Principal Data Architect

nbn® Australia

Principal Data Architect at nbn defining and evolving enterprise data models for the digital future of Australia. Providing leadership in data governance and advanced analytics practices.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeMelbourne • 🇦🇺 AustraliaLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define, govern and evolve nbn’s enterprise‑wide ontology and data models
Provide leadership across all major business domains
Ensure semantic consistency and alignment with enterprise data modelling practices
Oversee ontology and data model governance, quality assurance, and standards
Enable digital‑twin and advanced analytics use cases
Maintain alignment with industry standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong expertise in enterprise ontology engineering and enterprise data modelling
Formal training in data architecture or semantic technologies
Deep capability across conceptual, logical, canonical and physical data modelling
Ability to integrate these models into semantic frameworks
Highly skilled in RDF, OWL, SHACL, SPARQL and graph databases
Strong analytical, planning, organisational and governance skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal employment
Great training
True flexible working arrangements
18 weeks of paid parental leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

enterprise ontology engineeringenterprise data modellingconceptual data modellinglogical data modellingcanonical data modellingphysical data modellingRDFOWLSHACLSPARQL

Soft Skills

leadershipanalytical skillsplanning skillsorganisational skillsgovernance skills

Certifications

formal training in data architectureformal training in semantic technologies