Senior Enterprise Architect - Cloud, Data & Security

Auckland Council Group; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

TAU benefits

Mentoring & career development

Job summary

Auckland Council invites applications for a Principal Architect to shape technology across Tātaki Auckland Unlimited. This is a full-time, 8‑month fixed-term opportunity spanning multiple strategic programmes, translating complex business needs into scalable architecture across digital, data, cloud, and security.

You will mentor teams, develop patterns and roadmaps, and lead governance forums with senior stakeholders and partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, IT architecture or related field; master’s degree or certification is advantageous.
• 10–15 years’ experience in Principal/Enterprise/Solution/Domain architecture roles, leading large-scale projects.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure or AWS cloud and SaaS/PaaS environments, with TOGAF/SOA/UML knowledge.
• Practical knowledge of integration and data architecture, privacy and security-by-design, APIs, ERP, CRM, CMS, e-commerce, data platforms and AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into architecture designs, options and implementation blueprints.
• Partner with digital product teams, stakeholders and vendors to align technology with strategy.
• Review solution designs to ensure compliance with enterprise standards, privacy, cybersecurity and quality.
• Provide architecture leadership across strategic projects and governance forums.
• Develop and maintain architecture artefacts, patterns and roadmaps while mentoring teams.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud platforms

Cybersecurity

Data architecture

APIs & integration

SDLC

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/architecture

Master’s degree or architecture cert (advantage)

Tools

Azure

AWS

TOGAF

Job description

Auckland Council invites applications for a Principal Architect to shape technology across Tātaki Auckland Unlimited. This is a full-time, 8‑month fixed-term opportunity spanning multiple strategic programmes, translating complex business needs into scalable architecture across digital, data, cloud, and security.

You will mentor teams, develop patterns and roadmaps, and lead governance forums with senior stakeholders and partners.