Program Enterprise Architect

Description:

Different backgrounds. Different experiences. Different areas of expertise. It’s our diverse mix of people that makes Water Corporation such a hugely rewarding place to work. As the principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services across Western Australia, we offer exciting career opportunities state-wide. Needless to say, we welcome ambitious new job seekers who share our commitment to providing excellent customer service for West Australians.

We have a permanent opportunity for a Principal - Program Enterprise Architect to lead the development and implementation of program architectures and associated roadmaps aligning with our overall Information and Technology Group (ITG) roadmap. This role will be based in our Leederville office, reporting to the Manager Strategy & Planning.

At Water Corporation we offer flexible working, providing you an opportunity to work a mix of both home and at our office in Leederville. We also have 9 day fortnight options available, whatever creates a better balance for you.

• Develop and communicate program architecture roadmaps to plan for the migration of current state to future state
• Lead architecture impact assessments to determine the impact on the architecture landscape of proposed initiatives/investments and provide related advice and recommendations
• Influence and guide the strategic direction of technology investments to assist in the development of the enterprise architecture and maximise the return on technology investment
• Provide direction, guidance and knowledge to architects, project teams
• Monitor new technological advances in application development and information technologies
• Engage business stakeholders and the program team to facilitate and govern the architecture as impacted by the program
• Review and provide feedback on project deliverables from a program perspective to ensure alignment to corporate objectives, policies/standards and the overall program intent

You’ll hold a degree in IT, or a related discipline, along with substantial experience in enterprise architecture, creating programs of work and solution architectures in a large and complex IT environment. Experience working within an enterprise architecture governance framework, and demonstrated leadership ability to partner with key stakeholders will ensure success in this role.