About the role

Senior Business Architect / Technical Lead

Wellington | 2-Year Fixed Term | Up to $160K

Why you’d like it

• Play a significant role in a nationally significant transformation programme with real impact
• Balance strategic business architecture thinking with hands-on implementation involvement
• Collaborate across multiple stakeholder groups, from executive leadership to technical teams 
• Shape capability models and design target operating models in a complex, regulated environment
• Influence programme direction by advising on business strategy, governance, and modernisation alignment

Deliverables / Purpose
You’ll sit at the critical intersection of business strategy, design, and delivery—bringing architectural rigour to a substantial programme of work.

• This role blends business architecture and solution leadership, requiring you to engage closely with technical teams and vendors while maintaining a strong focus on business value.
• You’ll be responsible for:
• Designing future-state operating models and enhancing capability frameworks
• Advising programme leaders on strategic alignment, governance structures, and modernisation trade-offs
• Providing guidance across systems, processes, services, and regulatory initiatives
• Supporting and challenging implementation teams to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions under real-world constraints

Contract Details

• 2-year fixed term contract
• Wellington CBD-based, with flexible working arrangements available
• Work alongside programme leads, vendors, ICT teams, and business stakeholders

Skills and Experience

• 5+ years’ architecture experience, including 2–3 years focused on business architecture
• TOGAF certification (or equivalent) and practical use of EA frameworks
• Proven track record of modernising systems and processes under budgetary constraints
• Broad ICT knowledge – systems, integration patterns, data flows, and business process design
• Experience in complex or highly regulated environments (e.g., public sector, finance, healthcare)
• Strong capability in designing operating models, stakeholder alignment, and roadmap planning
• A structured approach to problem-solving with the ability to clarify ambiguity
• Excellent communicator – able to translate technical ideas into business language and vice versa
• Influential, pragmatic, and committed to architectural integrity

If you’re ready to bring your business architecture expertise to a programme of national significance, send your CV through today.