A Federal Government department seeks an Enterprise and Solution Architect to support enterprise architecture capability and solution design across digital and ICT initiatives.The role spans enterprise strategy, architecture governance, portfolio planning, and solution delivery. You will guide architecture practices while delivering solution architecture leadership for major technology initiatives.You will work with business stakeholders, ICT delivery teams, and governance bodies to ensure technology decisions align with enterprise architecture strategy and whole of government standards.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement an enterprise architecture framework tailored to the departmentDevelop and maintain enterprise architecture artefacts such as capability models, target state architectures, technology roadmaps, and technology landscape viewsStrengthen architecture governance to support consistent and scalable technology decisionsTranslate strategic priorities, policy drivers, and investment planning into enterprise architecture guidanceProvide architecture advice for portfolio planning, technology investment proposals, and whole of government alignmentLead and assure end to end solution architecture across digital and ICT initiativesProduce and review architecture artefacts including high level designs, detailed designs, options analysis, and architecture assessmentsEnsure solution designs align with enterprise architecture standards, cyber security requirements, and government policyWork with delivery teams, cyber security specialists, platform engineers, and business stakeholders to design sustainable technology solutionsIdentify architecture risks, dependencies, and constraints and provide recommendations for decision makingCapability Uplift and CollaborationWork across ICT and business areas to ensure architecture practices are adopted consistentlyCoach architects, project teams, and stakeholders on architecture practices and standardsContribute to architecture capability improvement including tools, frameworks, patterns, and governance practicesHighly Desirable CriteriaExperience working within Australian Government departmentsKnowledge of Digital Transformation Agency architecture frameworks and standardsExperience contributing to whole of government technology strategiesExperience supporting enterprise architecture capability uplift programsExperience contributing to architecture governance boards or technology investment reviewsSkills and ExperienceMinimum 5 years experience working as an Enterprise Architect, Solution Architect, or across both domainsExperience delivering enterprise architecture artefacts and solution architecture designs in complex environmentsStrong knowledge of enterprise architecture principles, practices, and governanceExperience designing end to end solutions across application, data, integration, cloud or infrastructure, and security domainsStrong stakeholder engagement and communication skills across technical and business audiencesAbility to translate strategic objectives and business requirements into architecture deliverablesOpportunity to shape enterprise architecture capability within a Federal Government departmentWork across strategic architecture planning and solution deliveryExposure to national digital transformation initiatives and whole of government technology frameworksFor a confidential chat, please contact Anissa on 0484 568 874 or via email at anissa@exclaim-it.com.au and we would be more than happy to provide you with additional information and assist in the application process.#J-18808-Ljbffr