Data Architect - 2 Year Fixed Term

Hybrid Work Environment

24 Months Fixed Term Opportunity

Play an important part shaping the future of our iconic Australian institution

About the business/role/team

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to join our team, who can lead the data design and build for the Bank's fast settlement services data warehouse. You will take ownership of defining end to end data architecture, accountable for data solutions for this program of work. Experienced in supporting the transition from legacy systems to modern, scalable data solutions will be highly regarded. You will play a critical role in shaping the data landscape that underpins high-value, high-volume financial transaction processing.

In this role, you will be required to undertake the data design and build to ensure scalable, secure, and resilient data architectures that support real-time and batch payment processing, reconciliation, settlement, and regulatory reporting. You will work closely with business and IT stakeholders including solution architect, and application teams to ensure data solutions align with business objectives, industry standards, and compliance requirements.

You will lead the end-to-end data modelling/architecture, design and build across complex payment ecosystems, enabling accurate, timely, and auditable data flows across upstream transaction systems and downstream reporting platforms.

About the role

Contribute to defining the future-state data warehouse architecture and conceptual design.

Assess the current data warehouse, including data models, ETL pipelines, and data quality, and provide actionable recommendations.

Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable, business-aligned solutions.

Support solution scoping, estimation, and delivery planning.

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams on data platforms and technologies.

Design scalable, high-performance data models and architectures to support real-time transaction processing, reconciliation, and settlement workflows.

Ensure data integrity, lineage, auditability, and compliance across the full payment lifecycle, meeting regulatory and risk control requirements.

Partner with application and enterprise architecture teams to align solutions with organisational standards and principles.

Drive adoption of modern data platforms, optimising data flows, reducing latency, and improving efficiency.

Maintain comprehensive data architecture artefacts, including data models, standards, and documentation.

About you

Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale data architectures (data warehouses, data lakes, Lakehouse patterns).

Strong SQL expertise with demonstrated ability to design and optimise complex data models and data pipelines.

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and distributed data ecosystems.

Deep expertise in data modelling (conceptual, logical, physical) for both transactional and analytical systems (e.g. IBM Data Architect or similar tools).

Strong understanding of modern data platform design, including cloud-native, hybrid, and distributed architectures.

Experience with data integration patterns, including ETL/ELT, streaming, and event-driven architectures.

Ability to operate across both architecture and hands-on delivery, particularly within large-scale transformation or migration programs.

Experience building and supporting high-volume, low-latency data processing systems.

Solid understanding of BI and data engineering practices, including SDLC, testing (unit, integration, performance), and CI/CD pipelines.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.

Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

Application Close :

July 14, 2026

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