AFCA

Financial Services

SeniorSolutionsArchitect,Data&AI

A$175–235k ~AI est. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Senior Solutions Architect, Data & AI at AFCA. Skills: Data architecture, AI architecture, Solutions architecture, Data platforms. Define end-to-end solution architecture. Lead solution architecture across data, analytics and AI”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Analytical capability; Decision-making capability; Sound judgement

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Significant experience in solution architecture, Demonstrated experience designing solutions across data platforms, analytics, reporting, integration and AI-enabled capabilities, Experience working with cloud-based data platforms, Experience with AI, machine learning or generative AI solution patterns, Proven ability to operate at the intersection of enterprise architecture and delivery, Ability to translate complex business, data and technology requirements into clear architecture options, Experience working with agile, SAFe or iterative delivery teams, Stakeholder engagement skills, Ability to simplify complex data and AI concepts for non-technical audiences, Analytical and decision-making capability, Credible technical leader, Natural collaborator

Nice to Have

Microsoft D365 experience preferred, Azure experience preferred, Databricks experience preferred

What You'll Do.

Define end-to-end solution architecture

Lead solution architecture across data

Act as bridge between enterprise strategy and delivery

Translate needs into scalable designs

Provide hands-on leadership across data platforms

Provide hands-on leadership across AI solutions

Provide hands-on leadership across integration

Provide hands-on leadership across analytics ecosystems

Embed security into solution designs

Embed privacy into solution designs

Embed governance into solution designs

Embed responsible AI into solution designs

Guide teams through design patterns

Guide teams through trade-offs

Guide teams through risks

Guide teams through dependencies

Drive architectural consistency across data ingestion

Drive architectural consistency across data transformation

Drive architectural consistency across data modelling

Drive architectural consistency across data serving

Drive architectural consistency across reporting

Identify architectural risk

Manage architectural risk

Identify technical debt

Manage technical debt

Identify cross-platform impacts

Manage cross-platform impacts

Contribute to enterprise data architecture roadmaps

Contribute to enterprise AI architecture roadmaps

Contribute to enterprise data architecture standards

Contribute to enterprise AI architecture standards

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Delivery teams; Agile teams; SAFe teams; Iterative delivery teams; Senior stakeholders

Communication Scope

Simplify complex concepts; Influence senior stakeholders

Process & Methodology

Agile, SAFe, Iterative delivery

Full Job Description

Fairness feels good Make a real impact at AFCA. Where fairness drives every decision. Help us deliver world-class, independent complaints resolution for Australians. As a not-for-profit and progressive financial ombudsman, we’re championing positive change. Achieving our purpose takes progressive thinking, accountability and resilience. At AFCA, our inclusive leadership values every voice. We offer our people flexible work options, thoughtful benefits and opportunities to deepen expertise. Flourish in a diverse, caring culture. Feel the difference of belonging to an organisation intentionally designed to put people first. As our Senior Solutions Architect, Data & AI, you’ll sit at the intersection of Enterprise Architecture and Data & Analytics, translating strategy into real, deliverable solutions. You’ll lead the design of scalable, secure and future-ready architectures, guiding everything from data platforms and analytics to AI-enabled solutions. This is a newly created role, and we are looking for someone who is a leader, trusted advisor and able to deliver in a complex, highly regulated environment. What you’ll be doing * Define and lead end-to-end solution architecture across data, analytics and AI initiatives * Act as the critical bridge between enterprise strategy and delivery teams * Translate complex business, regulatory and technology needs into practical, scalable designs * Provide hands-on leadership across data platforms, AI solutions, integration and analytics ecosystems * Embed security, privacy, governance and responsible AI into all solution designs from day one * Guide teams through design patterns, trade-offs, risks and dependencies * Drive architectural consistency across data ingestion, transformation, modelling, serving and reporting * Identify and manage architectural risk, technical debt and cross-platform impacts * Contribute to the evolution of enterprise data and AI architecture roadmaps and standards ## Qualifications To be successful in

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