About the Role
ASD is maturing its architecture practice and is seeking a range of skills and experience in Business, Data/Information, Application, Technology, Network, Cloud, Security or Enterprise Architecture.
Role Specialisation within Enterprise Architect Careers:
* Business Architect
* Application Architect
* Network Architect
* Technology Architect
Key Duties:
Enterprise Architecture (General skills)
* Direct the development of enterprise wide architecture and processes which ensure the strategic application of change is embedded in ASD.
* Demonstrate expertise in identifying and prioritising market and environmental trends.
* Draw upon project management knowledge to contribute to project plans and documentation.
* Anticipate major changes affecting the organisation and leverage resources to embrace and implement change.
* Analyse very complex enterprise issues, applying architectural expertise to identify and recommend courses of action.
* Accountable to identify compliance issues between business strategies, enterprise transformation activities and technology directions.
Business Architect (Specialisation skills)
* Provides internal management consultancy services for design thinking, business modelling, ecosystem modelling, innovation management, IT investment analysis, and operating model design.
* Facilitates development of the intersection of ICT investment with business/mission solutions that combine knowledge of business capabilities, value streams and business processes.
* Facilitates agreement on organizational work models and processes to meet business/mission requirements.
* Helps develop a governance plan for ensuring that business architecture is a primary input to the development of other architectural viewpoints.
* Collaborates with infrastructure and project teams to ensure continuous delivery of business outcomes.
* Works with key organisational stakeholders, enterprise and domain architects, to leverage integrated business architecture as part of the organisation's overall enterprise architecture.
Technology/Application/Network Architect (Specialisation skills)
* Reviews submissions from projects and other ICT initiatives to identify areas of interface with Enterprise ICT Services
* Facilitates the review and evaluation of proposals against existing architectural standards, guidelines, principles, design patterns and technical reference models.
* Acts as a subject matter expert and a source of guidance for projects to ensure architectural designs and solutions align with ASD's emerging Enterprise Architectures.
* Works collaboratively with delivery divisions to ensure technology implementation within ASD are aligned with current strategy and requirements.
* Represent the interests of the ASD on a range of internal and external forums and committees.
* Assist and report to the Section Head in the development of reference architectures, blueprints, standards, principles and guidelines.
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About our Team
ASD are looking for people from all backgrounds to help us operate some of the most powerful, leading-edge technologies in a dynamic environment to support our objectives. The work we do is unique, critical and incredibly rewarding.
Our Ideal Candidate
We are looking for candidates with the ability to think critically, those who are able to communicate with both technical and non-technical people, and who are motivated to learn and develop their skills.
Ideal candidates will be innovative, team orientated and have a passion for building or supporting strategically important ASD capability. They will exercise good judgement, demonstrate initiative and have a focus on continuous improvement.
Above all, we are looking for team players, great communicators and a high level of emotional intelligence to work within our growing team and bring others on the journey as we mature ASD's enterprise architecture practice.
Our ideal candidate is a driven and experienced leader/team member with a passion for providing excellent support to senior leadership and the organisation as a whole.
Our ideal candidate values the importance of being part of a diverse and inclusive team to deliver results in support of broader organisational goals and aims in a fast-paced environment.
Our ideal candidate will embrace the challenge of joining an organisation undergoing rapid growth and transformation, and supporting outcomes to further Australia's national interest.
ASD is seeking applicants to fill current and anticipated vacancies and to create a merit pool for future vacancies. In line with the Australian Public Service Commissioner's Direction 2022, upon completion of the recruitment activity, the merit pool will be available to locations across Australia.
Application Closing Date: Sunday, 22 March 2026
For further information, please review the Information Pack, reference ASD/01203/26 on