Strategic Application Architect — Enterprise Roadmaps

Department of Education & Training, Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Education and Training, Victoria seeks an Application Architect to lead and support key architectural services across technology programmes and initiatives. You will conduct architecture reviews, evaluate new technologies, and develop roadmaps to ensure architectures align with enterprise principles, supporting high-value digital initiatives across Victoria’s K–12 system.

You will guide delivery teams, translate requirements into design options, and provide thought leadership

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in IT or Computer Science.
• Knowledge of architectural frameworks such as TOGAF or similar.
• Experience leading or supporting architecture services within large programmes or portfolios.
• Ability to model architectures, current and future state.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery and government technology environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture reviews to assess alignment with enterprise architecture, standards and strategy.
• Provide recommendations and risk assessments on design decisions and architectural exceptions.
• Contribute to governance forums and architecture assurance processes.
• Research and evaluate technologies for relevance, value and strategic fit.
• Advise on technologies that improve application design, interoperability, security and scalability.
• Develop and maintain technology roadmaps for application platforms, tools and integration services.
• Identify opportunities for standardisation, reuse and rationalisation across the application landscape.
• Support project and delivery teams with solution architecture aligned to business needs and enterprise direction.
• Translate business and technical requirements into solution options and conceptual and logical designs.
• Guide delivery teams in architectural best practice.
• Engage with business and technology stakeholders to support alignment and shared understanding.
• Provide thought leadership, mentoring and architectural documentation.

Skills

Architecture capability

TOGAF knowledge

Solution design

Agile familiarity

Education

Tertiary qualifications in IT or Computer Science

Job description

The Department of Education and Training, Victoria seeks an Application Architect to lead and support key architectural services across technology programmes and initiatives. You will conduct architecture reviews, evaluate new technologies, and develop roadmaps to ensure architectures align with enterprise principles, supporting high-value digital initiatives across Victoria’s K–12 system.

You will guide delivery teams, translate requirements into design options, and provide thought leadership