Lead Technology Architect
Location: ACT, NSW, VIC, QLD, SA or WA
Contract: Initial 12-month engagement with extension options up to 24 months
Working Arrangement: Hybrid (onsite onboarding period followed by flexible arrangements)
Security Clearance: Baseline Clearance Needed
Shape Technology Strategy at Enterprise Scale We are seeking an experienced Lead Technology Architect to play a key role in designing and guiding technology solutions across large-scale, complex and highly regulated environments. This is an opportunity to influence strategic technology direction, drive architectural excellence, and work with senior stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable and resilient solutions that support critical business outcomes.
As a Lead Technology Architect, you will provide expert architectural leadership across enterprise technology and infrastructure domains. You will analyse complex business challenges, develop strategic solution options, and provide trusted advice that informs technology investment and delivery decisions. Working closely with executives, business leaders, technical teams and delivery partners, you will translate requirements into practical architecture outcomes while ensuring alignment with organisational standards, governance frameworks and future-state technology roadmaps.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop conceptual, logical and end-to-end technology architectures
- Provide strategic architecture advice across infrastructure, platforms and enterprise services
- Evaluate technology options and emerging capabilities to support future business needs
- Produce architecture artefacts, roadmaps, standards and recommendations for governance forums
- Lead architecture reviews and facilitate stakeholder engagement across multiple business areas
- Identify and manage architectural risks, dependencies and constraints
- Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient and operationally sustainable
- Mentor technical teams and promote architecture best practices across the organisation
Essential Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience as a Technology Architect, Infrastructure Architect, Solution Architect or Enterprise Architect
- Strong ability to analyse complex business and technical problems and develop practical, risk-based recommendations
- Proven experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving outcomes across multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrated capability in architecture governance, strategy development and technology planning
- Outstanding communication, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience mentoring teams and transferring knowledge to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Infrastructure architecture including cloud, hybrid and on-premises platforms
- Networking, compute, storage, operating systems, virtualisation and hosting technologies
- Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions
you will be requried to hold and active Baseline Clearance for this role
At Clicks we embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity.
First Nations people are encouraged to apply.
We provide reasonable adjustments, including alternate formats to the recruitment process for individuals with a disability.
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Lead Technology Architect- Infrastructure focussed in Melbourne employer: Clicks IT Recruitment
Clicks IT Recruitment is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration in the heart of Melbourne. With a strong focus on employee growth, we provide ample opportunities for professional development and hands-on experience in transformative projects within the utilities sector. Our commitment to work-life balance and a supportive team environment makes us an attractive choice for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
