At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead architectural design and strategy for impactful technology solutions.
- Company: Join the NDIA, making a difference for Australians with disabilities.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and a supportive work culture.
- Other info: Collaborative environment focused on positive outcomes and community impact.
- Why this job: Shape the future of disability support through innovative architecture.
- Qualifications: 8+ years in complex finance/ERP solutions and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 117000 - 143000 $ per year.
Australian Citizens residing in Australia only respond.
Australian Citizens residing in Australia only respond.
Key duties and responsibilities
Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to
- Develop, maintain and communicate the architecture, target state and strategic roadmap for a defined business or technology domain.
- Provide authoritative architectural advice and technical leadership across programs, projects and initiatives operating within the domain.
- Ensure solution architectures and technology investments align with enterprise architecture, domain strategy, security requirements and organisational priorities.
- Lead architectural analysis of complex business and technology problems and develop strategic options, recommendations and transition approaches.
- Establish and maintain domain-level architecture principles, patterns, standards and guardrails to promote consistency, interoperability and reuse.
- Review and provide assurance over solution designs and architectural decisions, identifying cross-domain dependencies, risks, gaps and opportunities.
- Work collaboratively with enterprise architects, solution architects, security architects, data engineering leaders, business stakeholders and delivery teams to ensure coherent end-to-end architecture.
- Influence investment and prioritisation decisions by providing clear advice on architectural impacts, technical dependencies, risks, sequencing and longer-term implications.
- Represent the domain at architecture and governance forums and support effective architectural decision-making and assurance.
- Monitor emerging technologies, industry developments and organisational capability needs and assess their potential impact on the domain.
- Lead the resolution of significant architectural issues and manage complex trade-offs between strategic direction, delivery priorities, risk, cost and technical constraints.
- Build architectural capability by providing leadership, guidance and mentoring to architects and other technical specialists.
(NOTE: the key responsibilities of the role are based on current priorities and may change over time)
About the organisation
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an independent statutory agency that is responsible for implementing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which will support a better life for hundreds of thousands of Australians with a significant and permanent disability and their families and carers.
The NDIA values a positive contemporary attitude to disability.
As a Federal Agency, we work within a legislative and regulatory environment.
We adhere to the Australian Public Service Code of Conduct as set out in section 13 of the Public Service Act 1999.
Our work is driven by the Corporate Plan which provides strategic direction to achieve our purpose of making a difference so that people with disability can choose and achieve their goals.
The NDIA Values are: - We value people – We put participants at the heart of everything we do. - We grow together – We work together to deliver quality outcomes. - We aim higher – We are resilient and always have the courage to do better. - We take care – We own what we do and we do the right thing.
Our values reflect our passion and commitment to building a positive, participant-centred culture.
Criteria
The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a response to each criterion. Each response is limited to 3000 characters.
Essential criteria
- 1.
Minimum 8+ years of experience designing and delivering complex finance and /or ERP solutions, with at least 3 years in an EL2 or equivalent principal architect capacity (and/or relevant industry experience)
- 2.
Demonstrated ability to translate organisational strategy, business requirements and complex technology considerations into coherent domain architecture and strategic direction
- 3.
Extensive experience developing and applying architecture principles, patterns, standards and governance to guide solutions across multiple programs, systems or delivery initiatives
- 4.
Demonstrated ability to analyse complex architectural issues, dependencies and trade-offs and provide authoritative, evidence-based recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance forums
- 5.
Strong understanding of contemporary enterprise technology environments, financial management processes, regulatory, audit and compliance requirements, and related standards and practices
- 6.
Demonstrated senior stakeholder leadership and communication skills, including the ability to influence executives, architects, technical specialists and delivery teams and achieve alignment across competing priorities
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The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where innovation meets purpose. As part of the Digital team, you'll contribute to meaningful projects that enhance the National Disability Insurance Scheme, while enjoying a culture that prioritises employee growth and collaboration. With access to cutting-edge technology and a commitment to professional development, this role in Canberra provides a unique opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of Australians with disabilities.
