About the Company
This opportunity is within a Federal Government environment responsible for delivering nationally significant policy, regulatory, and digital transformation programs. The organisation is currently undertaking a major whole-of-government initiative aimed at improving how critical operational data is structured, shared, and governed across agencies to enhance efficiency, transparency, and decision-making.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Data Architect (EL1 equivalent) to support the delivery of a high-profile digital transformation program.
This role will lead the design and development of data architecture foundations, including conceptual and logical data models, standards, and structured data exchange solutions. You will play a key role in enabling interoperability across systems and supporting data-driven decision-making at a national level.
Role Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of conceptual and logical data models
- Translate business and regulatory requirements into structured data solutions
- Define and implement data standards, schemas, and reference data frameworks
- Conduct data mapping across systems and regulatory reporting requirements
- Undertake data stocktakes and assess data quality, risks, and completeness
- Develop structured data exchange artefacts (e.g. XML/message formats)
- Advise on integration approaches and interoperability patterns
- Support data governance, metadata management, and lineage tracking
- Engage and collaborate with cross-agency stakeholders
- Produce high-quality documentation, models, and reusable artefacts
- Support validation, endorsement, and knowledge transfer activities
- Strong experience in data architecture and data modelling (conceptual and logical)
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex business and regulatory requirements into data models
- Experience in data harmonisation, standards, and reference data management
- Knowledge of data exchange structures (e.g. XML) and integration patterns
- Experience in data governance, data quality, metadata, and lineage practices
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Experience working in government or large enterprise environments (highly desirable)
- Working knowledge of SQL for data profiling and validation
- Exposure to Python, R, Power BI or Tableau (desirable but not essential)
- Contract through to November 2026 with a 6-month extension option
- Opportunity to contribute to a major national digital transformation program
- Work within a collaborative, cross-agency environment
- Competitive market rates aligned to EL1 level
- Canberra-based, onsite role
- Baseline Security Clearance required
- Applicants must be Australian Citizens and able to obtain or maintain clearance
Why partner with Whizdom?
We’re Whizdom. We view you as an extension of our strong, dependable brand and have differentiators which really are different!
The Whizdom way:
- We pay our contractors same day you submit your timesheet!
- We are Level 3, DISP certified and have signed the Veteran Employment Commitment and been awarded the highest level of compliance to this important initiative, proactively assisting veterans transitioning from the forces to civilian roles. We’ve been lucky enough to win industry awards for our high level of process compliance and are ISO 9001 certified. Our commitment to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions has been accredited in line with large global organisations.
- We value diversity and welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability.
Our team of talented people are passionate about your experience, doing the right thing always, with a focus on your long-term career goals. We even give you a best in industry merch pack! Even if this role isn’t the exact fit for you, we would love a chat, contact us to find out more!
