Lead Domain Architect – Enterprise Integration (Canberra)

Peoplebank; Canberra; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personalised attention

Online timesheet access

Flexible contracting options

Weekly payroll

Contractor support

Job summary

Peoplebank is seeking a Lead Domain Architect for a Federal Government client in Canberra. This long-term contract role with a 12‑month duration offers extension options and will be based at the Canberra office.

You will develop, maintain and communicate the integration domain architecture, provide technical leadership across programs, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security requirements and priorities. Australian citizenship is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years' experience designing and delivering complex enterprise integration solutions.
• At least 3 years' experience operating in an EL2, Principal Architect or equivalent senior architectural leadership capacity.
• Demonstrated ability to translate organisational strategy, business requirements and complex technology considerations into strategic domain architecture.
• Extensive experience establishing and applying architecture principles, patterns, standards and governance across multiple programs and initiatives.
• Proven ability to analyse complex architectural issues, dependencies and trade‑offs and provide evidence‑based recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration, cloud, data, security and digital platform ecosystems and their interdependencies.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with experience engaging executives, architects, technical specialists and delivery teams.
• Australian Citizenship is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and communicate the architecture, target state and strategic roadmap for the integration domain.
• Provide authoritative architectural advice and technical leadership across programs, projects and initiatives.
• Ensure solution architectures and technology investments align with enterprise architecture, security requirements and organisational priorities.
• Lead architectural analysis of complex business and technology challenges and provide strategic recommendations.
• Establish and maintain architecture principles, patterns, standards and governance frameworks.
• Review and assure solution designs, identifying dependencies, risks and opportunities for reuse.
• Collaborate closely with enterprise architects, security architects, engineering leaders, business stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Influence investment and prioritisation decisions through strategic architectural guidance.
• Represent the domain in architecture and governance forums.
• Monitor emerging technologies and assess their impact on the domain.
• Lead resolution of significant architectural issues and complex trade‑off decisions.
• Mentor architects and technical specialists to build organisational capability.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Architecture leadership

Communication

Enterprise integration

Education

TOGAF certification

AWS Solutions Architect Professional

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Job description

Peoplebank is seeking a Lead Domain Architect for a Federal Government client in Canberra. This long-term contract role with a 12‑month duration offers extension options and will be based at the Canberra office.

You will develop, maintain and communicate the integration domain architecture, provide technical leadership across programs, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security requirements and priorities. Australian citizenship is mandatory.