We are seeking an experienced Principal ICT Solutions & Security Architect to join our Strategy and Architecture team on a 2-year contract. This is a senior, hands on role responsible for shaping and governing secure, sustainable ICT solutions that align with organisational strategy and regulatory obligations.

You will work closely with executive leaders, senior business stakeholders and ICT teams to ensure technology investments are well designed, secure, and deliver long term value.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Lead the development and implementation of enterprise‑wide solution and security architecture strategy

• Define and govern solution architectures across portfolio and initiative levels

• Partner with business and ICT leaders to align technology decisions with organisational priorities

• Establish and maintain solution and security architecture frameworks, standards and governance

• Guide prioritisation of solution approaches with senior leadership

• Research emerging technologies and recommend innovative, future‑ready solutions

• Develop architecture tools, templates, models and communication artefacts

• Provide expert advisory services on ICT risk, security, sustainability and compliance

• Support enterprise architecture vision, principles and standards across the organisation

About You

You are a senior architecture professional who brings strong leadership, influence and technical depth. You thrive in complex environments and are comfortable working with executive stakeholders to shape strategic outcomes.

Essential Requirements

• Strong experience in senior ICT architecture roles

• Broad architectural expertise in business, application, information, technology, security, and governance architecture, with advanced skills in security and solution architecture

• Experience in developing, implementing, and governing enterprise, security, and solution architecture frameworks and practices. This includes setting strategic direction and effective governance for secure, sustainable operations

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

• Strong analytical, technical and strategic thinking capability

• A people first approach and collaborative working style

Desirable

• Tertiary qualifications in ICT or a related discipline

• Industry certifications (e.g. architecture or information security)

• Experience in utilities, government or similarly complex environments

• Familiarity with frameworks such as TOGAF, SABSA, NIST or equivalent

• SFIA Level 5 or above (or equivalent)

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Preference is for a Darwin based resource, but a hybrid way of working MAY be available for the right candidate.