Associate Director Domain Architect (Data & AI)
Auckland central | Permanent | Hybrid working
Join a leading global professional services firm as they expand their Data & AI capabilities in New Zealand. As part of a rapidly growing team, this role provides an exciting opportunity to shape the future of data and AI solutions, offering both technical leadership and advisory services to clients across various industries.
Join a leading global professional services firm as they expand their Data & AI capabilities in New Zealand. As part of a rapidly growing team, this role provides an exciting opportunity to shape the future of data and AI solutions, offering both technical leadership and advisory services to clients across various industries.
About the role
As an Associate Director Domain Architect (Data & AI), you will focus on the strategic design and implementation of data and AI frameworks, providing architectural advisory to clients and identifying new opportunities for growth.
As an Associate Director Domain Architect (Data & AI), you will focus on the strategic design and implementation of data and AI frameworks, providing architectural advisory to clients and identifying new opportunities for growth.
This role balances both pre-sales and technical components, with a primary focus on leveraging cutting-edge technologies to solve complex client challenges.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of end-to-end data architectures, including data platforms, data lakes, and cloud-based solutions.
- Provide architectural advisory services to clients, ensuring that their data and AI strategies align with business objectives.
- Define and implement AI/ML architecture patterns, model deployment strategies, and cloud-native solutions, focusing on tools like Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, and DBT.
- Evaluate and recommend data platforms, tools, and technologies that meet client needs while ensuring scalability and performance.
- Collaborate with clients and internal teams to design real-time and batch data pipelines for seamless ingestion, transformation, and distribution.
- Work closely with data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders to turn requirements into high-impact technical solutions.
- Mentor and guide engineering teams in best practices for data modelling, ML lifecycle management, and cloud architecture.
- Drive cost optimisation, performance tuning, and long-term technical strategy for data and AI infrastructure.
You’re a seasoned leader in the data and AI domain, with a passion for AI technologies and cloud-based solutions. Your expertise spans the full data lifecycle, and you excel in delivering high-level architectural advisory while identifying opportunities to drive business growth.
You’re adaptable, with a "can-do" attitude and a strong willingness to learn new technologies. Experience with cloud platforms like Azure, Snowflake, AWS, or GCP is essential.
This is a unique opportunity, if you are passionate about Data & AI and bring a solid background in Data Architecture, don't delay and apply Today. Luisa Larios will be in touch - for a confidential chat, please call 027 2111 682.
**Please note that candidates based in New Zealand with the appropriate work rights (valid visa) will be prioritised**
You’re adaptable, with a "can-do" attitude and a strong willingness to learn new technologies. Experience with cloud platforms like Azure, Snowflake, AWS, or GCP is essential.
This is a unique opportunity, if you are passionate about Data & AI and bring a solid background in Data Architecture, don't delay and apply Today. Luisa Larios will be in touch - for a confidential chat, please call 027 2111 682.
**Please note that candidates based in New Zealand with the appropriate work rights (valid visa) will be prioritised**
