Enterprise Architect

Exciting Opportunity for Enterprise Architect to join our client for 12 months contract opportunity

Your new company

Join a leading organization in the private sector that is driving innovation through cutting-edge cloud technologies. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a client committed to digital transformation and leveraging Cloud/ Security to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions.

Your new role

The Enterprise Architect plays a pivotal role in shaping and enabling client digital transformation. This role is part of the Strategy and Architecture function, working closely with cross-functional engineering, operations, and delivery teams to ensure architecture is actionable, collaborative, and aligned with agile ways of working. The architect will lead domain-specific initiatives focusing on areas including modern business product digitisation, re-use and loosely coupled architecture approaches, supporting the engineering function as they mature CI/CD processes, and ensuring that architecture is not only strategic but also deeply connected to delivery and operations.

• Ensure proposed solutions are delivering to client Business Objectives.
• Develop and document solution architectures that align with enterprise reference architectures, design standards, and client technology strategy.
• Extensive experience as an Enterprise Architect, Chief Architect, Lead Architect or equivalent in complex organisations.
• Demonstrated success supporting large-scale transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of business architecture, application architecture, integration, data and technology architecture.
• Ability to rapidly assess unfamiliar environments and identify material risks and opportunities.
• Proven ability to produce concise, high-impact executive decision papers.
• Experience establishing practical architecture governance and design review processes.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence senior executives and vendors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

What you'll need to succeed

• Extensive experience in at least three of the following disciplines: business, information, solution or technical architecture, application development, cloud, security and information analysis, database management or operations in a multitier environment.
• Extensive experience in strategic and operations planning and/or business analysis in a public sector, or similarly complex environment
• Enterprise integration and API design
• SaaS implementation and vendor-led delivery
• Data architecture and information flows
• Security and risk considerations in regulated environments
• Cloud and modern application architectures
• Architecture modelling and analysis tools

Desirable

• Experience in government, insurance, justice or dispute resolution environments.
• Familiarity with Victorian Government governance and procurement practices.
• Knowledge of case management and workflow platforms.
• Experience with ReadyTech, Salesforce or similar enterprise platforms.
• Relevant qualifications such as TOGAF, ArchiMate or equivalent.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Strategic thinker who can balance long-term vision with delivery realities.
• Proactive, analytical and comfortable working in ambiguity.
• Highly collaborative and committed to shared outcomes.
• Pragmatic and delivery-focused while maintaining architectural integrity.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive daily rates
• Opportunity to work on high-impact projects in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Professional development and certification support.
• Flexible working arrangements and a collaborative culture.
• 3 Days Mandatory to Melbourne Office

What you need to do now

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