Exciting Opportunity for Senior Enterprise Architect to join our client for 6 months ongoing contract opportunity

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Join a leading organization in the public sector that is driving innovation through cutting-edge cloud technologies. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a client committed to digital transformation and leveraging Security to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions.

Your new role The Enterprise Architect plays a pivotal role in shaping and enabling client digital transformation. This role is part of the Strategy and Architecture function, working closely with cross-functional engineering, operations, and delivery teams to ensure architecture is actionable, collaborative, and aligned with agile ways of working. The architect will lead domain-specific initiatives focusing on areas including modern business product digitisation, re-use and loosely coupled architecture approaches, supporting the engineering function as they mature CI/CD processes, and ensuring that architecture is not only strategic but also deeply connected to delivery and operations.

- Develop ICT architectures and standards for the project that support the implementation of the ICT strategy.
- Develop, maintain and manage implementation of ICT technology roadmaps that are holistic in scope with viable costing and timeframes, for the evolution from current to future state aligning to ICT and business strategies.
- Translate business practices and processes into architectures to enable delivery of appropriate solutions.
- Ensure proposed solutions are delivering to client Business Objectives.
- Develop and document solution architectures that align with enterprise reference architectures, design standards,



and client technology strategy.
- Extensive experience as an Enterprise Architect, Chief Architect, Lead Architect or equivalent in complex organisations.
- Demonstrated success supporting large-scale transformation programs.
- Strong understanding of business architecture, application architecture, integration, data and technology architecture.
- Ability to rapidly assess unfamiliar environments and identify material risks and opportunities.
- Proven ability to produce concise, high-impact executive decision papers.
- Experience establishing practical architecture governance and design review processes.
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to influence senior executives and vendors.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

What you'll need to succeed

- Proven architectural and senior design expertise across multiple information systems and technology architecture domains.
- Expert knowledge and experience in a range of information systems and technology services and products used in the architecture, design, development, and ongoing management of complex large scale ICT projects, such as ITIL and governance frameworks such as King III, ISO31000, COSO or COBIT.
- Experience across a range of waterfall, agile,



iterative and incremental software development methodologies including Scrum.
- Experience in a wide range of technologies and disciplines, including (but not limited to) SaaS platforms, integration (patterns, API management and messaging formats), infrastructure, networks, telephony and security & identity management.
- Experience in cybersecurity governance, risk and compliance, security assurance, risk management, or information security roles.

Desirable

- Experience in government, insurance, justice or dispute resolution environments.
- Familiarity with Victorian Government governance and procurement practices.
- Knowledge of case management and workflow platforms.
- Accreditation in, or a knowledge of, an architecture framework such as AGA, TOGAF, BiZBoK, Gartner or Zachman.

Behavioural Competencies:
- Strategic thinker who can balance long-term vision with delivery realities.
- Proactive, analytical and comfortable working in ambiguity.
- Highly collaborative and committed to shared outcomes.
- Pragmatic and delivery-focused while maintaining architectural integrity.

What you'll get in return

- Competitive daily rates
- Opportunity to work on high-impact projects in a dynamic and innovative environment.
- Professional development and certification support.
- Flexible working arrangements and a cooperative culture.
- 3 Days Mandatory to Melbourne Office

What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV [email protected] , or call us now.

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📌 Senior Enterprise Architect (Melbourne)
🏢 Hays
📍 Melbourne