* 12 + 3 + 3-month contract with a premier Commonwealth agency
* Negative Vetting 1 Security Clearance Required
* Shape the digital future of one of Australia's most iconic cultural agencies
* Lead enterprise architecture for Australia's national memory institution
* Shape the digital future of one of Australia's most iconic cultural agencies
Resolve Recruit is partnering with a leading Commonwealth Government agency responsible for safeguarding and preserving Australia's national documentary heritage - including government records, historical documents, and digital assets of enduring national significance.
Reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), this senior role sits at the heart of the agency's ICT transformation agenda. You will work closely with program and project managers to guide whole-of-agency technology initiatives, translating complex business needs into pragmatic architecture solutions. This is a rare opportunity to shape the modernisation of a critical national institution whose work underpins government accountability and collective memory for generations of Australians.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide thought leadership on enterprise platform modernisation and cloud architecture
* Collaborate with stakeholders, business representatives, and technical resources to understand and translate our business needs into practical technology solutions
* Work with our technology team and technical architects to identify and develop the most appropriate technology stack for the services we are seeking to deliver.
* Identify system, infrastructure and project interdependencies and balance competing demands to ensure outcomes can be achieved.
* Translate needs into architectural artefacts such as roadmaps and architecture blueprints (business, applications, data, technology), current and future-state architecture, and detailed solution overviews and diagrams.
Key Experience and Skills:
* Demonstrated experience as an Enterprise Architect in leading the modernisation and digitisation of a complex traditional technology platform
* Experience in strategic business objectives and developing a Technology Roadmaps
* Experience in establishing and managing architecture governance
* Relevant industry training or certifications in related methodologies such as TOGAF.
* Experience creating architecture roadmaps, target and transition architectures
* Demonstrated ability to plan, design and communicate high level plans to successfully deliver ICT change initiatives aligned with strategic goals of the organisation.
Security Requirements:
Applicants must hold an active Negative Vetting 1 Security Clearance (or higher) to be considered.
How to Apply:
If you are ready to bring your enterprise architecture expertise to one of Australia's most important heritage institutions, we'd love to hear from you! Apply by Thursday, 12 March 2026 Applications received after the deadline may still be considered for future opportunities.
For further information or to discuss this opportunity, please contact us on email *****@resolve-recruit.com.au, quoting job ID: 36219.
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* Exclusive access to membership privileges at collaborative co-working spaces, fostering networking and innovation.
* A variety of pay cycle options designed for financial convenience and flexibility.
* Access to corporate benefits programs, enhancing both your professional and personal life.