Data Architect - Databricks Platform

About the role

As part of a multi-year data transformation program, Medibank is looking for an experienced Data Solution Architect with strong Databricks platform enablement experience to help shape its next-generation data ecosystem. The role starts as a 12-month daily rate contract at up to $1200 per day. It is a hands-on architecture position partnering with engineering, platform and delivery teams to design, implement and evolve a modern Databricks-based data platform that supports scalable, governed and reusable data products.

Key responsibilities

• Design Medibank's Databricks-based data platform architecture.
• Define architecture patterns across data ingestion, transformation, storage, sharing and consumption.
• Drive platform enablement activities including cloud infrastructure, connectivity, security and governance foundations.
• Work with data engineers, platform teams, security, cloud and delivery stakeholders to implement scalable solutions.
• Establish data architecture principles, modelling standards, governance patterns and engineering frameworks.
• Support the development of secure, reusable data products at enterprise scale.
• Contribute to architecture roadmaps, reference patterns and best practices, and provide architectural guidance across data, analytics and AI initiatives.

Required profile

• Recent experience implementing or modernising a Databricks environment within a large enterprise.
• Significant experience in Data Architecture, Solution Architecture or Senior Data Engineering roles.
• Experience working across infrastructure, networking, security and platform engineering teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, and ability to work in complex, enterprise-scale environments.

Required skills

• Hands-on experience implementing or enabling a Databricks platform.
• Strong understanding of cloud-based data platforms and modern data architecture patterns.
• Experience with data modelling, governance frameworks and platform standards.