ENTERPRISE APPLICATION ARCHITECT

Brisbane City Council; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Free gym and wellness centre

Award winning superannuation fund

Generous leave provisions

Job summary

Brisbane City Council’s Information Services branch is seeking an exceptional Enterprise Application Architect to lead Council’s application architecture. You will influence the landscape through rationalisation, lifecycle management, and architecture assurance to ensure systems are aligned, resilient, and fit for purpose to support strategies.

A collaborative, customer-focused professional with deep expertise in enterprise and application architecture will guide ICT activities, strategies and

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of enterprise and application architecture and governance.
• Understanding of ICT trends, risks and opportunities.
• Ability to develop strategies, roadmaps, frameworks and standards.

Responsibilities

• develop, maintain, govern and continually improve management of Council’s Enterprise Application portfolio
• collaborate with Application Portfolio Managers, business stakeholders and technology teams
• provide expert consulting, mentoring and guidance to technology and business teams
• lead application architecture planning activities, including current-state assessment, target-state definition, transition planning and prioritisation of change initiatives
• prepare clear, evidence-based briefing notes, reports and discussion papers
• analyse proposed solutions to identify business, application, integration, data and technology impacts

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Application architecture

ICT strategic planning

Roadmaps & standards

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Salary Range: BAND 8_$150,432 to $162,791 + Superannuation

(Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions)

Work type: Temporary Full-time

Duration: Nov2028

The Organisation

Corporate Services group in Brisbane City Council supports, equips, and helps guide Council to deliver the Brisbane Vision through centralised corporate services and a customer-focused approach.

The Business

Information Services branch (ISB) delivers digital and information technologies to maintain and enhance Council’s information, processes and systems, and enable data driven insights to improve decision-making and customer experience.

The Role

The Enterprise Application Architect is an integral member of the Enterprise Architecture and Advice team within Digital Strategy, Innovations and Architecture section. This position provides enterprise-wide influence, leadership, analysis and design expertise for Council’s Application Architecture.

In this role you will shape and influence the application landscape through rationalisation, lifecycle management, trusted portfolio information and architecture assurance to ensure systems are aligned, integrated, resilient and fit for purpose to support business strategies and objectives.

Championing the value and use of Application Architecture you will help guide future ICT activities, strategies and investment decisions.

We are looking for an exceptional Enterprise Application Architect to join our mature and professional team. Ideally, you will be collaborative, customer-focused, and highly organised to deal with the complex application architecture needs at Council.

If you are looking to join an exceptional team and play your part making a real difference in helping Council deliver valued services to the people of Brisbane, then this could be your next role.

In this role you will

• develop, maintain, govern and continually improve management of Council’s Enterprise Application portfolio
• collaborate with Application Portfolio Managers, business stakeholders and technology teams
• provide expert consulting, mentoring and guidance to technology and business teams
• lead application architecture planning activities, including current-state assessment, target-state definition, transition planning and prioritisation of change initiatives
• prepare clear, evidence-based briefing notes, reports and discussion papers
• analyse proposed solutions to identify business, application, integration, data and technology impacts.

To be successful you will have:

• expert knowledge of enterprise and application architecture; ICT strategic planning; and application management principles, methods and practices
• comprehensive understanding of current and emerging ICT trends, risks and opportunities
• demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategies, roadmaps, frameworks, and policies and standards
• strong consultation, communication and influencing skills
• demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships and work collaboratively across business, technology and supplier groups
• demonstrated experience in application portfolio planning, rationalisation, lifecycle management and governance.

Benefits of working for Council include:

• flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements
• free gym and wellness centre
• award winning superannuation fund
• generous leave provisions

This role may require a Criminal History Check.

For more information:

Please call John on 07 31783*** or email **********@brisbane.qld.gov.au

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team.

Application Closing Date:

15th November 2026 at 11:55pm AEST.

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.

Council and its employees must follow the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 (Qld) and the Code of Conduct. This means employees are expected to act with honesty, fairness, and always prioritise the public interest over personal or private gain. The Code of Conduct requires employees to openly disclose any other work they do outside of Council — includingpaid or unpaid employment,operatingtheir own business or volunteering in certain circumstances — and to manage any conflictsof interest or other risks (such as fatigue)in a way that puts the public interestfirst.Maintainingemployment outside Council does notpreclude you from being considered for roles within Council.