Group Manager, Enterprise Architecture

at  Deakin University

Job no: 564848
Work type: Full-time
Location: Flexible

Categories: Management, Information Technology

• Based at either our Melbourne Burwood or Geelong Waterfront Campus + hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and fixed-term for 5 years
• Competitive salary and benefits including 17% Superannuation

Are you ready to uplift Architecture and take it to the next level?
We’re seeking a strategic, forward-thinking Enterprise Architect to drive the evolution of our enterprise and business architecture practices, and lead a team of Solution Architects. With Solution Architecture already at a high maturity level, we’re focused on building out our Enterprise Architecture capability - and we need your expertise to make it happen!

GROW & EVOLVE

Being in the higher education sector, ours is an environment of knowledge sharing and seeking. With us you can grow your capability through formal and informal learning and continuously improve, deepen and broaden your expertise. With many digital roles and teams under the one umbrella, there’s opportunity to expand your skillset, embrace new challenges and evolve your career. When YOU thrive, WE thrive.

The Group Manager, Enterprise Architecture brings extensive and specialist knowledge of their area of expertise and an understanding of the complexities of the higher education environment. The role is recognised as a principal specialist in enterprise architecture and leads and motivates a team of professionals to collaborate and deliver outstanding advice and services to our customers. The role leads the enhancement of practices and methodology in enterprise architecture and recommends solutions to more complex university-wide issues to ensure the university’s systems and digital solutions align with its strategic goals and operational needs.

As the Group Manager, Enterprise Architecture, you will:

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of skilled professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment. Provide guidance and support to team members in delivering strategic initiatives, ensuring their growth and development.
• Develop and implement strategic initiatives that align with Deakin’s goals and future needs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement an enterprise architecture framework ensuring technology supports academic, research, and operational needs.
• Partner with teams to develop and maintain technology roadmaps that outline the future direction of digital systems, platforms, and infrastructure ensuring they meet the evolving needs of the university and identify opportunities to integrate emerging technologies.
• Lead the team in developing strategies that drive positive outcomes in seamless integration between various digital systems platforms and databases and create interoperable systems that enable efficient data flow across departments.