Business Architect (EL1 Equivalent)
📍 Location: Canberra, ACT (Onsite)⏳ Contract Duration: 6 months + 2 x 6-month extension options💼 Engagement Type: Labour Hire – Federal Government🕒 Hours: 37.5 hours per week🔒 Security Clearance: Not required
About the RoleAn experienced Business Architect is required to support a federal government agency within its Chief Information and Technology Office (CITO).
This role is critical in ensuring organisational strategy, operating model, capabilities, processes and technology investments are aligned and deliver measurable outcomes.
The Business Architect will work under limited direction, partnering with enterprise architecture, ICT and business stakeholders to shape transformation initiatives, improve service delivery and support strategic investment decisions.
Key ResponsibilitiesTranslate organisational and ICT strategies into structured business architecture artefactsDevelop and maintain the enterprise business capability modelEstablish and govern a capability-based planning approachAssess capability maturity and identify uplift opportunitiesMap application portfolios to business capabilities to support rationalisation and transparencyAnalyse end-to-end processes to identify improvement, automation and digital opportunitiesDevelop future-state process designs and business architecture roadmapsProvide business architecture input to investment planning, business cases and project designFacilitate stakeholder workshops to define capabilities, value streams and operating model impactsContribute to architecture governance, review boards and assurance processesMaintain architecture artefacts within the enterprise repository
Essential ExperienceDemonstrated experience operating as a Business Architect within complex enterprise or government environmentsStrong capability modelling and business architecture expertiseExperience leading large-scale business process improvement initiativesProven ability to align strategy, operating models and technology investmentsExperience developing future-state architectures and enterprise roadmapsStrong stakeholder engagement skills across ICT and business domainsAbility to communicate complex architectural concepts clearly to diverse audiences
Highly RegardedFederal government experienceExperience supporting investment governance and portfolio planningFamiliarity with recognised architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF)