Position: Information Architect Location ACT
(Canberra) — Hybrid, 2 days onsite per week; interstate candidates
onsite for quarterly PI Planning Security clearance - Must be able
to obtain Baseline Experience: 10+ yrs About the role An
Information Architect is required to support a Change Program for a
Federal Government agency. The role is responsible for designing,
structuring and governing business information assets to align with
business needs and strategic objectives — ensuring information
assets are consistently structured, classified, governed and
integrated across business systems and services. The Information
Architect will design, document and govern information
architectures that support business capabilities, service delivery
and enterprise information management objectives. The role works
closely with business and technical stakeholders to understand
information requirements, develop information models and
structures, define metadata and taxonomy frameworks, support
information governance initiatives, and ensure information assets
are aligned with enterprise and data architecture strategies. The
contractor will contribute to Agile delivery practices, maintain
work items in Azure DevOps, support governance activities, and
provide knowledge transfer to build internal capability. Key duties
and responsibilities Design and document information architectures
that support business capabilities and service delivery Run
stakeholder engagement and information discovery workshops Assess
the current-state information landscape, including existing assets,
repositories and structures Analyse information flows, dependencies
and governance requirements Develop information models, taxonomies
and metadata structures Establish information classification and




content structures Document integration and interoperability
requirements Develop information governance recommendations and
standards Ensure alignment with enterprise, data and solution
architecture strategies Deliver stakeholder briefings, governance
presentations and knowledge transfer materials Contribute to Agile
delivery practices and maintain work items in Azure DevOps Delivery
milestones 1. Information discovery and assessment Stakeholder
workshops, current-state information landscape assessment,
documentation of existing information assets and structures, and
identification of information management risks and opportunities.
Outcome: an agreed understanding of the existing information
environment and requirements. 2. Information architecture design
Development of the information architecture framework, information
models, taxonomies and metadata structures, classification and
content structures, and integration requirements, plus governance
recommendations. Outcome: a future-state information architecture
aligned with business, data and enterprise architecture objectives.
3. Governance and implementation support Finalisation of
information architecture artefacts and governance documentation,
stakeholder briefings, knowledge transfer and handover materials,
and support for implementation and adoption. Outcome: an approved,
sustainable information architecture backed by governance and
stakeholder buy-in.



Required capabilities Information architecture
expertise Proven experience designing, implementing and governing
enterprise information architectures, information models,
taxonomies, metadata frameworks and content structures. Information
management and governance Demonstrated experience developing
information management standards, governance frameworks,
classification schemes and practices that improve information
quality, accessibility, compliance and usability. Stakeholder
engagement and facilitation Demonstrated ability to engage,
influence and collaborate with business and technical stakeholders
at all levels, including senior executives, architects and
governance forums. Information modelling and design Experience
designing logical and conceptual information models,
classifications, metadata standards, taxonomies and structures that
support discoverability, reuse and interoperability. Enterprise
integration and architecture alignment Experience ensuring
information architecture aligns with enterprise, data, solution and
business architecture practices while supporting integration across
systems and services. Communication and documentation Robust
ability to produce high-quality information architecture artefacts,
governance documentation, briefing papers, standards, roadmaps and
executive presentations. Regulatory, security and privacy knowledge
Understanding of information management obligations relating to
privacy, records management, security classifications, information
governance and regulatory compliance. Agile delivery and governance
experience Experience working in Agile delivery environments, using
tools such as Azure DevOps, and ensuring alignment with enterprise
governance and architecture standards.

📌 Information Architect (Australian Capital Territory)
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📍 Australian Capital Territory