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Application closing date: Thursday, 19 March 2026 11:59pm, Canberra time Estimated start date: Monday, 20 April 2026 Location of work: ACT Working arrangements: This role is based in ACT however remote work from interstate will be considered for suitable candidates. Length of contract: 12 months Contract extensions: 2x 12 months Security clearance: Must be able to obtain Baseline clearance Rates: $120 - $150 per hour (inc. super) The Department of Industry, Science and Resources and our broader portfolio are integral to the Australian Governments economic agenda. Our purpose is to help the government build a better future for all Australians through enabling a productive, resilient and sustainable economy, enriched by science and technology. We do this by: growing innovative and competitive businesses, industries and regions investing in science and technology supporting a strong resources sector. The Chief Information Officer Division delivers a broad range of enabling ICT services and operational support to the department and Australian businesses, playing a key role in modernising systems and driving digital innovation across the portfolio. We are seeking a combined skillset role of Enterprise and Solution Architect to help establish and mature enterprise architecture practices across the organisation, while also providing solutionlevel architectural leadership for digital initiatives and ICT investments. This role spans enterpriselevel strategic architecture and solutionlevel design and assurance. It is suitable for candidates with a background in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or a combination of both, who can operate effectively across strategy, portfolio planning, and delivery contexts. The role works closely with business stakeholders, delivery teams, and governance bodies to ensure architecture is coherent at the enterprise level and executable at the solution level. Key duties and responsibilities: Design and implement an enterprise architecture framework tailored to the departments needs. Develop and maintain enterprise architecture artefacts such as business capability models, target state architectures, technology roadmaps, and technical landscape overviews. Support and strengthen architecture governance to enable consistent, scalable, and wellassured technology decisions. Translate strategic objectives, policy drivers, and investment priorities into actionable enterprise architecture guidance. Provide authoritative architecture advice to support portfolio planning, investment proposals, and wholeofgovernment alignment. Lead or assure the development of endtoend solution architectures for digital and ICT initiatives, from discovery through to delivery. Produce and review solution architecture artefacts including highlevel designs, detailed designs, options analyses, and architectural assessments. Ensure solution designs align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and wholeofgovernment policies. Work collaboratively with delivery teams, platform specialists, cyber security, and business stakeholders to design fitforpurpose, sustainable solutions. Identify architectural risks, constraints, and dependencies and provide clear recommendations to support informed decisionmaking. Collaborate across business and ICT to ensure architecture is understood, adopted, and applied consistently. Coach and support architects, delivery teams, and stakeholders in applying architecture best practices. Contribute to the continuous improvement of architecture capability, tools, patterns, and guidance across the department. Essential criteria 5+ years experience operating as an Enterprise Architect and/or Solution Architect, ideally within Australian Government environments. Demonstrated ability to work across both enterpriselevel strategic architecture and solutionlevel design and assurance. Proven experience developing enterprise architecture artefacts and solution architectures in complex environments. Demonstrated experience translating strategic objectives and business requirements into actionable architecture deliverables. Strong understanding of architecture principles, practices, and governance, and the ability to apply them pragmatically. Experience designing endtoend solutions across application, data, integration, infrastructure/cloud, and security domains. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills across business and technical audiences. Deep understanding of Australian Government digital policies, architecture standards, and wholeofgovernment strategies, including alignment with Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) requirements. How to Apply Please provide an updated CV (a maximum of 3-5 pages) to reflect your suitability to the role based on the job description. You will also need to complete responses to the essential and desirable criteria which is no more than 5000 characters for each response. Your application will be reviewed based on ability to demonstrate, or potential to develop, the capabilities required. #J-18808-Ljbffr