Chief Architect & Digital Enablement Lead

Unitywater; Hervey Bay; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Discounted private health insurance

Salary packaging

Employee assistance program

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Unitywater is seeking a senior Enterprise Architecture and Digital Enablement Manager to lead the architecture practice, connecting Technology and Digital Plans to delivery. You will guide technology decisions, establish target architectures and transition roadmaps, and ensure security, resilience, lifecycle cost, reuse and customer outcomes are considered early.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team across business, data, applications, integration, infrastructure, cloud, cyber security, OT and

Qualifications

• Senior enterprise or solution architecture leadership experience in a complex, regulated or critical-infrastructure environment.
• Proven ability to establish target architecture, transition roadmaps, standards, reusable patterns and architecture governance.
• Strong cross-domain architecture judgement across data, applications, integration, infrastructure, cloud, network, cyber security, OT and AI.
• Experience assessing emerging technologies, industry trends and innovation opportunities.
• Experience improving architecture decision quality, demand management, service performance, reuse, exceptions and technical debt outcomes.
• Credible people leadership, including coaching specialists, setting expectations and building capability.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future technology vision through target architecture and practical transition roadmaps that enable Unitywater's strategic objectives.
• Lead a team of Architects through coaching, clearer accountability and stakeholder engagement in delivering enterprise-wide impact and value.
• Drive technology strategy and investment decisions through transparent and trusted advice and architectural leadership.
• Simplify and modernise technology landscapes to improve business outcomes and customer experiences.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Architectural governance

Cross‑domain architecture

Technology assessment

Decision quality

People leadership

Communication

EA qualification

Education

TOGAF or equivalent EA qualification

Tertiary IT/Engineering qualification

Job description

Unitywater is seeking a senior Enterprise Architecture and Digital Enablement Manager to lead the architecture practice, connecting Technology and Digital Plans to delivery. You will guide technology decisions, establish target architectures and transition roadmaps, and ensure security, resilience, lifecycle cost, reuse and customer outcomes are considered early.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team across business, data, applications, integration, infrastructure, cloud, cyber security, OT and