Director - Data Platform Engineering
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Director - Data Platform Engineering at Simple Machines: Sydney, Australia; Hybrid; Executive; IT; Data Engineer. JobGrid adds normalized role facts, source context, and a path to the employer application page so candidates can compare the listing before applying.
- Location and workplace: Sydney, Australia, Hybrid
- Role classification: IT, Data Engineer, Executive
- Source freshness: checked by JobGrid on 2026-05-30.
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We are looking for a senior data leader to join Simple Machines in Sydney as part of our Global Data Practice leadership team.
This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role focused on helping shape the future direction of our data platform capability across ANZ. The individual will play a key role in defining our propositions, strengthening our technical capability, and helping clients modernise their data ecosystems for an AI-native future.
The role requires someone equally comfortable operating at executive, architectural, commercial, and delivery levels. We are looking for a leader who understands where enterprise data platforms are heading over the next five years, not where they were five years ago.