Enterprise Architect

Digital Health Inc; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Digital Health Agency in Sydney seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to provide strategic architectural leadership across business and technology domains. The role develops roadmaps, capability models, principles and standards to guide planning and investment decisions within a robust architectural framework.

The position requires analysis of business capabilities, processes and systems to identify improvement opportunities, manage risks and support complex programs.

Qualifications

• Experience applying enterprise architecture in digital health or government contexts.
• Proven leadership in teams and program delivery.
• Experience governance across projects and alignment with standards.
• Ability to develop target-state architectures and roadmaps.
• Experience creating artefacts like capability models and governance frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise architecture strategy and roadmaps aligned with Agency priorities.
• Provide governance and assurance across programs and designs.
• Influence decision-making and reconcile business and technology needs.
• Engage stakeholders and mentor teams to deliver architectural outcomes.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Leadership

Architecture governance

Roadmaps & transition plans

Capability models & standards

Interoperability, security, compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

TOGAF

ArchiMate

Job description

Australian Digital Health Agency – Sydney NSW

The Australian Digital Health Agency is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to join the Architecture team in a full-time, ongoing Executive Level 1 (EL1) role. The Enterprise Architect is responsible for providing strategic architectural leadership to ensure the Agency's business and technology investments, initiatives and services align with organisational priorities and support the delivery of secure, connected and effective digital health outcomes. Working across business and technology domains, the role develops enterprise architecture roadmaps, capability models, principles and standards that guide organisational planning, investment decisions and future-state design. The position provides expert advice to senior leaders and stakeholders, helping to ensure strategic initiatives are aligned to enterprise objectives and delivered within a well-defined architectural framework.

The role undertakes analysis of business capabilities, processes, information and technology systems to identify opportunities for improvement, manage architectural risks and support the successful delivery of complex programs and projects. Working closely with business areas, project teams and technical specialists, the Enterprise Architect influences decision-making, drives architecture governance activities and promotes consistent architectural practices across the Agency. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the role requires strong stakeholder engagement, communication and leadership skills, with accountability for delivering enterprise architecture outcomes that enable informed decision-making, support organisational transformation and contribute to better digital health outcomes for Australians.

The key duties of the position include:

Skills and experience (Essential criteria)

• Experience applying enterprise architecture practices within digital health, government or other regulated environments, including interoperability, information management, security and compliance requirements.


• Demonstrated leadership experience leading teams, managing performance and delivering strategic and operational outcomes in complex environments.


• Experience providing architecture governance and assurance across projects and programs, including reviewing solution designs and ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.


• Demonstrated experience developing enterprise architecture strategies, target-state architectures, roadmaps and transition plans that support organisational priorities, investment decisions and business transformation.


• Proven experience developing and maintaining enterprise architecture artefacts, including capability models, architecture principles, standards, reference architectures and governance frameworks.


• Demonstrated ability to analyse business capabilities, processes, information and technology systems to identify improvement opportunities, manage architectural risks and support organisational change.

Eligibility

Australian citizenship is mandatory. Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a national police clearance and the required Baseline security clearance, with the ability to attain a higher-level clearance if needed.

Notes

Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be used to support parts of our recruitment process, such as refining recruitment materials, and transcribing and summarising recorded interviews, however all hiring decisions are made by people, with AI used ethically, responsibly, transparently and in accordance with privacy requirements.

Getting to know the Australian Digital Health Agency

Tasked with improving health outcomes for Australians through the delivery of digital healthcare systems and the national digital health strategy, the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) commenced operations on 1 July 2016.The Agency is responsible for national digital health services and systems, with a focus on engagement, innovation and clinical quality and safety. Our focus is on putting data and technology safely to work for patients, consumers and the healthcare professionals who look after them