- 12 Month Initial Contract Opportunity
- Government Organisation
- Remote/ Flexible Working

Major digital uplift is underway, and this Chief Architect role shapes long‑term tech direction.

Your new company

You will be joining an organisation undergoing significant digital modernisation, with a strong focus on delivering an effective ICT strategy and building robust operational capability. The technology function plays a pivotal role in enabling strategic objectives by implementing solutions that are efficient, secure and aligned with long‑term business goals. The organisation is also progressing major transformation programs, including a multi‑year initiative to introduce a new Case Management Solution.

- Enterprise technology environment
- Strategic ICT delivery
- Organisation‑wide transformation

Your new role As the Chief Architect reporting directly to the Deputy Program Director you will lead the development, governance and evolution of the organisation's enterprise architecture. You will shape the technology landscape, ensuring ICT solutions are scalable, secure and resilient. This senior leadership position involves guiding architectural decision‑making, mentoring technical specialists, and influencing stakeholders across the organisation to maintain solid alignment between technology direction and business strategy.

- Enterprise architecture leadership
- Strategic technology alignment
- Senior stakeholder influence

What you'll need to succeed Success in this role requires extensive experience in enterprise architecture, systems development and software lifecycle engineering. You will need to demonstrate:

Essential capabilities

Relevant tertiary qualifications are desirable.



Demonstrated equivalent experience in a relevant discipline will be considered in lieu of formal qualifications. Technical expertise

- Enterprise architecture leadership in large-scale digital transformation.

Demonstrated experience as the technical authority in a large-scale, multi-team digital transformation program — defining and owning the enterprise architecture framework, making binding architectural decisions, and ensuring technical coherence across parallel delivery streams. The ability to hold architectural integrity under delivery pressure, identify when short-term decisions are creating long-term technical risk, and exercise that
- Enterprise & Business Architecture (STPL Level 7)
- Directing enterprise‑wide architecture
- Developing capability strategies
- Ensuring alignment between business and technology
- Systems Development Management (DLMG Level 6-7)
- Planning and delivering development programs
- Establishing and improving development frameworks
- Authorising systems development structures
- Systems & Software Lifecycle Engineering (SLEN Level 6-7)
- Implementing lifecycle practices for complex systems
- Driving innovation in lifecycle processes
- Ensuring quality and measurable business outcomes

Desirable qualifications
- Cybersecurity certifications (CISM, CISSP, CCSP, CISA, GIAC)
- Relevant degrees or postgraduate qualifications
- Industry frameworks and methodologies (Agile, Scrum, SAFe, ITIL, TOGAF, COBIT, PRINCE2/PMBOK)

What you'll get in return

- Leadership Opportunity
- Hybrid Working
- Long-term contracting plus extensions

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 to [email protected].

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