Principal Information Technology Architect

Western Power; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Leave purchase option

Salary packaging

Discounted health insurance

Gym membership

Employee recognition program

Wellness leave days

Parental leave

Job summary

Western Power in Perth (CBD) is hiring a Principal Information Technology Architect to lead senior architecture across IT domains, including cloud, on‑premises and hybrid platforms. This role shapes roadmaps, sets reference architectures, and collaborates with cloud, cyber security and control system teams to ensure secure, scalable solutions that meet business priorities.

A 12‑month fixed term with potential extension, the role offers a culture of innovation, professional development and a

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing IT architectures across infrastructure, cloud, applications, integration and data.
• Ability to define roadmaps, patterns, and standards for large organisations.
• Strong leadership and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of IT solutions aligned to standards and business needs.
• Guide delivery teams and act as design authority across on-prem, hybrid and cloud environments.
• Mentor technology teams and evolve architecture artefacts and governance.

Skills

IT Architecture

Cloud Architecture

Solution Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

Principal Information Technology Architect

Perth Office - CBD

Posted 3 days ago

Principal Information Technology Architect – Permanent - Perth

Step into a pivotal and extendable 12-month fixed term with opportunity as Principal Technology Architect, where you’ll provide senior technical leadership across Western Power’s information technology landscape.

In this role, you’ll shape and guide IT solution architectures that enable business capabilities across applications, integration, data, and platforms. You’ll ensure solutions are robust, secure, scalable, and aligned to technology strategy and ready to delivery on our business partner priorities.

Cloud is a key enabler of Western Power’s technology and works alongside substantial private cloud, networking, security, SaaS, PaaS and Operational Technology. You’ll be cloud fluent and working closely with peer architects in cyber and cloud to ensure IT solutions operate effectively as integrated hybrid platforms.

You’ll form part of a Technology Infrastructure Platform team that act as a trusted design authority, FinOps and Cloud Centres of Excellence uplifting our Platforms Capabilities.

Your Role in Action

Provide senior architecture leadership across the information technology domains, formulating the roadmap and the program that powers Western Power’s Technology Infrastructure Platforms.

Lead the design of IT solutions that meet business and operational requirements, ensuring alignment to technology standards, and principles.

Collaborate closely with Cloud, Infrastructure, Security, and Control Systems Architects to ensure end to end solution coherence across on premise, hybrid, and cloud environments.

Ensure IT solutions appropriately leverage cloud capabilities, while respecting architectural boundaries, operational constraints, and security requirements.

Define and maintain IT reference architectures, patterns, and standards to support consistent, high quality solution design.

Act as a design authority for IT initiatives, reviewing solution designs, guiding delivery teams, and ensuring alignment to architectural guardrails.

Lead the development of technology and domain roadmaps, providing input into sequencing, dependencies, and architectural risk.

Support architecture governance by participating in forums and reviews that assure design quality, compliance, and long term sustainability.

Partner with delivery teams and vendors to ensure solutions are implemented in line with architectural intent.

Foster innovation by evaluating emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, and guiding the safe adoption of new capabilities across corporate and operational technology while balancing business benefits, risk and operational requirements.

Mentor and uplift capability across technology teams by sharing best practice, supporting design development, and contributing to architecture artefacts and documentation.

What Makes You a Great Fit

Extensive experience as a Principal, Lead, or Senior IT Architect, designing solutions across Infrastructure, cloud, applications, integration, data, and platforms in large, complex organisations.

Strong understanding of modern IT architectures, including API led integration, automation, orchestration, data platforms, enterprise applications, and cloud enabled solutions.

Cloud fluent, with the ability to work effectively with Cloud architects and engineering teams to design solutions that leverage cloud services appropriately.

Proven ability to lead solution design, influence technical direction, and support delivery teams through complex initiatives.

Practical judgement on artificial intelligence and data capability, including the ability to separate genuine business value from vendor claims, and to put the right safeguards in place so adoption can move forward with confidence.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business needs into pragmatic technical designs.

Effective communicator and collaborator, able to engage with architects, engineers, vendors, and senior stakeholders.

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. Y ou will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including:

Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.

Flexible work arrangements to support part-time work, working hours and working from home arrangements.

The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year.

Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership.

An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme.

An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.

In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.

22 weeks paid parental leaveand 5 days of First Nations cultural leaveto support family and cultural connections.

Applications close on 9 November 2026

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities.As a WORK180 -endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.