Enterprise Architect - LH-07464

Business & Systems Analysis
Written By Joshua Gould

Key information 

  • Estimated Start Date: Monday, 28 September 2026 

  • Initial contract duration: 12 Months 

  • Extensions term: 12 Months 

  • Location: ACT 

  • Working arrangements: Hybrid 

  • Security clearance: Must be able to obtain Baseline 

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Key duties and Responsibilities 

  • Leading and specialising in one or more of the identified Enterprise Architecture domains. 

  • Developing and maintaining reference architectures, high level designs, policies, principles, patterns, and guardrails for use by development and operations teams 

  • Collaborating on and developing current and future state architectures, strategies, and roadmaps 

  • Using professional judgement, experience, and risk analysis to provide timely and documented advice on complex digital architecture design to the Executive and technical teams 

  • Analysing business needs, goals and drivers against current capabilities and existing systems to define the future state required to achieve business goals 

  • Leadership and exemplary communication skills to foster a highly productive and business valued departmental architecture community, promoting collaboration, and sharing of skills and knowledge 

Identifying duplications and commonality of requirement and function across departmental initiatives 

Assisting the Chief Enterprise Architect to develop and mature the Enterprise Architecture practice. 

Criteria 

Essential criteria

  • Enterprise Architecture Expertise  
    Demonstrated experience developing and applying enterprise architecture thinking and practices to infrastructure, cloud, data, AI and applications, including development of technology roadmaps, target-state architectures, standards and architecture patterns. At least 5 years’ experience in one or more Enterprise Architecture domains:  

    • Technology  

    • Application  

    • Data/AI 

  • Architecture Governance and Assurance  
    Proven ability to conduct architecture reviews, assurance activities and governance processes, including assessment of technology risks, compliance, solution designs and investment proposals.  
    With experience in developing architectural artefacts for example:  

    • Current and future state diagrams, investment and transition roadmaps  

    • Solution Architecture Designs (conceptual, high level and detailed)  

    • Standards, policies principles, and guardrails  

    • Reference architecture  

    • Architecture advisories and strategies 

  • Architecture advisories and strategies 

    Technical Advisory and Stakeholder Engagement 
    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to build productive relationships with all stakeholders including:  

    • Describe options and pros and cons of different approaches

    • Provide advice and assist delivery teams to understand the architecture guardrails and provide guidance on how patterns can be applied

    • Engaging business and technical teams to identify and solve issues and problems Strategic Thinking and Problem Solving Demonstrated ability to analyse complex business and technology challenges, develop practical architecture outcomes, and support informed decision-making aligned with organisational strategy and priorities. With demonstrated experience ensuring end-to-end system designs meet the relevant functional and non-functional requirements, and is compatible with roadmaps, reference architectures, strategies, policies, standards, patterns, guardrails, and practices, including required cyber security practices and policies. 

  • Strategic Thinking and Problem Solving 
    Demonstrated ability to analyse complex business and technology challenges, develop practical architecture outcomes, and support informed decision-making aligned with organisational strategy and priorities. With demonstrated experience ensuring end-to-end system designs meet the relevant functional and non-functional requirements, and is compatible with roadmaps, reference architectures, strategies, policies, standards, patterns, guardrails, and practices, including required cyber security practices and policies. 

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Joshua Gould
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