IT Data Architect Healthy Land & Water Join our Commercial team to design and govern data solutions that support innovation across our organisation. Base Pay Range A$125,000.00/yr - A$135,000.00/yr Employment type Contract (12month fulltime) Seniority level Entry level About Us Healthy Land & Water (HLW) works with community, industry, and government to deliver innovative and sciencebased solutions to challenges affecting our landscapes, waterways, and biodiversity. We help people understand the values and condition of South East Queenslands environment so we can ensure the sustainable use of our natural environment long into the future. We believe that maintaining healthy landscapes and waterways is not just important for wildlife and ecosystems. A healthy environment also supports a vibrant economy, strong livelihoods, great lifestyles, and the happiness and wellbeing of the community. Through our work, we encourage people to examine and change their behaviours for the benefit of the natural world and for the people and places we love. Opportunity Were looking for a Data Architect to join the Commercial team. The role is responsible for the design and governance of the organisations data solutions, ensuring effective movement, enhancement, integration, quality, and availability of data across the business. You will support the data architecture roadmap, manage the enterprise data model, data stores and warehouse, information management practices, and the development of advanced analytics capabilities. This is a fulltime 12month contract role and a great handson opportunity for a Data Architect with early career experience to contribute to an environmental NFP and own key components of the IT strategy. Responsibilities Developing and implementing a comprehensive data architecture strategy, ensuring scalability, security, and availability. Improving data hygiene practices to ensure that data is well organised, accessible, and engaging. Ensuring data governance and standards across the business. Mapping and documenting existing data models to a future state and supporting the overall data strategy. Collaborating on solutions designs and technical problems. Reviewing and coordinating user testing to evaluate the effectiveness of data architecture. Translating complex technical solutions into clear business outcomes and communicating across stakeholders. Working closely with the business stakeholders to refine the data strategy and form a business view of the data domain. About You 2 years experience in data management including data architecture, data engineering, data modelling, data warehousing, data governance, data security, data privacy and business intelligence. Knowledge of Cloud solutions (Amazon Web Services, Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Azure), data integration tools, and related technologies. A strong understanding of data strategy and how to move lowmaturity environments towards best practices. Understanding of data management and governance concepts such as data quality, metadata, master and reference data management. Analytical approach to problemsolving; ability to use technology to solve business problems. Recognised qualifications to support Data Architecture skills. Excellent communication, negotiation, and problemsolving skills. Ability to work to strict deadlines and manage timecritical and sensitive information effectively. Strong interpersonal and relationshipbuilding skills with internal and external stakeholders. What We Offer Flexible working arrangements Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support your mental, nutritional, and financial wellbeing Novated leasing Annual professional development allowance Annual private health insurance reimbursement Annual wellbeing reimbursement Salary continuance insurance Paid Birthday & Volunteer leave Annual All Staff Retreat Healthy Land & Water is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be highly regarded per affirmative measures under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. Applications close Tuesday 30 December 2025. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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IT Data Architect