Enterprise Data Architecture
for Sydney Organisations.

Financial Services & Banking

Commonwealth Bank, NAB, ANZ, Westpac, AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement Trust, QBE, IAG — Sydney's financial services sector operates under APRA's CPS 234 and CPG 235 data governance expectations. We design data platforms with the lineage, access controls, retention policies, and audit trails that APRA prudential examinations require — without building compliance frameworks that kill analytical agility.

Healthcare & Life Sciences

NSW Health, private hospital groups, Ramsay Health Care, and life sciences organisations in the Sydney basin handle sensitive health information under the Privacy Act, Australian Privacy Principles, and state health records legislation. We build data architectures that appropriately classify, govern, and secure health data while enabling the clinical and operational analytics these organisations need.

NSW Government & Public Sector

Services NSW, Transport for NSW, the Department of Customer Service, and other NSW government agencies operate under the NSW Data Sharing Act, the NSW Whole-of-Government Data Strategy, and the NSW Government Cyber Security Policy. We design data platforms that satisfy these requirements and work within government cloud procurement frameworks.

Mining, Resources & Energy

BHP, Rio Tinto, Origin Energy, and APA Group all have Sydney head office data environments — connecting operational data from remote sites, financial reporting data, and regulatory submissions into unified analytics platforms. We have experience with the data integration complexity of connecting mine-site operational technology to head office analytics systems across vast geographic distances.

Data Platform Architecture

Medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) on Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Databricks, and dbt — deployed in the Australia East region. Designed for APRA CPG 235 data management expectations and built to serve both BI reporting and AI workloads.

APRA Compliance Architecture

Data lineage, retention policies, access governance, and audit trails designed for APRA prudential examination requirements. We translate CPS 234 and CPG 235 expectations into concrete data platform design decisions.

CDR Data Architecture

Consumer Data Right (open banking) infrastructure: data holder technical standards compliance, API security layer, consent management data design, and CDR-eligible data classification within your broader data platform.

Cloud Data Engineering

Azure data engineering deployed in Australia East (Sydney): ADF pipelines, Synapse Analytics, Delta Lake, Azure Monitor. Full data residency within Australia unless cross-border transfers are explicitly scoped.

Data Governance & Privacy

Microsoft Purview data catalog with Australian Privacy Act APP classification, data lineage, Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) audit trail, and Unity Catalog for Databricks environments.

Data Architecture Audit

A 2–3 week diagnostic of your current data estate — mapping sources, identifying regulatory compliance gaps, and delivering a prioritised roadmap. We work across AU and US time zones.

Day Rate

From $2,000 AUD/day

Architecture, design, and hands-on data engineering

Project

From $18,000 AUD

Scoped data platform builds and architecture designs

Managed Data

From $8,000 AUD/mo

Ongoing data engineering and platform management

Do you have experience with APRA-regulated financial services data architecture in Australia?

Yes. We have built data architectures for Australian financial services organisations operating under APRA prudential standards — including CPS 234 and CPG 235. Sydney's big four banks, major superannuation funds (AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement Trust), and insurers (QBE, IAG) all have distinct regulatory data requirements. We architect data lineage, retention policies, and access controls that satisfy APRA prudential examination requirements without sacrificing analytical agility.

What is Consumer Data Right (CDR) and how does it affect our data architecture?

CDR (open banking) requires Australian banks and financial institutions to share consumer data securely with accredited third parties. For data architects, this means designing a data sharing layer with API security, consent management, and CDR-eligible data classification. We have built CDR-compliant data architectures and understand the ACCC accreditation requirements, the data holder obligation technical standards, and how CDR infrastructure integrates with your broader data platform.

Do you understand Australian data residency and Privacy Act requirements?

Yes. We design all Australian client data platforms with Australian Privacy Act compliance in mind — including the 13 APPs and the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme. We deploy Azure infrastructure in the Australia East (Sydney) and Australia Southeast (Melbourne) regions by default, ensuring data residency within Australia unless cross-border transfers are explicitly scoped and legally compliant.

Can you build data architecture for NSW Health or other NSW government agencies?

Yes. NSW Health, Services NSW, and other NSW government agencies have specific requirements around data sovereignty (NSW Whole-of-Government Data Strategy), information security (NSW Government Cyber Security Policy), and data sharing frameworks (NSW Data Sharing Act 2015). We design data architectures that satisfy these requirements while enabling the analytics improvements government agencies need.

What does a data architecture engagement look like for a Sydney enterprise?

We start with a 2–3 week Data Architecture Audit: mapping your current data sources and identifying gaps between what your data estate looks like today and what it needs to support your decisions. From there, an Architecture Blueprint for your target state on Azure Australia East. Implementation follows in phases — most enterprise engagements run 12–24 weeks for initial platform delivery. We work across AU and US time zones.