One (1) Lead Business Architect

Business Architects design and evolve business capabilities in line with the organisation strategy. The Business Architect provides strategic leadership to ensure the ICT project delivers measurable business value and is aligned with organisational goals, priorities, and operating model requirements. The Business Architect will act as the bridge between business stakeholders and delivery teams, the Business Architect defines the target business outcomes, assesses the impact of change, and ensures that project investments support the organisation’s future-state capabilities and ways of working. Key duties and responsibilities The Specified Personnel will be responsible for providing the following deliverables including but not limited to: Developing technology and system architecture artefacts (solution designs / blueprints); Providing architectural services across a highly complex environment; Documenting solution architecture and road map(s); Developing and oversighting detailed designs; Directing Solution Architects in the development of the solutions including quality assurance of the artefacts; Assisting in the preparation of project work plans with respect to architecture and design; Providing guidance through the Architectural Governance process in concert with the Lead Domain Architect; Ensuring artefacts produced are fit for purpose, adhere to the architecture standards and patterns, and are suitable for approval to the respective governance boards (such as the Architecture Review Board); Ensuring that project architecture artefacts are produced by the required deadlines set by program, project and/or release timeframes; Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships (including Executives, business representatives, project managers, solution architects); Developing positive team ethos within the immediate workgroup through positive participation and communication. Specified Personnel will be expected to transfer skills and knowledge to departmental staff and ensure appropriate documentation is stored in accordance with the Department’s recordkeeping policy and practices. The Specified Personnel will also be responsible for producing the following deliverables, including but not limited to: Business Architecture Blueprint and Target-State Design; Business Capability Maps and Gap Analysis; Target Operating Model (TOM); Current and Future-State Business Process Models; Business Impact and Organisational Change Assessments; Strategic Alignment and Transformation Roadmaps; Business Requirements and Capability Traceability Artefacts; Benefits Realisation Framework and Success Measures; Executive Briefings, Recommendations, and Architecture Review Inputs. All deliverables performed by the specified personnel must: be performed or delivered promptly and without delay in accordance with the timeframes notified by the buyer from time to time; and meet the assessment and performance criteria set out in any monitoring and performance assessment processes notified to the seller from time to time. Criteria The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters. Essential criteria 1. Business modelling: Level 5 (SFIA) Produces models in support of the business strategy. Has in-depth knowledge of a broad range of industry-wide modelling techniques. Advises on the choice of techniques and approaches and influences customers accordingly. Develops bespoke models for unusual contexts. Responsible for planning and coordinating team modelling activities and for ensuring the quality of their work. 2. Business process improvement: Level 7 (SFIA) Directs the identification, evaluation and adoption of new or existing technologies to improve business processes. Aligns business strategies, enterprise transformation, and technology strategies. Embeds strategic business process improvement into the governance and leadership of the organisation. Directs the creation and review of a cross-functional, enterprise-wide approach and culture for embracing business process management. 3. Consultancy: Level 6 (SFIA) Manages the provision of consultancy services and/or a team of consultants. In own areas of expertise, provides advice and guidance to consultants and/or the client when delivering consultancy services. Engages with clients and maintains client relationships. Establishes consultancy agreements/contracts and manages completion and disengagement. 4. Enterprise and business architecture: Level 6 (SFIA) Develops enterprise-wide architecture and processes to embed the strategic application of change in the management of the organisation. Leads the creation and review of a systems capability strategy that meets the strategic requirements of the business. Ensures the buy-in of all key stakeholders. Captures and prioritises market and environmental trends, business strategies and objectives, and identifies the business benefits of alternative strategies. Develops and presents business cases for approval, funding and prioritisation of high-level initiatives. Sets strategies, policies, standards and practices to ensure compliance between business strategies, technology strategies, and enterprise transformation activities. 5. Information security: Level 3 (SFIA) Applies and maintains specific security controls as required by organisational policy and local risk assessments. Communicates security risks and issues to business managers and others. Performs basic risk assessments for small information systems. Contributes to the identification of risks that arise from potential technical solution architectures. Suggests alternate solutions or countermeasures to mitigate risks. Defines secure systems configurations in compliance with intended architectures. Supports investigation of suspected attacks and security breaches. 6. Information systems coordination: Level 6 (SFIA) Maintains awareness of the global needs of the organisation. Promotes the benefits that a common approach to technology deployment will bring to the business as a whole. Coordinates and collaborates with others on the promotion, acquisition, development, and implementation of information systems and services. 7. Requirements definition and management: Level 6 (SFIA) Champions the importance and value of requirements management principles and selecting effective requirements management life cycle models. Develops organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for requirements definition and management. Plans and leads scoping, requirements definition and priority setting for complex, strategic programmes. Drives adoption of, and adherence to, policies and standards. Develops new methods and organisational capabilities for requirements management. 8. Specialist advice: Level 5 (SFIA) Provides definitive and expert advice in their specialist area. Actively maintains recognised expert level knowledge in one or more identifiable specialisms. Oversees the provision of specialist advice by others. Consolidates expertise from multiple sources, including third-party experts, to provide coherent advice to further organisational objectives. Supports and promotes the development and sharing of specialist knowledge within the organisation. 9. Strategic planning: Level 5 (SFIA) Collates information and creates reports and insights to support strategy management processes. Ensures that all stakeholders are aware of the strategic management approach and timetables. Provides support and guidance to help stakeholders adhere to the approach. Develops and communicates plans to drive forward the strategy and related change planning. Contributes to the development of policies, standards and guidelines for strategy development and planning. 10. User experience analysis: Level 4 (SFIA) Selects appropriate techniques and tools to develop user stories and elicit user experience requirements in complex situations. Identifies and describes the design goals for systems, products, services and devices. Identifies the roles of affected stakeholder groups. Resolves potential conflicts between differing user requirements. Specifies measurable criteria for the required usability and accessibility of systems, products, services and devices. Desirable criteria 1. Data modelling and design: Level 3 (SFIA) Applies standard data modelling and design techniques based upon a detailed understanding of requirements. Establishes, modifies and maintains data structures and associated components. Communicates the details of data structures and associated components to others using the data structures and associated components. 2. Emerging technology monitoring: Level 4 (SFIA) Supports monitoring of the external environment and assessment of emerging technologies. Contributes to the creation of reports, technology roadmapping and the sharing of knowledge and insights. 3. Information assurance: Level 5 (SFIA) Interprets information assurance and security policies and applies these to manage risks. Provides advice and guidance to ensure adoption of and adherence to information assurance architectures, strategies, policies, standards and guidelines. Plans, organises and conducts information assurance and accreditation of complex domains areas, cross-functional areas, and across the supply chain. Contributes to the development of policies, standards and guidelines. 4. Innovation: Level 5 (SFIA) Manages the innovation pipeline and executes innovation processes. Develops and adapts innovation tools, processes and infrastructures to drive the process of innovation. Identifies resources and capabilities needed to support innovation. Encourages and motivates innovation communities, teams and individuals to share creative ideas and learn from failures. Manages and facilitates the communication and open flow of creative ideas between interested parties and the set-up of innovation networks and communities. 5. Specialist advice: Level 6 (SFIA) Provides organisational leadership and guidelines to promote the development and exploitation of specialist knowledge in the organisation. Maintains a network of recognised experts (inside and/or outside the organisation) who can deliver expert advice in relevant areas. Provides input into professional development planning across a significant part of the organisation to further the development of appropriate expertise. Opportunity summary Sellers can submit Up to 2 candidates Number of sellers invited Between 5 and 10 Number of candidates submitted Fewer than 10 Send us feedback About Accessibility Privacy Terms of use Disclaimer and copyright An initiative of the Digital Transformation Agency The Australian Government acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. 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