Data Architect

Life @ AP:

We are one connected team in pursuit of one inspiring purpose to unite people and technology to power better experiences. Each of us has a part to play in making that happen. Youll be encouraged to bring your big ideas forward and make a difference through your work. Taking steps forward in your career whilst still having room for fun friendships and flexibility in your daily life.

Were driven by our core values: lead with heart learn for tomorrow and live our legacy. A purpose like ours takes the inspired impact of an incredible team. Ready to change the game Were ready to help you do it.

The Role:
As a Data Architect at AP youll help shape how data is designed governed and used across the technology that supports Australias payments ecosystem.

Youll translate complex business and information needs into practical secure and scalable data architectures providing expert guidance across data modelling integration and solution design. Working across technology and business teams youll help ensure our data platforms standards and architecture decisions enable reliable delivery today while positioning AP for advanced analytics AI and the data products of tomorrow.

This role is responsible for:

• Shape and evolve APs data architecture developing secure scalable and reliable data solutions that align with enterprise strategy and support evolving business needs.
• Lead data architecture and design across complex initiatives translating business objectives and information requirements into coherent conceptual logical and physical data designs.
• Establish and embed data architecture standards and governance ensuring security privacy quality and architectural principles are consistently applied across solutions.
• Provide authoritative technical leadership guiding decisions across data modelling integration platform design and architecture while assessing options risks and trade-offs.
• Enable the evolution of APs modern data platforms helping create the architecture required to support advanced analytics AI-driven insights and modern data products.
• Build trusted partnerships across business and technology simplifying complex data concepts facilitating architecture decisions and identifying opportunities to create greater value from data.

In order to be successful in this role youll need to demonstrate:

• Significant Data Architecture experience with the profile seeking a minimum of seven years and ideally experience within payments banking or financial services.
• Proven experience designing enterprise data platforms within AWS and Snowflake including architecture that enables advanced analytics AI-driven analysis and modern data products.
• Strong data modelling and solution design expertise with experience translating complex and sometimes ambiguous requirements into conceptual logical and physical data architectures.
• Strong technical knowledge across the modern data stack including SQL ETL CI/CD pipelines and Snowflake with exposure to analytics and visualisation tools such as Power BI and ideally ML-based analysis.
• Demonstrated architecture leadership and influencing skills with the ability to evaluate complex design options manage architectural risk and provide credible specialist advice to technical and business stakeholders.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent professional experience in data information systems computer science engineering or a related discipline; architecture or data management certification would be advantageous.

What happens next:

At AP we believe in the power of passion pride and purpose. Our team is driven by a shared mission to make a difference in the world of payments and were proud to work together towards this common goal.

If youre ready to be a game changer please submit your application. The Talent Acquisition team will endeavour to review your application and notify you of the outcome within the next two weeks.

We want to remove all barriers to inclusion so if you need advice or support with your application were here to help. Please reach out to We also encourage you to let us know your pronouns at any point during the recruitment process.

AP are not partnering with Recruitment agencies for this role.

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