Enterprise Architect

Victorian Government; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

The Victorian Government invites an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead the department's technology direction across its community services portfolio. You will shape future-state architecture, strategic roadmaps and architecture standards to enable safer, fairer and more efficient services.

Working with senior leaders and delivery teams, you will strengthen governance and guide major technology decisions to deliver tangible outcomes for Victorians.

Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise architecture across large, complex organisations.
• Proven ability to develop enterprise technology strategies and roadmaps.
• Strong expertise across business, data, application and technology domains.
• Experience guiding major transformation, investment and architecture decisions.
• Strong judgement balancing value, risk, cost and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the department's enterprise technology direction, roadmaps and standards.
• Collaborate with senior leaders, architects, delivery teams and partners.
• Improve quality of technology investment decisions and alignment with strategy.
• Shape governance to support delivery and modernise the technology environment.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Technology strategy

Roadmaps & future-state architectures

Governance & investment decisions

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/DFFH/CDS/776732OCT

The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) works hard to create equal opportunities for all Victorians to live a safe, respected and valued life.

Our areas of focus are child protection, housing, disability, the prevention of family violence, multicultural affairs, LGBTIQA+ equality, veterans, women and youth. The work we do benefits thousands of Victorians, particularly those who are disadvantaged and vulnerable.

We work in a variety of community-based settings, including people's homes, residential facilities and secure settings across metropolitan, rural and regional Victoria.

We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated. All jobs can be worked flexibly, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from diverse backgrounds and abilities.

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For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Victoria | Jobs (www.dffh.vic.gov.au/jobs)

Help shape and assure the digital and technology services that support safe, fair and inclusive outcomes for Victorians.

DFFH is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead enterprise technology strategy and architecture across its complex community services portfolio that encompasses child protection, housing, disability, the prevention of family violence, multi-cultural affairs, LGBTIQA+ equality, veterans, woman and youth.

This role suits someone who thinks strategically, engages effectively and acts pragmatically to deliver tangible outcomes. You will shape future-state direction, guide major decisions and investment, strengthen governance, and help modernise the technology environment supporting critical community services.

The opportunity

As Enterprise Architect, you will lead the department's enterprise technology direction, including future-state architecture, strategic roadmaps and architecture standards.

You will work closely with senior leaders, architects, delivery teams and partners to improve the quality of technology and investment decisions, strengthen alignment between strategy and delivery, and guide practical progress towards a more modern, coherent and resilient technology environment.

Success in this role will be reflected in:

• a clearer and more widely supported enterprise technology direction
• stronger alignment between business strategy, technology investment and delivery
• better-informed transformation and investment decisions
• stronger architecture governance that supports, rather than slows, delivery
• improved collaboration across enterprise, program and solution architecture

What you'll bring

• significant experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy or related senior roles in large, complex organisations
• experience developing enterprise technology strategies, future-state architectures and roadmaps
• strong expertise across business, data, application, integration and technology domains
• experience guiding and assuring major transformation, investment and architecture decisions
• strong judgement in balancing business value, delivery practicality, security, privacy, cost, risk and long-term sustainability
• the ability to move between strategic direction and delivery detail
• strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to provide credible advice to senior leaders

Experience in government or similarly regulated environments will be highly regarded.

All jobs can be worked flexibly.

Applications close Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 11.59pm