Data Domain Architect

SA Water is a successful, modern water utility wholly owned by the Government of South Australia. We employ more than 1,700 people across a broad range of disciplines who operate more than $14 billion worth of infrastructure to deliver essential water and sewerage services to more than 1.8 million South Australians.

We operate in a geographically and climatically diverse service area, with sites and locations from Ceduna through to Port Augusta, the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, across to the Riverland, down to Mount Gambier, and most places in between.

Our strength and expertise have been shaped by our history. For more than 165 years, South Australians have depended on us to innovate and deliver efficient and sustainable water services. With nationally and internationally recognised industry expertise, we're focused on understanding and meeting our customers' expectations.

As well as safely delivering smart and reliable services for our customers of today, we innovate to shape the water solutions of the future that will support thriving economies and healthy communities.

We are driven by our values; we value our people, we do work that matters, we keep it real, we know that our work has impact and we are future focussed. Staying true to our values ensures that we consistently deliver positive outcomes for all South Australians.

We are seeking a Data Domain Architect who will bring unique perspectives and experiences to our team, reflecting the diversity of the communities we serve. This influential leadership role offers the opportunity to shape the future of data at SA Water, providing strategic guidance, maintaining enterprise data architecture frameworks, and championing best-practice use of data across the organisation.

As a Data Domain Architect, you will be instrumental in empowering teams and enabling a culture where everyone's voice is valued. Your expertise will guide responsible stewardship of data assets, architect robust frameworks, and set standards that support both innovation and inclusion. Your leadership will help SA Water to deliver vital services to all South Australians, with a strong focus on equitable outcomes, community wellbeing, and sustainability.

You will work closely with senior leaders and colleagues from across the business, advocate for good data practices, and act as a change agent, enabling diverse teams, empowering stakeholders, and embedding sustainable, inclusive ways of working. At SA Water, your ideas and contributions will help create a more connected, equitable, and resilient future for our customers and communities.

The ideal candidate will bring proven experience in data architecture leadership, including designing and governing large-scale data models and applying enterprise architecture techniques. With familiarity across modern platforms such as Azure, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and Databricks, they will balance technical rigour with an ability to simplify complexity for the business.

Highly collaborative and influential, they will be adept at advising business stakeholders on best practices, maintaining high-quality artefacts and principles, and supporting the organisation through growth and operating model change. Creative and forward-thinking, they will be a true change agent who combines technical depth with strategic vision.

The Technology group is constantly pushing the boundaries of innovation and technology and is driven by its collaborative inclusive culture. This team of diverse professionals is dedicated to transforming digital landscapes, ensuring seamless operations, delivering cutting-edge solutions and utilising data for optimised decision making. With a focus on the future and a commitment to excellence now, the group thrives on solving complex challenges, driving efficiency, and enhancing user experiences.

In addition, your responsibilities will include:

• Fostering trust with our people, customers and community by providing expert advice and service that ensure we effectively communicate and engage audiences with our business strategy and its delivery across South Australia, every day.
• Provide domain-level strategic data architecture guidance and governance.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, championing data-driven decision-making.
• Lead and influence change, embedding good data practices across the organisation.
• Support projects with authoritative advice and pragmatic solutions.
• Mentor and coach team members, building data capability and resilience.
• Own and maintain architectural artefacts, frameworks, and principles.
• Monitor emerging technologies and identify opportunities to deliver business outcomes.

• Experience leading technology/domain strategy and architecting (including maintaining diagrams, documents and/or models for) technology/domain services including leading options analysis and technology selection.
• Experience on large, complex programs (related to the domain) and working within large end user organisations or those with complex technology architectures or infrastructure.
• Experience in developing and presenting strategic domain/technology guidance to a variety of (business and technical) stakeholders.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in information technology, business or computer science and/or equivalent knowledge gained through a similar role.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills, including a demonstrated ability to negotiate outcomes and positively influence business relationships.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical and problem-soling skills.
• In depth understanding of the domain, combined with relevant professional certification or equivalent professional knowledge related to the domain (e.g. CISSP, CISM, ISC2, ISSAP, Information Security Systems Architecture Professional, The Open Group Architectural Framework certification) is desirable.

Further information can be found in the attached PD – Data Domain Architect.

To apply, click 'Apply'. Please submit and complete the application form, upload a cover letter and current resume. For enquiries, please contact Despina Livadiotis from the Talent Acquisition team. Despina.livadiotis@sawater.com.au.

Applications close 11:55pm, 18 September 2025.

A great customer experience is best achieved by having a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the community we serve. Applications are encouraged from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

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Please note: We request that recruitment agencies do not submit candidates for this position, as they will not be accepted.