About the Company
This is an opportunity to shape enterprise-wide data and information architecture within a large, complex environment delivering meaningful public impact. You will lead the design of scalable, secure, and trusted data architecture that supports better decision-making, digital service delivery, and long-term platform maturity. Sitting at the intersection of strategy and execution, this role will influence data governance, modern platform adoption, and enterprise-wide standards across a multi-stakeholder landscape.
About the Role
In this role, you will lead the direction of enterprise data architecture and drive the adoption of modern data platforms and governance practices.
- Define enterprise data strategy, architecture principles, standards, and roadmaps
- Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models across business and analytics platforms
- Lead architecture for modern data platforms including Microsoft Fabric, Dataverse, and Power BI
- Oversee data integration patterns across APIs, ELT/ETL, event-driven, and streaming architectures
- Establish strong governance across data quality, lineage, metadata, lifecycle, and reference data
- Provide architecture leadership across delivery teams, vendors, and stakeholders
About You
You are a senior data architecture leader with the technical depth and strategic judgement to work across complexity and drive practical outcomes.
- Proven experience in enterprise data architecture, governance, and operating model design
- Strong technical capability across Microsoft Fabric, Dataverse, Power BI, and Azure data services
- Deep understanding of data modelling, integration, MDM/RDM, metadata, and lineage
- Experience delivering secure, scalable cloud data platforms in regulated or complex environments
- Ability to influence across multiple teams, suppliers, and senior stakeholders
- Government or public sector experience is valued, but not essential
The Benefits
This role offers the chance to influence enterprise capability while working in a purpose-driven environment.
- Shape large-scale data capability and long-term architecture direction
- Work across modern Microsoft data platforms in a strategic leadership role
- Contribute to services that support better outcomes for the broader community
- Hybrid working environment, 50% in office policy (in Brisbane CBD)
- Initial 6 month contract
How to Apply
Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Nina Magill on nina.magill@davidsonwp.com, quoting reference JN -032026-42828. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com
