Your new role

At Ausgrid, we’re modernising how data and AI shape the way electricity is delivered across NSW. As our Lead Data Architect, you’ll play a pivotal role in designing and shaping enterprise-scale data and AI solutions that support critical business outcomes today and for tomorrow.

This is a permanent full-time role and reports into the Manager, Data Services and Platforms team and is based at our Haymarket Sydney Office.

As Lead Data Architect, you will:

• Lead and provide architectural oversight to solution architects across data and AI programs

• Design and govern end-to-end solution architectures aligned to enterprise standards and patterns

• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to senior leaders to support informed decision-making

• Influence technology selection across Azure-based data and AI platforms

• Manage architecture risks and technical debt to ensure scalable, sustainable solutions

• Partner with business leaders to understand value chains and identify opportunities where data and AI create impact

• Participate in architecture governance and contribute to continuous improvement across the enterprise

What you bring to the role

Our hiring decisions are not only based on your experience and skills, but your passion, attitude, and alignment to our core values.  You’re a confident architecture leader with deep technical capability and strong stakeholder influence. You’ll have:

• Proven experience leading or mentoring solution architects in complex delivery environments

• Deep expertise in Azure, Azure Databricks, and modern Lakehouse architectures

• Strong understanding of data products, medallion architecture, and enterprise data platforms

• Experience architecting AI, ML and LLM solutions at scale

• Ability to simplify complexity and articulate the “big picture” across business, data and technology

• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences at varying levels

• A commitment to continuous learning and staying current with data and AI trends

Life at Ausgrid

At Ausgrid, we go beyond just a competitive salary to offer an exciting range of benefits designed to support your financial, health, and personal wellbeing! From salary sacrificing on electric vehicles, to discounted corporate health insurance and access to discounted gym membership access, you are bound to find something that empowers your life. Plus, our Fit for Life program ensures you're always feeling your best—physically and mentally.

Celebrate success every day with our Amped Recognition Program, where peers can cheer each other on. Looking to grow professionally? We’ve got you covered with study assistance, organisational training, secondments and our dynamic mentoring program.

We are proud to offer family leave to support all our employees, for those supporting family members, our Aged Care Support Services offer expert guidance on aged care to ensure peace of mind. At Ausgrid we are dedicated to supporting you in every aspect of life!