Job Title: Lead Program Architect
Location: ACT, hybrid work arrangements
Contract: Initial 36-Month Contract | EL2 Equivalent
Clearance: Australian Citizen, NV1 Required
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Lead Program Architect (EL2 equivalent) to join a large and complex Federal Government agency delivering mission-critical capabilities that support national operations.
This is a long-term contract opportunity (initial 36 months) based in the ACT, supporting enterprise-wide transformation across business and technology domains.
You will lead and evolve enterprise and business architecture across major programs, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, ICT infrastructure, and long-term capability roadmaps.
Working within a sophisticated and security-sensitive environment, you will shape enterprise architecture direction, guide infrastructure and cloud strategy, and contribute to governance, risk management, and technology innovation.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead enterprise and business architecture across assigned programs
* Develop and maintain ICT enterprise infrastructure architecture and patterns
* Design and maintain architecture models, blueprints, and roadmaps
* Align business strategy with technology capability and transformation initiatives
* Establish and maintain architecture governance frameworks
* Contribute to infrastructure, cloud and hybrid environment strategy
* Provide strategic advice across architecture domains
* Identify emerging technology opportunities and implementation pathways
* Mentor and uplift capability within the broader architecture team
Essential Experience & Capabilities
* Proven experience operating at Lead Program Architect level
* Deep expertise in Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture frameworks
* Strong background in corporate infrastructure and cloud strategy
* Experience defining long-term IT infrastructure vision across data centres, cloud and hybrid environments
* High-level stakeholder engagement and executive advisory capability
* Strong documentation, modelling and architectural governance experience
* Ability to operate independently in complex, fast-paced environments
* Demonstrated experience delivering within large Federal Government environments (highly regarded)
Essential Skills for role level per APS JFF
* Enterprise & Business Architecture (Level 6)
* Business Process Improvement (Level 7)
* Strategic Planning (Level 5+)
* Information Systems Coordination
* Requirements Definition & Management
* Information Security awareness
* Infrastructure solution design and roadmap development
Skills & Experience Required
* In-depth understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks.
* Ability to understand business processes and goals and translate them into effective technology solutions.
* Strong stakeholder management and documentation skills for architecture.
* Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
* define and drive the long-term vision and strategic roadmap for the organization's IT infrastructure across data canters, cloud platforms, and hybrid environments.
* Define and lead technical infrastructure solution design, including the development of new technical solutions.
* Support and roadmap established and proposed enterprise capabilities and patterns within the organization, through consideration of key stakeholder requirements, IT Architecture policies, standards and guidelines and Enterprise Architecture strategy and roadmaps to ensure that solutions are fit-for-purpose.
* Identify any potential technology innovations and engage with stakeholder partners to develop implementation strategies.
* Document all work using any required standards, methods, and tools including internally developed toolsets.
* Cultivate technical excellence across the Chief Technology Officer branch
* Offer guidance and support to foster skills enhancement and professional growth for staff members
About the Environment
Technology is a critical enabler of operational and corporate services within this national law enforcement environment. The agency is modernising foundational platforms, uplifting cyber security posture, evolving enterprise architecture, and strengthening capability across emerging technologies.
You will be contributing to a nationally significant mission in a highly secure and strategically important environment.
If you are a senior Enterprise / Program Architect seeking a long-term and meaningful Federal Government engagement in a complex environment, we welcome a confidential discussion.
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