Lead Infrastructure Architect: Secure, Scalable Tech

Clicks IT Recruitment; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Clicks IT Recruitment is recruiting a Lead Technology Architect to shape technology strategy across large-scale, regulated environments. The role requires translating complex requirements into secure, scalable architecture and working with executives, delivery partners and technical teams to drive architectural excellence.

You will lead architecture governance, develop roadmaps, and mentor teams, with an onboarding period followed by flexible hybrid arrangements. Baseline Clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Technology Architect, Infrastructure Architect, Solution Architect or Enterprise Architect.
• Ability to analyse complex business and technical problems and provide risk-based recommendations.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive outcomes across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with architecture governance, strategy development and technology planning.
• Strong communication, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience mentoring teams and transferring knowledge to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Infrastructure architecture including cloud, hybrid and on-premises platforms; IAM solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual, logical and end-to-end technology architectures.
• Provide strategic architecture advice across infrastructure, platforms and enterprise services.
• Evaluate technology options and emerging capabilities to support future business needs.
• Produce architecture artefacts, roadmaps, standards and governance recommendations.
• Lead architecture reviews and stakeholder engagement across multiple business areas.
• Identify and manage architectural risks, dependencies and constraints.
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient and operationally sustainable.
• Mentor technical teams and promote architecture best practices across the organisation.

Skills

Technology Architect

Stakeholder influence

Architecture governance

Cloud & hybrid infra

IAM solutions

Mentoring teams

Communication skills

Job description

Clicks IT Recruitment is recruiting a Lead Technology Architect to shape technology strategy across large-scale, regulated environments. The role requires translating complex requirements into secure, scalable architecture and working with executives, delivery partners and technical teams to drive architectural excellence.

You will lead architecture governance, develop roadmaps, and mentor teams, with an onboarding period followed by flexible hybrid arrangements. Baseline Clearance is required.