Senior Enterprise Architect: Security, Cloud & Data Lead

Inland Revenue Te Tari Taake; Wellington; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Inland Revenue Te Tari Taake in Wellington seeks an Architect L3 to provide enterprise-level architectural leadership across technology, security, data and business change initiatives. You will shape architectures, roadmaps and standards that enable sustainable, secure and scalable outcomes.

Working with stakeholders, you translate strategy into practical guidance, govern architecture decisions, and drive cross-agency collaboration to deliver secure, resilient solutions aligned with enterprise

Qualifications

• Deep experience in technology architecture aligned with strategic objectives.
• Translate strategy, policy, standards into practical guidance for delivery teams.
• Influence enterprise-wide decision-making across complex environments.
• Analytical and synthesis skills to present architectural options to executives.
• Strategic judgement with balanced trade-off thinking for long-term outcomes.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity with clear direction and governance.
• Strong understanding of security, resilience, performance, and quality attributes.
• Proven capability to assess current-state environments and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise and solution architecture leadership across technology domains.
• Design architectures, standards, patterns, and roadmaps for secure, scalable outcomes.
• Translate strategies and security requirements into practical designs and pathways.
• Lead delivery of solutions across cloud services, ERP, integrations, and data ecosystems.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends for innovation and optimisation.
• Embed non-functional requirements like security and resilience into designs.
• Provide architectural governance through Review Boards and executive forums.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop roadmaps and manage interdependencies.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Security architecture

Stakeholder management

Cloud & integration

Job description

Inland Revenue Te Tari Taake in Wellington seeks an Architect L3 to provide enterprise-level architectural leadership across technology, security, data and business change initiatives. You will shape architectures, roadmaps and standards that enable sustainable, secure and scalable outcomes.

Working with stakeholders, you translate strategy into practical guidance, govern architecture decisions, and drive cross-agency collaboration to deliver secure, resilient solutions aligned with enterprise