Enterprise Architect- Technology Strategy and Transformation

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Brisbane is seeking an experienced individual to lead enterprise architecture engagements. In this hybrid role, you will transform business strategies through technology, ensuring alignment between operations and strategic goals. Ideal candidates will possess strong experience in architecture solutions, excellent facilitation skills, and the ability to engage stakeholders effectively. Join us to shape the future of organizations and assist in their strategic initiatives.

Benefits

Career development programs

Flexible work arrangements

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven experience in designing and delivering enterprise solutions across complex environments.
• Deep knowledge of Solution Architecture methods to support design and integration.
• Ability to facilitate discussions and influence across business units.

Responsibilities

• Lead design for the enterprise architecture to support business transformation.
• Review and validate architecture transitions across application domains.
• Facilitate workshops with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Experience in designing enterprise solutions

Knowledge of Solution Architecture methods

Facilitation and communication skills

Tools

ArchiMate

TOGAF

Job description

Location: Brisbane

Other locations: Anywhere in Country

Date: 23 Sept 2025

Requisition ID: 1636871

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The opportunity

You will play a pivotal role in leading enterprise architecture engagements across complex transformation programs. Experience within the Enterprise and Solutions Continuum is essential. You’ll help clients navigate the complexities of enterprise architecture or solution architecture, maintaining alignment between business strategy and technology strategy.

This is a hybrid role based in Australia, based in Meanjin – Brisbane (We are also open for Sydney and Melbourne). You’ll join a high-performing team focused on delivering strategic architecture solutions across industries, helping clients improving their technology landscape and achieve operational excellence.

Your key responsibilities

• Architect for change: Lead the design for the enterprise and model the architecture views required to support business transformation viewpoints, ensuring alignment with operational priorities and strategic goals.
• Transition planning: Review and validate architecture plateaus or horizons and enable transition patterns (e.g. redeploy, clone, data extract) across application domains, ensuring suitability and feasibility. Consider impacts to other architecture domains such as data, cyber security, infrastructure amongst others.
• Capability alignment: Rationalise business processes and model technology services to support business capabilities, enabling seamless integration or separation.
• Stakeholder engagement: Facilitate workshops with cross-functional teams to confirm transition plans, integration points, and readiness across business and IT.
• Dependency management: Identify and manage architecture domain dependencies, including shared services, identity platforms, and integration layers.
• Governance and risk: Maintain compliance with architectural standards, manage risks, and escalate issues to governance bodies as required.
• Scheduling and delivery: Develop and maintain detailed schedules that account for technical constraints, transitional service agreements (TSAs), and business readiness.

Skills And attributes for success

• Proven experience in designing and delivering enterprise- solutions across complex environments. Mergers or acquisitions experience is desirable.
• Deep knowledge of Solution Architecture methods to support outcomes in design, integration, cloud and applications is desirable.
• Ability to facilitate prioritisation discussions and decisions, influence across business units, present to senior stakeholders, and lead architecture teams.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance and essential service environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as Zachman, TOGAF, EA maturity models, modelling languages such as ArchiMate and governance structures.
• Ability to lead teams and contribute to strategic decision-making across business and technology domains.

Ideally, you’ll have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• A passion for solving complex business challenges through technology.
• Experience in M&A or large-scale transformation programs involving IT separation or integration.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire collaboration and accountability.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences ey.com/au/careerdevelopment
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally www.ey.com/au/benefits
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. Find out more about our vision for reconciliation at ey.com/en_au/careers/indigenous

Diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DE&I) are core to who we are, how we work and how we live our values. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at [e-mail] or [phone] (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

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