Lead Program Architect - Utilities

Talent; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent seeks an experienced Lead Program Architect to provide architecture leadership across a major technology program in the utilities sector. You will lead a multidisciplinary architecture stream through discovery, target-state design and delivery within a complex enterprise environment.

The role involves guiding solution, data and integration designs, establishing governance and assurance checkpoints, and engaging senior stakeholders and vendors to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• Senior/Lead level architect with program leadership experience.
• Experience delivering major enterprise transformation programs.
• Exposure to utilities or energy industries is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead architects across solution, integration, data, security and infrastructure.
• Assess current systems, integrations, data and architecture gaps.
• Define target and interim architecture and transition pathways.
• Establish architecture governance, standards and assurance checkpoints.
• Assess technology options, dependencies, risks and migration approaches.
• Guide detailed solution, integration, data and implementation designs.
• Engage senior business, technology, vendor and delivery stakeholders.
• Ensure delivery aligns with enterprise architecture and technology standards.

Skills

Lead Architect

Enterprise transformation

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Cloud & on-prem

Architecture governance

Tools

SAP IS-U

Salesforce

Oracle Fusion

webMethods

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Lead Program Architect to provide architecture leadership across a major technology program within the utilities sector. You’ll lead a multidisciplinary architecture stream across discovery, target-state design and delivery within a complex enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architects across solution, integration, data, security and infrastructure
• Assess current systems, integrations, data and architecture gaps
• Define target and interim architecture and transition pathways
• Establish architecture governance, standards and assurance checkpoints
• Assess technology options, dependencies, risks and migration approaches
• Guide detailed solution, integration, data and implementation designs
• Engage senior business, technology, vendor and delivery stakeholders
• Ensure delivery aligns with enterprise architecture and technology standards

Key Requirements

• Extensive experience as a Lead, Program, Chief or Senior Solution Architect
• Strong experience delivering major enterprise transformation programs
• Utilities or energy industry experience
• Experience leading multidisciplinary architecture teams
• Strong current-state, target-state and transition architecture capabilityExperience across complex cloud and on-premise environments
• Strong architecture governance and design assurance experience
• Excellent senior stakeholder and vendor management capability

Highly Regarded

• Electricity distribution or energy retail experience
• Knowledge of Australian energy market processes
• Exposure to SAP IS-U, Salesforce, Oracle Fusion, Itron or webMethods
• Experience working with systems integrators and technology vendors