Head of Architecture

Novus Pathway; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Novus Pathway in Sydney seeks a Head of Architecture to lead and shape the organisation's enterprise architecture direction within a large-scale technology transformation. The role drives governance, strategy and capability, steering a platform-led operating model across critical domains to enable modern, scalable solutions.

The successful candidate combines enterprise-level thinking with pragmatic delivery, influencing significant investment decisions and partnering with executive leaders to

Qualifications

• Significant Enterprise Architecture experience within a large, complex organisation.
• Experience leading architecture teams and capability.
• Strong governance and assurance experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the enterprise architecture function.
• Define enterprise architecture strategy, target states and roadmaps.
• Build capability across Enterprise, Domain, Platform and Solution Architecture.
• Embed a platform-led technology operating model.
• Establish architecture governance, standards and decision frameworks.
• Influence major technology investment and transformation decisions.
• Drive simplification and modernisation across a complex landscape.
• Provide direction across applications, integration, cloud, data, security and emerging tech.
• Partner with senior technology, product, engineering, data and business leaders.
• Lead and develop a high-performing architecture capability.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Leadership

Governance

Stakeholder Management

Platform-Based Model

Cloud & Data

Job description

Sydney | Permanent | Enterprise Technology Transformation

An opportunity has opened for an experienced Head of Architecture to join a large, complex Australian organisation undergoing significant technology and operating model transformation.

This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for shaping the organisation’s enterprise architecture direction, governance and capability, while helping transition technology towards a more modern, platform-led model.

The opportunity

• Lead and evolve the enterprise architecture function
• Define enterprise architecture strategy, target states and technology roadmaps
• Build capability across Enterprise, Domain, Platform and Solution Architecture
• Help embed a new platform-led technology operating model
• Establish strong architecture governance, standards and decision frameworks
• Influence major technology investment and transformation decisions
• Drive simplification and modernisation across a complex technology landscape
• Provide architectural direction across applications, integration, cloud, data, security and emerging technology
• Partner closely with senior technology, product, engineering, data and business leaders
• Lead and develop a high-performing architecture capability

About you

We’re looking for an architecture leader who combines enterprise-level thinking with pragmatic delivery experience.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Significant Enterprise Architecture experience within a large, complex organisation
• Experience leading architecture teams and capability
• Strong architecture governance and assurance experience
• Broad technology knowledge rather than a single-domain specialism
• Experience with major transformation, modernisation and complex legacy environments
• Exposure to platform or product-based technology operating models
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
• The confidence to challenge, influence and provide a clear architectural point of view
• Retail, consumer, financial services, energy, telco or another large enterprise background would be highly regarded

This is an opportunity to have genuine influence over both the architecture function and future technology direction of a major organisation.