Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud Architect

Department of Defence; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BDCP

Job summary

Department of Defence seeks two EL 1 Enterprise Architects to lead architecture design and uplift across on-premises, hybrid and multi-cloud environments, focusing on infrastructure and cloud hosting. You will craft enterprise-level architectures, advise stakeholders, and deliver artefacts with independence.

The role offers high‑level influence, strategic alignment, and opportunities to drive architecture strategy within Defence's digital landscape. BDCP remuneration applies.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Enterprise Architect or Solution Architect in large-scale ICT environments.
• Proven ability to develop enterprise architectures across infrastructure, hosting, on-premises, hybrid and cloud.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and ability to translate complex issues into actionable advice.
• Experience producing architecture artefacts, blueprints, roadmaps and strategic analyses.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise-level architectures spanning on-premises, hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Provide authoritative architectural guidance and high-quality artefacts (blueprints, strategy papers).
• Lead architectural design and uplift of Defence's evolving digital ecosystem.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment and informed investment decisions.

Skills

Enterprise Architect

Solution Architect

Stakeholder engagement

Executive communication

Independent leadership

Job description

We are seeking two EL 1 Enterprise Architects to support the architecture design and uplift of Defence's evolving digital ecosystem. Located within the Enterprise Architecture Infrastructure and Cloud Platforms Directorate, this role is responsible for developing enterprise-level architectures spanning on-premises, hybrid and multi-cloud environments, with a focus on infrastructure and cloud hosting. You will work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to ensure end-to-end architectural coherence, strategic alignment, and informed investment decision-making.

The role provides architectural leadership across complex, large-scale environments, enabling secure, resilient, and high-performing technology outcomes that support Defence's operational and strategic needs. The position requires the ability to provide authoritative advice and produce high-quality written artefacts, such as architecture blueprints, strategy papers, options analyses, and executive decision briefs with a high degree of independence.

This role is eligible for an additional remuneration benefit known in Defence as a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP). This enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the base salary otherwise payable under the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement (DECA), for positions in occupational disciplines/classifications that are critical to Defence capability. For further information, please contact the contact officer.

About our Team

Architecture and Strategy Branch provides strategic digital, technology and architectural advice, guidance, guardrails and governance spanning the Defence digital landscape supporting outcomes for Defence war-fighters, civilians, leadership, programs, projects and capability owners.

We understand, map and guide the evolution of Defence's digital technology ecosystem and proactively and continuously seek to improve the digital experience for all ADF members, APS employees and industry partners to meet the needs of the war-fighter while capitalising on best-in-class technologies and sovereign capabilities.

Our Ideal Candidate

Our successful candidate will need to have exceptional ability to communicate with a technical workforce, capability managers and project teams. You will exercise a considerable degree of independence, have proven leadership skills within a diverse and integrated workforce of ICT capability-focused professionals and will be accountable for the delivery of complex architecture outcomes.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Demonstrated experience as an Enterprise Architect or Solution Architect within large-scale, complex ICT environments.
• Demonstrable experience developing enterprise-level architectures across infrastructure, hosting, on-premises, hybrid and public cloud environments.
• Exceptional executive stakeholder engagement, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear and actionable advice.
• Demonstrated experience producing enterprise architecture artefacts, architectural assessments including blueprints, technology roadmaps, architectural recommendations and strategic options analyses.

Security Clearance

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at "Negative Vetting Level 1".

The key duties of the position include:

We are seeking two EL 1 Enterprise Architects to support the architecture design and uplift of Defence's evolving digital ecosystem. Located within the Enterprise Architecture Infrastructure and Cloud Platforms Directorate, this role is responsible for developing enterprise-level architectures spanning on-premises, hybrid and multi-cloud environments, with a focus on infrastructure and cloud hosting. You will work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to ensure end-to-end architectural coherence, strategic alignment, and informed investment decision‑making.

The role provides architectural leadership across complex, large-scale environments, enabling secure, resilient, and high-performing technology outcomes that support Defence's operational and strategic needs. The position requires the ability to provide authoritative advice and produce high-quality written artefacts, such as architecture blueprints, strategy papers, options analyses, and executive decision‑briefs with a high degree of independence.

This role is eligible for an additional remuneration benefit known in Defence as a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP). This enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the base salary otherwise payable under the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement (DECA), for positions in occupational disciplines/classifications that are critical to Defence capability. For further information, please contact the contact officer.

About our Team

Architecture and Strategy Branch provides strategic digital, technology and architectural advice, guidance, guardrails and governance spanning the Defence digital landscape supporting outcomes for Defence war-fighters, civilians, leadership, programs, projects and capability owners.

We understand, map and guide the evolution of Defence's digital technology ecosystem and proactively and continuously seek to improve the digital experience for all ADF members, APS employees and industry partners to meet the needs of the war-fighter while capitalising on best-in-class technologies and sovereign capabilities.

Our Ideal Candidate

Our successful candidate will need to have exceptional ability to communicate with a technical workforce, capability managers and project teams. You will exercise a considerable degree of independence, have proven leadership skills within a diverse and integrated workforce of ICT capability-focused professionals and will be accountable for the delivery of complex architecture outcomes.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Demonstrated experience as an Enterprise Architect or Solution Architect within large-scale, complex ICT environments.
• Demonstrable experience developing enterprise-level architectures across infrastructure, hosting, on-premises, hybrid and public cloud environments.
• Exceptional executive stakeholder engagement, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear and actionable advice.
• Demonstrated experience producing enterprise architecture artefacts, architectural assessments including blueprints, technology roadmaps, architectural recommendations and strategic options analyses.

Eligibility

Security Clearance

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at "Negative Vetting Level 1".

Getting to know the Department of Defence

The Department of Defence employs around 18,000 Australian Public Service (APS) employees. Defence APS employees work in a wide variety of critical roles, Australia wide, enabling our three services Navy, Army and Air Force, to do their job. Defence has a range of Australian Public Service (APS) career opportunities that offer interesting, challenging, and unique work. Our workforce includes administrative support, accountants, intelligence analysts, engineers, policy advisors, graphic designers, lawyers, social workers, IT specialists and contract managers to name a few. We offer a rewarding career that includes professional development, work-life balance, recognition, a flexible and supportive work environment and a diverse workforce. To find out more about a career with Defence please visit https://www.defence.gov.au/jobs-careers