Enterprise Architect (Applications)

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Reporting to the Director, IT Architecture, you will provide enterprise-wide architectural leadership, governance and expert advice to ensure the University's technology investments, platforms, capabilities and roadmaps align with institutional strategy, operational priorities and target customer experiences. Your key accountabilities will include: Providing enterprise-wide architectural leadership to guide technology direction, simplify complexity and align with organisational strategy and priorities. Defining, maintaining and communicating the enterprise architecture vision, principles, standards and roadmaps aligned to organisational strategy and target experiences. Developing and maintaining current-state, target-state and transition architectures, including capability models and strategic roadmaps, using an evidence-based approach. Providing architecture governance and assurance for major programs, projects, products, procurements and technology investments, and reviewing and endorsing solution architectures. Contributing to architecture governance boards and design authorities, handling exceptions, risks and technical debt in a controlled and transparent manner. Identifying opportunities to rationalise, modernise and optimise the technology landscape to improve value, reduce duplication and manage lifecycle costs, while ensuring decisions incorporate security, privacy, compliance, resilience and sustainability requirements. Building working relationships across IT and service units, and guiding solution architects, domain architects and technical leaders to uplift architecture capability and consistency of practice. Macquarie University Information Technology (IT) supports the University's mission through the delivery of reliable, contemporary and strategically aligned digital services and technology capabilities. We have a service ethos and a commitment to collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement, working through trusted partnerships with stakeholders across the organisation to enable digital transformation, drive service improvements and deliver exceptional experiences. Within IT, the Architecture team provides advice, governance, standards and strategic direction across the University's digital landscape. About You (Selection Criteria ) You are an accomplished enterprise architect who brings significant expertise, strategic insight and the proven capability to influence technology direction across a complex organisational environment. You combine commercial, technical and stakeholder capabilities with a track record of aligning architecture practice to business strategy and transformation outcomes. Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline, or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience, with a demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development. Extensive experience in enterprise architecture or senior architecture roles within large, complex organisations, including advising on major technology investments, transformation initiatives and enterprise-wide change programs that weigh business value, risk, cost, complexity and delivery feasibility. Knowledge of enterprise architecture disciplines, frameworks, governance and strategic planning processes (TOGAF certification or training is highly regarded), with the proven capability to translate business needs into architecture direction, standards and actionable roadmaps. Broad knowledge across enterprise application, cloud, data, integration, business process design, customer journey mapping and operating models to enable service and experience improvements. Well-developed problem-solving capability for architectural analysis across

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PRIMARY DETAIL $157,531 (HEW Level 10, Band 1), plus 17% superannuation and annual leave loading 2-year fixed-term appointment | Hybrid working arrangement (3 days in the office per week) Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde Macquarie University Information Technology is hiring an experienced Enterprise Architect to provide strategic architectural leadership across some of the University's most complex and strategically significant application domains, including engagement, student, research and enabling applications such as finance, HR and facilities. This is a pivotal role at the heart of our digital transformation. You will act as a critical control point across high-value technology initiatives, helping the University make sound technology and investment decisions that align with institutional strategy, improve customer experiences and reduce duplication and complexity. Working across portfolios and functions, you will help shape future-state architecture and guide a pragmatic, value-driven transition from current to target state. If you are looking to apply your enterprise architecture expertise in an environment where your work has genuine, University-wide reach, this is an amazing opportunity to make a meaningful contribution.

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