Solution Designer - SAS

📍 Sydney | Hybrid Working
📅 6-Month Contract
💰 Up to $1,100 per day + Super

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Solution Designer to join a major enterprise Data Platforms team, supporting a large-scale transformation program focused on modernising legacy data environments and migrating critical workloads to cloud-based platforms.

Working closely with Architecture, Engineering, and Delivery teams, you will play a key role in designing scalable, secure, and future-ready data solutions that support business-critical initiatives. This position will suit a technically strong Solution Designer who enjoys working across complex data ecosystems and driving modernisation outcomes within large enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead solution design activities across enterprise data platforms and transformation initiatives.
• Analyse current-state data environments and define scalable target-state solutions.
• Partner with Architecture, Engineering, and Delivery teams to translate business and technical requirements into solution designs.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Support migration and modernisation initiatives involving cloud-based data platforms.
• Participate in architecture reviews and provide recommendations on solution design, scalability, performance, and risk.
• Ensure solutions align with governance, compliance, security, and operational standards.
• Support development teams with technical guidance, issue resolution, and implementation oversight.
• Contribute to documentation, design artefacts, standards, and best practices.

Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

• Proven Solution Design experience within large enterprise environments.
• Strong experience working across data platforms, data warehousing, and analytics ecosystems.
• Hands-on experience with SAS-based platforms and associated development frameworks.
• Understanding of Snowflake, Databricks, and modern cloud data architectures.
• Experience with data migration, platform modernisation, or transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of data management, code deployment, and solution governance practices.

Architecture & Delivery

• Ability to operate effectively across Architecture, Delivery, and Engineering teams.
• Experience designing scalable, resilient, and high-performing enterprise solutions.
• Strong understanding of:
  • DevOps practices
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Regression management
  • Code versioning and deployment processes
  • Documentation and governance standards

Stakeholder Engagement

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to engage with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience facilitating workshops and collaborating with senior stakeholders across business and technology functions.

Highly Desirable

• Banking or financial services experience.
• Exposure to regulatory reporting or risk-related data environments.
• Understanding of customer, lending, or financial product data domains.
• Experience supporting enterprise cloud migration programs.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and emerging engineering technologies.

What's on Offer

• Up to $1,100 per day + Super
• Initial 6-month contract
• Sydney-based hybrid working environment
• Opportunity to contribute to a high-profile enterprise transformation program
• Work alongside experienced architects, engineers, and delivery leaders
• Exposure to modern cloud, data, and platform technologies within a complex enterprise environment