’re an experienced Data Architect / Engineer looking to work on high-impact data platforms, apply now.

For more information, contact:
📞 Farbar Siddiq – 0489 922 211
📧 farbars@whizdom.com.au