Information Architect

Recruitment Hive; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment Hive is assisting a Federal Government regulator in Canberra to recruit an Information Architect on a long-term contract. The role focuses on aligning future state architecture with business objectives and governance of information assets across enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities include designing information models, metadata standards, taxonomies, and ensuring compliance with privacy and regulatory obligations while supporting Agile delivery and knowledge transfer for internal

Qualifications

• Experience designing information governance and taxonomy frameworks.
• Ability to craft metadata standards for discoverability and compliance.
• Proven collaboration with executives and technical teams to drive information strategy.
• Understanding privacy, records management, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Align information assets with business needs and enterprise strategy.
• Govern information structures across systems and services.
• Document artefacts, standards, and roadmaps for governance.
• Support Agile delivery with Azure DevOps work items.
• Engage stakeholders at all levels to ensure information alignment.

Skills

Information governance

Metadata standards

Taxonomies

Stakeholder engagement

Agile delivery

Azure DevOps

Information architecture

Enterprise architecture

Privacy & security

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

• Align future state architecture with business objectives

Our client, an independent Federal Government regulator responsible for administering emissions reduction, carbon and renewable energy schemes, require the services of an Information Architect for a long term contract opportunity.

Duties of the Information Architect

• Design, structure, & govern business information assets to align with business needs & strategic objectives;
• Ensure information assets are consistently structured, classified, governed, & integrated across business systems & services.
• Design, document, & govern information architectures that support business capabilities, service delivery, & enterprise information management objectives;
• Work closely with business & technical stakeholders to understand information requirements
• Develop information models & structures, define metadata & taxonomy frameworks, support information governance initiatives, & ensure information assets are aligned with enterprise & data architecture strategies.
• Contribute to Agile delivery practices, maintain work items in Azure DevOps, support governance activities, & provide knowledge transfer to build internal capability.

Skills and Experience Required

• Demonstrated experience developing information management standards, governance frameworks, classification schemes, and practices that improve information quality, accessibility, compliance, and usability;
• Demonstrated ability to engage, influence, & collaborate with business & technical stakeholders at all levels, including senior executives, architects, & governance forums;
• Experience designing logical & conceptual information models, information classifications, metadata standards, taxonomies, & structures that support discoverability, reuse, & interoperability;
• Experience ensuring information architecture aligns with enterprise, data, solution, & business architecture practices while supporting integration across systems & services;
• Strong ability to produce high-quality information architecture artefacts, governance documentation, briefing papers, standards, roadmaps, & executive presentations;
• Understanding of information management obligations relating to privacy, records management, security classifications, information governance, and regulatory compliance;
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments, using tools such as Azure DevOps, & ensuring alignment with enterprise governance, architecture standards, & organisational policies.

Please note that applications close on Friday the 11th of September 2026 at 11am.

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.