Enterprise Business Architect

Recruitment Hive; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment Hive in Belconnen, ACT is seeking an Enterprise Business Architect for a 12+12+12 month contract. The role focuses on transitioning from fragmented architecture to a capability-led strategic model within a federal department.

You will map capabilities, connect business strategy to technology decisions, establish lightweight governance, and build the EA practice, delivering tangible visibility and quick wins in a large enterprise context.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Enterprise/Business Architecture experience.
• Ability to analyse business and technical requirements to guide decisions.
• Experience delivering multiple tasks in resource-constrained environments.

Responsibilities

• Map Capabilities to Value: develop and maintain a practical business capability map.
• Enable Better Decision Making: connect business strategy and technical design to articulate outcomes.
• Pragmatic Governance: establish lightweight architecture guardrails and assurance processes.
• Build the Practice: evolve EA maturity with tools and habits, delivering quick wins.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Business Analysis

Strategic Guidance

Job description

• 12 + 12 + 12 month contract – October start
• TSPV/A Security Clearance - Belconnen, ACT
• Transition from fragmented, project- specific architecture to a capability-led strategic model

Our client, a Federal Government department based in Belconnen, ACT, that brings together Australia's federal law enforcement, national and transport security, criminal justice and emergency management, requires the services of an Enterprise Business Architect for a 12 + 12 + 12 month contract.

Duties of the Enterprise Business Architect:

• Map Capabilities to Value: Develop and maintain a practical business capability map. This won't be an academic exercise; it will be used as a living tool to identify gaps, balance and prioritise investments, and ensure we aren't building overlapping or redundant systems.
• Enable Better Decision Making: Provide the "connective tissue" between business strategy and technical design, ensuring that when we invest in technology, we can clearly articulate which business outcome is being improved.
• Pragmatic Governance: Help establish lightweight architecture guardrails and assurance processes. The goal is to reduce technical debt and risk by ensuring technology efforts align with the long-term vision, rather than creating a bottleneck for delivery.
• Build the Practice: Gently Incrementally evolve our EA maturity by introducing and maintaining the right tools and habits. You will advocate for the value of business architecture by delivering quick wins and tangible visibility into how our technology supports our enterprise.

Skills and Experience - Enterprise Business Architect:

• Demonstrate 5+ years of experience in Enterprise/Business Architecture, with proven ability to develop and maintain an enterprise architecture and associated architecture deliverables, preferably in a large enterprise environment.
• Proficiency in analysing business and technical requirements to provide strategic guidance and support decision making.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and delivering multiple lines of tasking in a resource constrained environment.

Please note that applications close at 11am on the 10th of Sep 2026.

We Value Diversity

The Recruitment Hive is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience and are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. We encourage people with disability, indigenous, veterans and people of all backgrounds and abilities to express their interest in this role.