Senior Manager - Power & Utilities Architecture - Technology Consulting

Location: Melbourne

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: 7 Oct 2026

Requisition ID: 1747449

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The chance:

As our Senior Manager, Power & Utilities Solution and Enterprise Architecture, you will work with clients to shape technology direction and translate business strategy into practical architecture outcomes. You will lead the development of enterprise, solution and transition architectures that guide investment decisions, enable transformation and provide a explicit path from current state to target state.

You will bring strong Power & Utilities experience and contribute across technology strategy, architecture governance, application and platform modernisation, cloud and data-enabled transformation, digital and AI initiatives, and major transformation programs. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, delivery teams and technology specialists to balance strategic ambition with operational requirements, risk, cost, resilience and regulatory obligations.

This role can be performed in Melbourne. Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options.

Your key responsibilities

Shape architecture strategy and direction: Define architecture vision, principles, target-state direction and transition roadmaps aligned to business and transformation priorities.





Power & Utilities capability alignment: Assess business capabilities, operational processes, information, applications and technology to identify gaps and opportunities for simplification and modernisation.

Solution architecture: Lead the design of end-to-end solutions across applications, integration, data, cloud, infrastructure, security and service management.

Architecture governance and assurance: Establish architecture governance, standards and decision processes and provide assurance over solution integrity, risk and regulatory considerations.

Roadmaps and investment decisions: Develop current-state assessments, target architectures, options analyses and technology roadmaps to support investment decisions.

Transformation and delivery: Work with program, product, engineering and vendor teams to translate architecture into executable delivery plans.

Stakeholder engagement: Facilitate architecture workshops, communicate complex concepts clearly and build alignment across senior business and technology stakeholders.

Team leadership: Manage architecture workstreams, coach team members and review deliverables to support quality outcomes.

Skills and attributes for success

Significant experience delivering enterprise architecture,



solution architecture or architecture-led transformation within the Power & Utilities sector.

Strong understanding of asset-intensive, critical infrastructure and regulated environments.

Ability to connect business strategy, operational requirements and regulatory considerations to technology direction and target-state architecture.

Strong knowledge across multiple architecture domains, including business, application, integration, data, cloud, infrastructure and security.

Experience producing and assuring architecture artefacts, including target-state architectures, solution designs, roadmaps, standards and architecture decisions.

Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Experience managing architecture workstreams or small teams.

Australian citizenship and an existing Australian Government Baseline Security Clearance, or the willingness and ability to obtain and maintain one.

Ideally, you'll also have:

Familiarity with recognised architecture frameworks and approaches such as TOGAF, ArchiMate or capability-based planning.

Experience across cloud and platform modernisation, integration, data and AI, cybersecurity or technology operating model design.

Relevant professional or vendor certifications.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. We’re proud to be recognised as the #1 WORK180 Endorsed Employer in the Top 101 Employers for Women 2026. Learn more at ey.com/en_au/careers/what-its-like-to-work-here .

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