Architecture & Governance Team Lead

• Enterprise Architecture Governance Leadership

• Support and maintain the organisations enterprise architecture vision principles and frameworks that guide technology decisions across the enterprise.

• Ensure existing governance processes are followed to ensure solution designs align with enterprise standards business strategy and long-term technology roadmaps.

• Develop and maintain target-state architectures and transition roadmaps for key business domains.

• Drive architectural standardisation ensuring consistency interoperability and reusability across the enterprise portfolio.

• Establish own and continuously improve the enterprise architecture governance framework including decision rights control mechanisms escalation pathways and compliance processes.

• Set and support enterprise-wide architectural principles standards and reference models ensuring they are governed versioned and consistently applied across all technology domains.

• Provide authoritative oversight of architectural compliance granting approvals exemptions and waivers based on defined governance criteria.

• Ensure the architecture function delivers traceability from strategy to standards to solution designs enabling disciplined governance and auditability.

• Strategic Technology Governance and Investment Assurance

• Partner with executives business leaders and platform owners to translate corporate strategy into enterprise-wide technology capabilities.

• Influence strategic planning by identifying how technology can enable new business models improve competitiveness and drive transformation.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders providing thought leadership on digital trends enterprise technology strategy and risk management.

• Oversee the architectural assessment of major investments business cases and program proposals ensuring alignment to target-state architecture and enterprise priorities.

• Provide enterprise-level assurance that technology investments vendor selections and platform decisions are consistent with architectural roadmaps risk appetite and regulatory expectations.

• Shape governance policies that balance innovation with control enabling responsible adoption of emerging technologies while maintaining compliance.

• Enterprise Digital Capability Enablement

• Review and update enterprise integration patterns data governance standards and interoperability models to ensure seamless information flow across the organization.

• Oversee the design of cross-domain capabilities (e.g. identity management data platforms API ecosystems) that enable enterprise-wide reuse and agility.

• Ensure the technology ecosystem supports innovation operational excellence and strategic business outcomes across all functions.

• Risk Compliance and Sustainability

• Embed architectural governance controls into risk management cybersecurity data protection operational resilience and regulatory compliance processes.

• Provide senior-level challenge and assurance on architectural risks waivers cloud usage integration patterns and data governance models.

• Ensure sustainability ESG principles and efficiency targets are incorporated into architectural standards vendor governance and technology lifecycle decisions.

• Maintain oversight of enterprise-level architectural risk posture including third-party dependencies concentration risks and end-of-life technology exposure

• Transformation Leadership

• Govern architectural decisions across major programs and transformation portfolios ensuring alignment to enterprise architecture and minimising divergence.

• Ensure change initiatives follow defined architecture governance checkpoints fostering disciplined design solution integrity and roadmap adherence.

• Resolve escalated architectural conflicts through structured governance mechanisms ensuring decisions optimise for enterprise-wide value rather than local interests.

• Drive the adoption of modular cloud-aligned and interoperable architectures through governance oversight and policy enforcement.

• Knowledge Sharing and Capability Building

• Establish and promote architectural practices playbooks and reference models to elevate architectural maturity across the enterprise.

• Mentor solution and domain architects fostering a culture of collaboration knowledge sharing and architectural excellence.

• Lead internal forums councils or architecture boards to align stakeholders and disseminate best practices.

• Drive continuous improvement of enterprise architecture processes methodologies and tools.

Skills & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Technology or a related field (or equivalent experience); advanced degree preferred.

• 10 years of experience in senior technology roles with at least 5 years in enterprise domain or solution architecture leadership.

• Proven track record of defining and governing enterprise-wide architecture frameworks standards and reference models.

• Extensive experience with enterprise-level systems cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) integration strategies and digital transformation initiatives.

• Broad understanding of business application data technology and security architecture domains and how they interconnect at an enterprise scale.

• Strong knowledge of enterprise integration patterns API ecosystems data governance and interoperability standards.

• Deep understanding of risk compliance cybersecurity and regulatory considerations across complex organizations.

• Exceptional strategic and analytical skills with the ability to connect technology decisions to long-term business outcomes.

• Outstanding communication and influence skills capable of engaging executives business leaders and technical stakeholders.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering Business Administration or a related field.

• Industry-recognized enterprise architecture certifications (e.g. TOGAF Zachman ITIL COBIT).

• Experience defining enterprise architecture roadmaps in large complex organizations.

• Demonstrated success in driving technology modernization rationalization and cloud adoption at enterprise scale.

• Exposure to multiple industries or domains with the ability to benchmark and adapt leading practices.

• Familiarity with sustainability/ESG-aligned technology strategies (e.g. green IT sustainable cloud carbon-aware architectures).

• Experience leading or advising on enterprise-wide digital transformation programs.

• Key Competencies

• Strategic Visioning: Ability to define long-term enterprise architecture direction aligned with business strategy and emerging trends.

• Leadership & Influence: Proven ability to lead architecture boards set standards and influence senior executives and delivery teams.

• Business Acumen: Strong understanding of business models value chains and how technology enables competitive advantage.

• Governance & Standards: Skilled at establishing guardrails frameworks and architectural policies that balance innovation with control.

• Innovation & Foresight: Ability to evaluate disruptive technologies and propose adoption strategies that create future-ready capabilities.

• Collaboration & Facilitation: Adept at uniting diverse stakeholders driving consensus and managing enterprise-wide alignment.

• Resilience & Adaptability: Comfortable leading through ambiguity organizational change and shifting business priorities.

• Communication: Ability to distill complex architectural strategies into clear compelling narratives for executive and non-technical audiences.

If you think you can do this job but dont meet all the criteria thats OK! Please apply. At Woodside we value people with diverse experiences and backgrounds as they provide unique perspectives that help us innovate.

Recognition & Reward:

What you can expect from us:

• Commitment to your ongoing development including on the job opportunities and formal programs

• Inclusive parental leave entitlements for both parents

• Values led culture

• Flexible work options

• Generous annual leave sick leave and casual leave

• Cultural and religious leave with flexible public holiday opportunities

• A competitive remuneration package featuring performance based incentives with uncapped Employer Provident Fund

Woodside is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture which is supported by our Values. Inclusion centres on all employees creating a climate of trust and belonging where people feel comfortable to bring their whole self to work. We also offer supportive pathways for all employees to grow and develop leadership skills.