Enterprise Architect

GHD has a new and exciting opportunity for an Enterprise Architect.This leadership roleis accountable for defining how GHDs technology landscape must evolve to enable enterprise strategy future operating models AI-enabled ways of working scalable platforms integrated data and consistent enterprise outcomes. This role serves as the architectural bridge between strategy and execution translating enterprise ambitions into practical technology direction capability roadmaps sequenced investment priorities and enterprise architecture guardrails. Working across all of IT the role helps ensure current decisions create the capabilities GHD will need in the future. The role is future-first in orientation focused on where GHD is going what becomes possible through technology and how enterprise architecture can enable better business outcomes.

The successful candidate will be a strategic enterprise thinker with strong business technology operating model and portfolio judgment. They will be comfortable working with executives senior leaders business stakeholders and technical teams. They must have enough technical fluency to guide architecture direction but their differentiator will be enterprise perspective strategic thinking business outcome orientation and the ability to connect current decisions to future capability.

This position can be based in Houston Irvine or Brisbane Australia.

Working with an energetic and high performing team this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Enterprise Strategy & Future-State Architecture
  • Define and maintain GHDs future-state enterprise architecture.
  • Translate enterprise strategy and operating model evolution into technology direction capability roadmaps and transition pathways.
  • Identify capability gaps dependencies and opportunities required to support future business outcomes.
  • Develop and communicate a clear architectural vision for a more technology-enabled data-driven and AI-enabled enterprise.
• Technology Direction & Innovation
  • Monitor emerging technologies AI capabilities integration approaches and industry trends.
  • Assess their relevance maturity and potential value to GHD.
  • Identify opportunities to improve how work is performed delivered and scaled across the enterprise.
  • Challenge current assumptions and present credible alternative approaches when appropriate.
• Investment & Roadmap Alignment
  • Influence major technology investments and roadmap decisions before delivery commitments are made.
  • Connect business priorities to technology capability requirements and investment choices.
  • Provide architectural input into strategic programs business cases and transformation initiatives.
  • Help leadership understand trade-offs sequencing considerations risks and future implications of key decisions.
• Enterprise Architecture Guardrails
  • Establish practical architecture principles standards and reference patterns that guide enterprise decision-making.
  • Promote architectural consistency across all IT portfolios and groups.
  • Create lightweight reusable guidance that enables teams to move faster with confidence while reducing duplication and complexity.
  • Ensure architecture direction balances innovation risk supportability and long-term sustainability.
• Enterprise Leadership & Influence
  • Act as the enterprise architectural voice within strategic planning prioritization and transformation discussions.
  • Build trusted relationships with senior technology leaders across GHD.
  • Lead the Enterprise Architecture capability and provide direction to the Senior Enterprise Architect Portfolio & Standards.
  • Sponsor the future assessment and classification of architect roles across IS&T.

What you will bring to the team:

• Undergraduate degree in Information Technology Information Systems Engineering Business or related discipline. Advanced degree a plus.
• 10 years of experience in enterprise architecture business architecture technology strategy digital transformation or related senior roles.
• Demonstrated experience working with executive and senior leadership stakeholders.
• Experience developing enterprise technology strategies capability roadmaps and investment recommendations.
• Experience operating within complex global and matrixed organizations.
• Experience within professional services engineering consulting or similarly complex knowledge-based organizations desirable.
• Demonstrated experience developing enterprise architecture strategies future-state architectures and technology roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of how technology enables business strategy operating model evolution and organizational transformation.
• Broad knowledge across enterprise applications cloud technologies data platforms integration security AI and digital capabilities.
• Ability to translate complex technology concepts into clear business options recommendations and decisions.
• Strong executive communication facilitation and influencing skills.
• Ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with practical delivery realities.
• Experience navigating ambiguity complexity and competing priorities.
• Builds trust through collaboration enterprise perspective and sound judgment rather than authority alone.

The salary range for this position is$166238-$277063. The posted salary rangerepresentsthe expected hiring range for GHD locations in its major citycenters. Ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At GHD base salary isdeterminedby your skills experiencequalificationsand work are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation.

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As a multicultural organization we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race color religion genetic information national origin sex (including same sex) sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions age disability or handicap citizenship status service member status or any other category protected by federal state or local law.Upon request GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

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