<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Company</span></strong><br />Our client is a consulting firm with a strong presence in New Zealand. They partner with leading organisations across industries to design and deliver innovative technology and business transformation solutions. With a collaborative culture and a focus on client impact, they provide an environment where professionals can thrive and make a tangible difference.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Role</span></strong><br />We're seeking an experienced and hands-on Data Architect to shape, design, and deliver data solutions across complex transformation programmes. This role will suit someone who can balance strategic design with practical delivery, collaborating closely with clients, stakeholders, and technical teams to translate business requirements into scalable data architectures.</p><ul><li>Design and implement end-to-end data architecture across cloud and hybrid environments.</li><li>Partner with clients to understand business needs and translate them into robust data solutions.</li><li>Define data models, integration patterns, governance, and security frameworks.</li><li>Provide hands-on guidance in data engineering, pipelines, and migration activities.</li><li>Collaborate with business, technology, and consulting teams to ensure alignment between strategy and delivery.</li><li>Stay ahead of emerging trends in data platforms, analytics, and AI to bring best-practice approaches.</li></ul><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Your profile:</span></strong></p><ul><li>Proven experience as a Data Architect (or Senior Data Engineer with architecture experience), ideally within consulting or large-scale transformation environments.</li><li>Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and modern data ecosystems.</li><li>Hands-on expertise in data engineering, ETL/ELT, and modern tools (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, dbt, Azure Data Factory, etc.).</li><li>Strong understanding of data governance, security, and compliance.</li><li>Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to bridge business and technical perspectives.</li><li>Collaborative and delivery-focused mindset with a passion for solving complex data challenges.</li></ul><p><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>How to apply</strong></span><br />Please send your resume in <strong>Microsoft Word</strong> format by clicking on the apply button.</p><p><br /><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Job Reference No:</span> </strong>06900-0013286929</p><p> </p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice:</em> <em><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement&amp;data=05|01|[email protected]|2df93a725f1c43601e5308daa1051e08|16532572d5674d678727f12f7bb6aed3|0|0|637999340615419831|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|3000|||&amp;sdata=cIixo6zjvDZ9MDPYy+jEU0wsYA/yRNDEHRQ4pRKx8Eg=&amp;reserved=0">https://www.roberthalf.co.nz/privacy-statement</a>. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/UGF1bC5CYXRlc29uLjYwOTQxLjEwOTE4QHJoaW56LmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">