Strategic Enterprise Architect – Transformation & Governance

Geoscience Australia; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Geoscience Australia seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead our enterprise architecture practice within a major government agency. You will develop target state architectures, roadmaps and governance to align business strategy with information, applications and technology across the organisation.

Working with senior stakeholders, you will shape investment decisions, build capability and ensure secure, interoperable systems. You will coach teams and drive transformation across domains.

Qualifications

• Strategic, pragmatic and collaborative leadership.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise architecture in a large, complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of business, information, application and technology architecture.
• Experience developing target states, roadmaps, governance and assurance practices.
• Experience using capability modelling and portfolio analysis to guide investment and transformation.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise‑wide leadership for architecture; connecting strategy, transformation and technology investment.
• Lead enterprise architecture; establish and maintain architectures across domains.
• Provide architecture governance and assurance; assess initiatives for alignment with policy and direction.
• Optimise the technology portfolio; monitor costs, risks and lifecycle status.
• Enable transformation and build capability; develop future‑state roadmaps and priorities.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Enterprise architecture

Roadmaps & governance

Communication

TOGAF (desirable)

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications

TOGAF certification desirable

Job description

Geoscience Australia seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead our enterprise architecture practice within a major government agency. You will develop target state architectures, roadmaps and governance to align business strategy with information, applications and technology across the organisation.

Working with senior stakeholders, you will shape investment decisions, build capability and ensure secure, interoperable systems. You will coach teams and drive transformation across domains.