EL1 - Assistant Director Business Architect (IT Front Door & Architecture)

We actively seek to reflect the diversity of the Australian community in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderpeople people with disability and/or who are neurodivergent people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and members of the LGBTQIA community including people of all genders and gender identities. We uphold gender equality as a core organisational value. If youre interested in the role but feel uncertain we still encourage you to apply if you feel your passions transferable skills and valuable experience align with this position.

The opportunity we have available

Organised within the Chief Operating Officer Group within the department Information Technology & Data Divisions (ITDD) purpose is to connect people data and technology empowering the department to excel. ITDD is responsible for the consolidated provision and support of stable and secure IT Systems applications and services to all department users across all States and Territories including Indian Ocean Territories and Norfolk Island as well as supporting seven Ministerial offices and coordination with portfolio entities. ITDD provides the digital collaboration and communications tools necessary to connect a geographically dispersed workforce and to optimise hybrid working arrangements. We manage industry and public facing digital systems deliver desktop services oversee cyber security and provide data AI and information management advice to over 2400 staff supporting over 30 office locations across Australia.

The IT Front Door and Architecture section is a critical bridge between departmental business areas and technology delivery. It supports business areas to shape and clarify IT-related demand so proposals are evidencebased aligned to strategy and ready to progress through governance and delivery with reduced rework. The EL1 - Assistant Director Business Architect operates as a senior specialist working across stakeholders to ensure new IT investments align with strategic goals architectural standards and enterprise direction.

This role is also designed as a development pathway into Enterprise Architecture with progressive exposure to enterprise artefacts governance and architecture practices over time.

What will you do

In this role you will:

• Shape demand into decisionready proposals: translate business demand into clear actionable IT requirements; improve the quality and completeness of intake; and help prioritise initiatives based on strategic alignment capability needs and value considerations.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment: build strong working relationships across business and IT; translate between business needs and technology considerations; and negotiate practical tradeoffs to resolve conflicting requirements.
• Provide investment assurance and uplift investment readiness: support triage and analysis of new initiatives and technology requests; strengthen business proposals to reduce misalignment and redundancy; and contribute to business case development for IT components (including NPP costings) identifying dependencies risks and constraints early.
• Maintain business architecture artefacts: develop and maintain a Business Capability Model and related artefacts to identify capability gaps overlaps and opportunities for transformation; and ensure technology investment aligns to business priorities and objectives.
• Architecture integration deliverables (Front Door Architecture): produce architectureready handover packs for shaped initiatives (problem statement outcomes assumptions constraints dependencies key risks and options considered) and support architecture/design assurance activities by ensuring decisions and rationale are captured and traceable.
• Promote usercentred and accessible outcomes: identify enduser needs and apply best practice approaches (user research humancentred design and service design) ensuring proposals consider wholeofgovernment expectations including digital accessibility where relevant.

Who are we looking for

The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate their capability against the Executive level 1 Work level standards.

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate your ability to:

• Shape ambiguous demand into structured advice: translate unclear requests into clear problem statements requirements options and recommendations suitable for decisionmaking.
• Engage and influence stakeholders: build effective working relationships facilitate discussions and negotiate outcomes across diverse business and ICT stakeholders.
• Deliver investment assurance: support triage and analysis of initiatives with IT components; strengthen proposals to reduce misalignment and redundant effort; and identify risks dependencies and constraints early.
• Apply business architecture practices: develop and maintain capability models and use them to identify gaps overlaps and alignment to business priorities.
• Communicate clearly in executive-ready formats: prepare complex briefs papers and correspondence that are wellstructured evidencebased and easy to consume.
• Bring an Enterprise Architecture growth mindset: demonstrate an understanding of Enterprise Architecture concepts and a willingness to develop deeper architecture capability over time as part of a structured progression pathway.

Cultural capability requirement

The department believes every role contributes to cultural safety and that building staff cultural capability helps us deliver better policies programs and services for First Nations people and the broader Australian community. Candidates will be required to demonstrate their willingness to develop their cultural capability as part of the assessment making it a requirement across all roles in our department we are taking a practical step in delivering our commitments under the Our Stories on CountryAgreementand the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Strategy 202528.

As an EL1 you will be expected to:

• Lead the integration of cultural considerations into work area outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander stakeholders.
• Champion cultural capability within teams and challenges culturally unsafe practices.

RecruitAbility minimum requirements

The Department of Infrastructure Transport Regional Development Communications Sport and the Arts is committed to supporting the employment and career development of people with disability. Our participation in APS RecruitAbility means we will progress an applicant with disability to a further stage in the recruitment process where they opt into RecruitAbility and meet the minimum requirements for the vacancy.

You will be asked to indicate if you wish to opt into RecruitAbility in the application form. You must tick the opt in box to participate in RecruitAbility. Simply declaring that you have a disability will not automatically include you.

We provide reasonable adjustments such as access equipment or other practical support at relevant stages of the recruitment process. Please advise in the application form or the contact officer if you need any adjustments made.

The minimum requirements for this role include:

• Demonstrated experience translating business demand into clear actionable requirements and advice suitable for decisionmaking.
• Demonstrated stakeholder engagement and influence skills including facilitating and negotiating outcomes across business and IT stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to investment assurance activities (e.g. triage options risk/dependency identification and/or business case support including NPP costings).
• Demonstrated capability in business architecture and/or business analysis practices including capability modelling (or demonstrated equivalent experience).

More information can be found atRecruitAbility scheme: A guide for applicants Australian Public Service Commission.

What else can we offer

We offer flexible work arrangements (including hybrid work options) access to learning and development opportunities and support for professional growth and mobility across the Department and the broader APS. We encourage ongoing development aligned to role needs including opportunities to build deeper architecture capability over time.

Eligibility requirements

Employment with the Department of Infrastructure Transport Regional Development Communications Sport and the Arts is subject to conditions prescribed within the Public Service Act 1999 including:

• Citizenship: candidates must be an Australian citizen at the time of submitting your application.
• Health Assessment: The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a medical examination conducted by the departments preferred medical provider.
• Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to obtain and/or maintain a security clearance at Baseline Level. You must be willing to disclose all relevant and required information. You must have lived in Australia or have a checkable background for at least the preceding five years for Baseline Vetting clearances. More information on the security clearance vetting process is available on the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) website.
• Police check: The successful candidate must satisfactory complete an Australian Federal Police criminal history check.
• Integrity and Performance check: The successful candidate must satisfy the requirements in an Integrity and Performance check which is completed by your most recent employer.

Timeline and assessment

A selection panel will be established to assess your suitability against the advertised role.

If a merit pool is established it will be valid for 18 months from date it first appeared in the APS Gazette.

Applications open: 01 May 2026

Applications close: 17 May 2026

Application shortlisting: 22 May 2026

Further assessments: 29 May 2026

Selection report finalised: 12 June 2026

Offers and announcements: 19 June 2026

The above is indicative only please reach out to the contact person if you have any questions on the recruitment process or timeframes.

Your application will be assessed against the requirements of the job and the Work level standards. Once the entire applicant pool has been assessed the panel will create a shortlist of applicants. If your application is shortlisted you may be asked to undertake further assessment this may include work sample testing interviews and reference checks.

How to apply

Applications for this opportunity close at 11.59pm AEST Sunday 17 May 2026.

In applying for this position you are not required to address individual selection criteria. Rather you should provide in a PDF document a statement of no more than 3 pages outlining your background capabilities and experiences and how these align with the advertised role.

You should also provide a tailored CV in PDF no more than 10 pages. The capabilities and behaviours required to be successful for this role are identified in the Who are we looking for section.

Your application should be received through the departments online recruitment system. Applications via Indeed will not be accepted.

If you experience any issues with the system please contact the recruitment team onor via email at to discuss an alternative way to submit your application.

Please advise the contact officer if you require adjustments during the recruitment process. We recognise and value diversity as our strength and promote aculture of inclusion to enhance our work performance and the wellbeing of our employees. We are committed to systems that are accessible inclusive and safe for all. If you need any further information about accessibility and inclusion at our department please contact .

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