Data#3 is seeking an experienced Solution or Enterprise Architect to support a strategic research technology initiative for a leading higher-education organisation.

This is a high-impact, discovery-led engagement focused on defining the future-state vision, operating model and roadmap for research technology services.

About the Role

Working closely with researchers, business stakeholders and enterprise architecture teams, you will help shape the organisation's approach to research computing, storage, data management and supporting services.

Key responsibilities include

- Understanding researcher needs, pain points and technology consumption patterns.
- Assessing the current research technology landscape, including compute, storage, data management and supporting processes.
- Defining a future-state architecture and operating model for research technology services.
- Identifying opportunities for automation across provisioning, governance, monitoring and lifecycle management.
- Developing approaches to improve utilisation,



visibility and cost management of research compute and storage resources.
- Establishing architectural options, recommendations and a practical roadmap for future investment.
- Defining the service, support and governance capabilities required to operate the future state.

What We're Looking For

- Strong Solution or Enterprise Architecture experience.
- Deep infrastructure expertise across cloud, compute, storage, networking and resilience.
- Experience developing target-state architectures, operating models and strategic roadmaps.
- Solid stakeholder engagement and advisory skills.
- Ability to balance technology strategy with business and user outcomes.
- Experience in higher education, research organisations, HPC, NCI or research data environments will be highly regarded.

This is a short sharp engagement focused on defining the vision, architecture, operating model and roadmap that will guide the organisation's future research technology investments.

📌 Solution / Enterprise Architect - Infrastructure (Sydney)
🏢 Data#3
📍 Sydney